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Worldwide, nearly 40 million people are living with HIV and AIDS. Over 13 million children have been orphaned due to AIDS. Six hundred thousand children are infected with HIV each year. And 25 years into the AIDS pandemic, no vaccine or cure is in sight. The numbers speak for themselves. What are you doing to help?-- Joe Cristina, Founder of the Children Affected by AIDS FoundationStarbucks has … [Read more...] about How Not to Win the Fight Against AIDS

January is the time we pay our bills after the holidays, and Americans, it seems, are not feeling very merry.  Consumer confidence is plummeting, and a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that only 1 in 5 Americans feel they are getting ahead financially.But consider this:  The average American worker’s wages rose by $2,975 between the years 2000 to 2005 (the … [Read more...] about What Happened to Your New Year's Raise?

January is the time we pay our bills after the holidays, and Americans, it seems, are not feeling very merry.  Consumer confidence is plummeting, and a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that only 1 in 5 Americans feel they are getting ahead financially.But consider this:  The average American worker’s wages rose by $2,975 between the years 2000 to 2005 (the most recent … [Read more...] about What Happened to Your New Year’s Raise?

Prescription Drug Marketing and Purchasing Reform: The Impact on Accessibility and AffordabilityNew York, NYMr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify before your committee today.  To introduce myself, I am Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, a non-profit health and tax policy research organization that I founded in 1995 to promote a more informed debate over … [Read more...] about Testimony before the New York State Assembly Committee on Health

Prescription Drug Marketing and Purchasing Reform: The Impact on Accessibility and AffordabilityNew York, NYMr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify before your committee today.  To introduce myself, I am Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, a non-profit health and tax policy research organization that I founded in 1995 to promote a more informed debate over … [Read more...] about Testimony before the New York State Assembly Committee on Health

Among the bad ideas floating around Washington to stimulate the lagging economy is a proposal that would boost the federal government's matching payments to the states for Medicaid. Our colleague Bob Helms of the American Enterprise Institute has done excellent original research on the flaws with "the FMAP" -- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. The Federal government provides … [Read more...] about Bad Ideas

Among the bad ideas floating around Washington to stimulate the lagging economy is a proposal that would boost the federal government's matching payments to the states for Medicaid. Our colleague Bob Helms of the American Enterprise Institute has done excellent original research on the flaws with "the FMAP" -- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. The Federal government provides … [Read more...] about Bad Ideas

Question for Ms. Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute, from the Honorable Adrian Smith, following the House Budget Committee Hearing on “The Tax Code and Health Insurance”, October 18, 2007.As we look at ways to use the tax code to reduce the number of uninsured, we have seen different proposals including either tax credits or tax deductions to individuals and families for health … [Read more...] about The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: Response to Oct. 18 House Budget Committee Hearing