Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute spoke at the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Seattle on July 29 about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Here are their presentations, along with that of the third panelist, Jan Faiks, of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association. Click … [Read more...] about Medicare Drug Card Program: ALEC Presentations
Archives for July 2004
Fun Times
While Democrats were celebrating and partying until dawn this week in Boston, Republicans were busy in Washington issuing more than a thousand pages of new regulations governing Health Savings Accounts and Medicare. (A recent opinion poll found that Republicans in general say they have more fun than Democrats say they do, but I guess that all depends upon how you define ?fun.?) The new HSA … [Read more...] about Fun Times
Medicare Drug Card Program: ALEC Presentations
Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute spoke at the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Seattle on July 29 about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Here are their presentations, along with that of the third panelist, Jan Faiks, of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association. Click … [Read more...] about Medicare Drug Card Program: ALEC Presentations
IRS Issues Final Rules for HSAs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? We are devoting this issue solely to the new regulations released by the IRS - Notice 2004-50 The Internal Revenue Service has issued what will likely be the last guidance on HSAs for 2004. The new rules should help speed HSA programs to market by clarifying the last lingering questions about how exactly HSAs will work. Importantly, the Service has clarified once and for all … [Read more...] about IRS Issues Final Rules for HSAs
IRS Issues Final Rules for HSAs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? We are devoting this issue solely to the new regulations released by the IRS - Notice 2004-50 The Internal Revenue Service has issued what will likely be the last guidance on HSAs for 2004. The new rules should help speed HSA programs to market by clarifying the last lingering questions about how exactly HSAs will work. Importantly, the Service has clarified once and for all … [Read more...] about IRS Issues Final Rules for HSAs
Health Savings Accounts Gain Popularity
A new option to help reduce health costs is the buzz in corporate boardrooms and in small businesses across America in their desperate effort to reduce soaring insurance costs. They are looking at Health Savings Accounts to provide a different set of incentives in financing health care for their employees. The U.S. Treasury Department has been ?overwhelmed? by inquiries from companies who are … [Read more...] about Health Savings Accounts Gain Popularity
Studies Show Temporary Drug Program Offers Value to Seniors
Heated criticism of the new Medicare drug discount cards is discouraging many seniors from enrolling in the program, but several new studies show those who don?t sign up could be leaving thousands of dollars on the table. Medicare?s new prescription drug discount card program offers seniors the opportunity to enroll in private drug card plans, and also provides $600 in government subsidies this … [Read more...] about Studies Show Temporary Drug Program Offers Value to Seniors
Health Savings Accounts Gain Popularity
A new option to help reduce health costs is the buzz in corporate boardrooms and in small businesses across America in their desperate effort to reduce soaring insurance costs. They are looking at Health Savings Accounts to provide a different set of incentives in financing health care for their employees. The U.S. Treasury Department has been ?overwhelmed? by inquiries from companies who are … [Read more...] about Health Savings Accounts Gain Popularity