Click here to view Grace-Marie Turner?s presentation to the NCSL/AHRQ Seminar for New State Legislators. The presentation provides a descriptive analysis of the uninsured and discuss Federal, State, local government, and private efforts to strengthen the safety net and/or establish programs to increase insurance coverage for vulnerable populations. … [Read more...] about The Uninsured and the Health Care Safety Net
Archives for March 2005
Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
Dear Sir: Peggy "A Thousand Points of Light" Noonan clearly needs a refresher course in presidential speechwriting. In her commentary, ("Way Too Much God," Jan. 21) she criticized President Bush's inaugural address for not being "more securely grounded" and lacking "specifics." Of all people, the speechwriter for the president's father should know that the point of an inaugural … [Read more...] about Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
The Death Throes of Single Payer
Consumer Choice Matters IN THIS ISSUE: Relman in The New Republic Europeans Lose Faith in Government Health Wealth Brings 17 More Years of Health in UK Relman in The New Republic "The New Republic" has published a major article called, "Medicine and the Free Market. The Health of Nations," by Arnold Relman, … [Read more...] about The Death Throes of Single Payer
Stalled
The political debate in Washington provides an abundance of contradictions: ? Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warns of dire consequences for the federal deficit and economic growth unless the country gets a handle on its entitlement programs, especially Medicare and Social Security. "I fear that we may have already committed more fiscal resources to the baby boom generation in its … [Read more...] about Stalled
The Death Throes of Single Payer
Consumer Choice Matters IN THIS ISSUE: Relman in The New Republic Europeans Lose Faith in Government Health Wealth Brings 17 More Years of Health in UK Relman in The New Republic "The New Republic" has published a major article called, "Medicine and the Free Market. The Health of Nations," by Arnold Relman, former editor of "The New … [Read more...] about The Death Throes of Single Payer