Letters to the editor The Washington Post Page A24 "Unnecessary Measures" [editorial, Nov. 13] repeats the same tired, disproved line about medical savings accounts that The Post has been using since the idea was introduced in 1994: that they will be attractive only to "relatively wealthy and healthy people." Experience and logic show this is simply not the case. We have plenty of … [Read more...] about Medical Savings for All
Archives for November 2003
Medical Savings for All
Letters to the editor The Washington Post Page A24 "Unnecessary Measures" [editorial, Nov. 13] repeats the same tired, disproved line about medical savings accounts that The Post has been using since the idea was introduced in 1994: that they will be attractive only to "relatively wealthy and healthy people." Experience and logic show this is simply not the case. We have plenty … [Read more...] about Medical Savings for All
Nothing But HSAs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Nothing But HSAs HSA TSUNAMI The new Health Savings Accounts (HSA) provision included in the Medicare bill just passed the Senate 54-44 and soon will be signed by the President. The new law will go into effect January 1, 2004. All 250 million non-elderly Americans will now have access to a Medical Savings Account, and one that is far more attractive than the Archer MSAs that … [Read more...] about Nothing But HSAs
Nothing But HSAs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Nothing But HSAs HSA TSUNAMI The new Health Savings Accounts (HSA) provision included in the Medicare bill just passed the Senate 54-44 and soon will be signed by the President. The new law will go into effect January 1, 2004. All 250 million non-elderly Americans will now have access to a Medical Savings Account, and one that is far more attractive than the Archer … [Read more...] about Nothing But HSAs
Experts Weigh In: Medicare Agreement Is a Positive First Step
At a briefing last Friday on Capitol Hill, health policy experts said that the Medicare conference agreement is not perfect, but it provides a first step toward positive change. ?This is the best bill that could get through Congress at this time,? said Gail Wilensky, Ph.D., senior fellow at Project Hope and a former Medicare administrator. During today?s briefing, health policy scholar Joseph … [Read more...] about Experts Weigh In: Medicare Agreement Is a Positive First Step
Experts Weigh In: Medicare Agreement Is a Positive First Step
At a briefing last Friday on Capitol Hill, health policy experts said that the Medicare conference agreement is not perfect, but it provides a first step toward positive change. ?This is the best bill that could get through Congress at this time,? said Gail Wilensky, Ph.D., senior fellow at Project Hope and a former Medicare administrator. During today?s briefing, health policy scholar Joseph … [Read more...] about Experts Weigh In: Medicare Agreement Is a Positive First Step
A Dozen Plusses and Minuses of the Medicare Conference Agreement
The Medicare compromise agreement contains huge spending decisions that include serious flaws as well as important new initiatives. Here are some key plusses and minuses: + On the plus side is the temporary subsidy on the drug discount card that gives lower-income seniors up to $600 on their cards in 2004 and 2005. This is a defined contribution that gives seniors an incentive to get the best … [Read more...] about A Dozen Plusses and Minuses of the Medicare Conference Agreement
The Deal
Congressional negotiators have produced a compromise Medicare agreement that falls short of overall modernization of the program. But it does contain some important reforms that will set consumer-friendly initiatives in motion. I am convinced that negotiators have done everything they can to get as much reform as possible in this agreement. With so many conservatives on the fence, it seems … [Read more...] about The Deal