Published in National Review Online's The Corner, March 9, 2009Last week's White House summit on health reform showed how much we need to bring reality and perspective to the debate.President Obama's opening address and most of the comments in the breakout sessions demonstrated abundant hope about solving the cost/quality/access axis and general agreement that the realities that have … [Read more...] about Audacious Health Care Goals
Audacious Health Care Goals
Published in National Review Online's The Corner, March 9, 2009Last week's White House summit on health reform showed how much we need to bring reality and perspective to the debate.President Obama's opening address and most of the comments in the breakout sessions demonstrated abundant hope about solving the cost/quality/access axis and general agreement that the realities that have … [Read more...] about Audacious Health Care Goals
Lessons From Abroad for Health Reform in the U.S.
Hosted by International Policy Network and the Galen InstituteMarch 9, 2009Washington, DCWebcast Part 1: Welcome, overview, and introductions Update on policies and prospects for health reformPart 2: Update on policies and prospects for health reformPart 3: Government involvement in health systems: An overviewPart 4: Perspectives on the coming debate in Congress over health reform … [Read more...] about Lessons From Abroad for Health Reform in the U.S.
Perspective
As health reform sped to the top of the policy agenda this week, the timing for our upcoming conference offering some perspective on the debate could not be better. We are hosting, along with the International Policy Network of London, a major conference in Washington this coming Monday that will feature experts in health policy from Europe and Canada to share with us "Lessons from abroad … [Read more...] about Perspective
Obama Names His Health Team
Published in National Review Online: The Corner, March 3, 2009President Obama’s selection of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his health secretary means she will lead the administration’s efforts to launch “the largest expansion of taxpayer-subsidized health insurance in more than four decades,” as The New York Times put it.And the president picked Nancy-Ann DeParle, a … [Read more...] about Obama Names His Health Team
Obama Names His Health Team
Published in National Review Online: The Corner, March 3, 2009President Obama’s selection of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his health secretary means she will lead the administration’s efforts to launch “the largest expansion of taxpayer-subsidized health insurance in more than four decades,” as The New York Times put it.And the president picked Nancy-Ann DeParle, a … [Read more...] about Obama Names His Health Team
Audacity, Indeed!
Highlights Spending Spree Taxing Growth Turner Testimony Spending Spree: "Surreal Spending" was the title of one of our recent newsletters, but that doesn't begin to capture the unbelievable trillions of dollars that Congress and the Obama administration announced this week. It started out, first, with $33 billion more to expand SCHIP, then another $350 billion for the bank … [Read more...] about Audacity, Indeed!
Addressing Underinsurance in National Health Reform
Executive Summary Testimony by Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, February 24, 2009There is little debate about the need to make sure that all Americans have the security of insurance that protects them from medical bills they can’t afford and that provides them access to the care they need. But no part of … [Read more...] about Addressing Underinsurance in National Health Reform