Health care hit the first tier in the presidential election campaigns this week, with charges and counter-charges flying on the campaign trail and in the media. The stack of new papers and articles on my desk out just this week on the health reform debate is an inch thick. Here are some highlights of reports that offer actual facts and new insights: Galen Institute: Amy Menefee and I … [Read more...] about Health Care Week
Your Health, Your Vote
Click here for the pdf. Your Health, Your Vote Choosing between McCain and Obama means choosing who will make your health care decisions. Here’s a guide for the patient and consumer. In 1994, Harry and Louise portrayed a couple concerned about the changes that the sweeping health reform proposals offered by then-President Clinton would mean for their health care and health … [Read more...] about Your Health, Your Vote
Your Health, Your Vote
Click here for the pdf. Your Health, Your Vote Choosing between McCain and Obama means choosing who will make your health care decisions. Here’s a guide for the patient and consumer. In 1994, Harry and Louise portrayed a couple concerned about the changes that the sweeping health reform proposals offered by then-President Clinton would mean for their health care and health insurance. The … [Read more...] about Your Health, Your Vote
Massachusetts to San Francisco
Massachusetts has won another round in its effort to get U.S. taxpayers to help fund its experiment in universal coverage. Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday that the federal government has approved an extension of its waiver, allowing the state to continue to provide Medicaid subsidies to people making as much as $63,600 a year. Federal taxpayers will be paying nearly $11 billion to help the … [Read more...] about Massachusetts to San Francisco
Regulatory Lessons from Europe
Published in The American, October 1, 2008American free-marketers often criticize Europe for its misguided regulation of the drug industry, rightly attributing the continent’s paucity of pharmaceutical innovation to its penchant for price controls. But when it comes to promoting innovation and investment in today’s most revolutionary medicines, biologic drugs, the Europeans have … [Read more...] about Regulatory Lessons from Europe
Regulatory Lessons from Europe
Published in The American, October 1, 2008American free-marketers often criticize Europe for its misguided regulation of the drug industry, rightly attributing the continent’s paucity of pharmaceutical innovation to its penchant for price controls. But when it comes to promoting innovation and investment in today’s most revolutionary medicines, biologic drugs, the Europeans have … [Read more...] about Regulatory Lessons from Europe
Reality vs. Rhetoric
While the financial markets roil, the health reform debate is boiling up on the campaign trail where the reality of the policies that are being offered is out of sync with the rhetoric of the promises. While Sen. John McCain's health reform plan is being labeled as "radical" by many critics, in fact the changes that he is proposing are designed to save the private health sector … [Read more...] about Reality vs. Rhetoric
Health Credits and Drug Importation
Health Affairs this week focused on the health plans of the leading presidential candidates, but misunderstanding and even misrepresentation of Sen. John McCain's health policy proposal continues to confuse the debate. Tom Buchmueller, Sherry Glied, Anne Royalty, and Katherine Swartz wrote a critique of selected aspects of the McCain plan but ignored key aspects of it which I believe would … [Read more...] about Health Credits and Drug Importation