Letter to the EditorThe Times of LondonJuly 30, 2000 I am a US health policy specialist, and have just returned from a week in the UK where I followed with great interest the government's efforts to shore up the failing National Health Service. Mr. Blair has stated that this is the NHS's last chance. If his government cannot make a solid difference with the huge new investment it plans, it could … [Read more...] about U.S. Perspective on NHS Initiatives
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U.S. Perspective on NHS Initiatives
Letter to the EditorThe Times of LondonJuly 30, 2000 I am a US health policy specialist, and have just returned from a week in the UK where I followed with great interest the government's efforts to shore up the failing National Health Service. Mr. Blair has stated that this is the NHS's last chance. If his government cannot make a solid difference with the huge new investment it plans, it … [Read more...] about U.S. Perspective on NHS Initiatives
Mediscare, Act II
The Medicare caldron is boiling once again, and the White House appears ready to use it to scald Republicans at the ballot box again next year. This time, however, a few key Democrats may spoil the soup. Hopes collapsed last week that the high-powered National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare would endorse a visionary plan to reform and modernize the antiquated program. The stakes … [Read more...] about Mediscare, Act II
Mediscare, Act II
The Medicare caldron is boiling once again, and the White House appears ready to use it to scald Republicans at the ballot box again next year. This time, however, a few key Democrats may spoil the soup. Hopes collapsed last week that the high-powered National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare would endorse a visionary plan to reform and modernize the antiquated program. The stakes … [Read more...] about Mediscare, Act II