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
Archives for November 2003
HSAs in the Medicare Bill – Better Than Ever
IN THIS ISSUE: ? HSAs in the Medicare Bill - Better Than Ever ? Highlights of the CDHCC Conference in Nashville ? Cash & Counseling Proves its Merits ? More Physicians Dropping Insurance for Cash HSAs in the Medicare Bill - Better Than Ever We haven't seen the Medicare language yet, and have to rely on summary descriptions from the conference committee. Grace-Marie Turner will write … [Read more...] about HSAs in the Medicare Bill – Better Than Ever
HSAs in the Medicare Bill – Better Than Ever
IN THIS ISSUE: ? HSAs in the Medicare Bill - Better Than Ever ? Highlights of the CDHCC Conference in Nashville ? Cash & Counseling Proves its Merits ? More Physicians Dropping Insurance for Cash HSAs in the Medicare Bill - Better Than Ever We haven't seen the Medicare language yet, and have to rely on summary descriptions from the conference committee. Grace-Marie Turner … [Read more...] about HSAs in the Medicare Bill – Better Than Ever
Hitting the Wall
Tempers flared Thursday on Capitol Hill as Medicare negotiations appeared to hit the wall, with Chairman Bill Thomas saying publicly that a new compromise worked out by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist ?is guaranteed not to work.? Frist, believing that support of the AARP is vital to passing any Medicare deal, has quietly been meeting with the organization?s leaders to broker a deal. Thomas was … [Read more...] about Hitting the Wall
Stop the Madness!
Seniors have grown weary of waiting for Congress to enact a prescription drug benefit for Medicare, and many have taken matters into their own hands, violating federal law to order cheap drugs over the Internet from Canada. Now, mayors and governors around the country are joining in, putting intense pressure on Congress to legalize the practice in hopes their governments can ease budget … [Read more...] about Stop the Madness!
Stop the Madness!
Seniors have grown weary of waiting for Congress to enact a prescription drug benefit for Medicare, and many have taken matters into their own hands, violating federal law to order cheap drugs over the Internet from Canada. Now, mayors and governors around the country are joining in, putting intense pressure on Congress to legalize the practice in hopes their governments can ease budget … [Read more...] about Stop the Madness!
Galen Institute responds to Wall Street Journal distortions
Letters to the Editor The Wall Street Journal Dear Sir/Madam: Alan Murray?s Nov. 11 column ?Drug Makers? Paths of Influence Need to be less Hidden? accuses the Galen Institute of being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies because of our opposition to legalizing prescription drug imports from Canada and other countries. He could not be more wrong. We are a public policy research … [Read more...] about Galen Institute responds to Wall Street Journal distortions
Galen Institute responds to Wall Street Journal distortions
Letters to the Editor The Wall Street Journal Dear Sir/Madam: Alan Murray?s Nov. 11 column ?Drug Makers? Paths of Influence Need to be less Hidden? accuses the Galen Institute of being in the pocket of pharmaceutical companies because of our opposition to legalizing prescription drug imports from Canada and other countries. He could not be more wrong. We are a public policy research … [Read more...] about Galen Institute responds to Wall Street Journal distortions