We have precisely the health sector in this country that we are paying for. As we are barraged from all sides with articles, books, and now movies about how absolutely awful our system is, it is important to realize that if we want change, we must start by improving the payment and incentive structures that direct how it functions. A conference of senior and seasoned health policy analysts that … [Read more...] about You Get What You Pay For
Archives for May 2007
SCHIP Guidelines
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. COMPONENT #1: FUNDING FOR SCHIP SHOULD BE REDEPLOYED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines
SCHIP Guidelines
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. COMPONENT #1: FUNDING FOR SCHIP SHOULD BE REDEPLOYED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines
SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Families
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. Component #1 Funding for SCHIP should be redeployed to more effectively expand coverage to children who … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Families
SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Families
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. Component #1 Funding for SCHIP should be redeployed to more effectively expand coverage to children who … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Families
Hoosier POWER
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (former head of the Office of Management and Budget in Washington) has signed an innovative piece of health care legislation to ?expand access to health insurance, make citizens healthier, and engage patients in being more responsible consumers of health care.? First the good news: The Healthy Indiana Plan creates a new HSA-type of mechanism for those who are currently … [Read more...] about Hoosier POWER
Customer Health Care
Published in The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2007It's Friday evening and you suspect that your child might have strep throat or a worsening ear infection. Do you bundle him up and wait half the night in an emergency room? Or do you suffer through the weekend and hope that you can get an appointment with your pediatrician on Monday -- taking time off your job to drive across town for another … [Read more...] about Customer Health Care
Customer Health Care
Published in The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2007It's Friday evening and you suspect that your child might have strep throat or a worsening ear infection. Do you bundle him up and wait half the night in an emergency room? Or do you suffer through the weekend and hope that you can get an appointment with your pediatrician on Monday -- taking time off your job to drive across town for another … [Read more...] about Customer Health Care