Two important events: President Bush brought eight small business owners ? including a restaurateur from Maryland and a pest control specialist from Florida ? to an event at the White House on Wednesday to explain his health agenda and how it will help small business. Greg Scandlen and I had front-row seats and were impressed with his personal commitment to strengthen the private market for health … [Read more...] about Two by Two
Archives for January 2004
Fuel to the Fire
The Bush Administration's budget won't be released until next week, but it already has poured fuel on the fiery debate over health care costs by estimating that the 10 year cost of the new Medicare bill will be more than $530 billion, one-third more than Congress' $400 billion estimate. Several points: Entitlements ALWAYS cost more than we think. When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it was … [Read more...] about Fuel to the Fire
Two by Two
Two important events: President Bush brought eight small business owners ? including a restaurateur from Maryland and a pest control specialist from Florida ? to an event at the White House on Wednesday to explain his health agenda and how it will help small business. Greg Scandlen and I had front-row seats and were impressed with his personal commitment to strengthen the private market for health … [Read more...] about Two by Two
President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
IN THIS ISSUE: ? President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts ? Association Health Plans - Is a Compromise Possible? ? Uninsured Getting More Political Attention ? Rethinking Maryland's Health Care Future ? Health Care Establishment Assembles to Fend Off Innovation ? Galen Institute to Host Briefing on Consumer Choice President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts The President … [Read more...] about President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
IN THIS ISSUE: ? President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts ? Association Health Plans - Is a Compromise Possible? ? Uninsured Getting More Political Attention ? Rethinking Maryland's Health Care Future ? Health Care Establishment Assembles to Fend Off Innovation ? Galen Institute to Host Briefing on Consumer Choice President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts … [Read more...] about President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
The Speech
President Bush outlined a decidedly free-market approach to health reform in his State of the Union address Tuesday, introducing a new initiative to allow full tax deductibility of premiums for insurance linked to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). This will supercharge HSAs, my colleague Greg Scandlen predicts, and make them an even more attractive option for millions of Americans, including the … [Read more...] about The Speech
HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
IN THIS ISSUE: ? SOTU to be Featured in Galen's Health Policy Matters ? HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003 - Feldstein ? NCPA's Analysis of HSAs ? UnitedHealth Group CEO -- Only Academics Should Define Essential Coverage ? HSAs - "Thinking Outside the Box" ? HSAs -- A Further Shift Toward Consumer Driven Care ? HSAs -- "A Real Boon for People" - CBS ? The "I Love Being Vindicated" … [Read more...] about HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
IN THIS ISSUE: ? SOTU to be Featured in Galen's Health Policy Matters ? HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003 - Feldstein ? NCPA's Analysis of HSAs ? UnitedHealth Group CEO -- Only Academics Should Define Essential Coverage ? HSAs - "Thinking Outside the Box" ? HSAs -- A Further Shift Toward Consumer Driven Care ? HSAs -- "A Real Boon for People" - CBS ? The "I Love Being … [Read more...] about HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003