So Michael Moore brought his latest film to town on Wednesday for a well-publicized preview. SiCKO seems to have pushed most other serious health policy discussions off the agenda this week, even while key congressional committees were voting on more than a dozen important health care bills on prescription drug safety and health spending. Heaven forbid that we would wind up making policy by … [Read more...] about SiCKO. Need We Say More?
Markets Are Vital
Health policy guru Mark McClellan was the keynote speaker at our major conference yesterday at the National Press Club, answering with a resounding ?Yes!? the question we had posed in the title of our event, ?Is there a role for markets in health care?? Mark, together with three international and two other U.S. health policy experts, concluded that markets and consumerism must work together, here … [Read more...] about Markets Are Vital
Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?
The Galen Institute and the International Policy Network co-hosted an event on Thursday, June 14, on "Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?" Is there a way to use the dynamic, global marketplace to advance common international goals of making health care more affordable and more accessible? Dr. Mark McClellan and a lively panel of experts from the U.S. and abroad explored whether … [Read more...] about Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?
Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?
The Galen Institute and the International Policy Network co-hosted an event on Thursday, June 14, on "Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?" Is there a way to use the dynamic, global marketplace to advance common international goals of making health care more affordable and more accessible? Dr. Mark McClellan and a lively panel of experts from the U.S. and abroad explored whether … [Read more...] about Is There a Role for Markets in Health Care?
Real Insurance
The Los Angeles Times carried a story on Sunday about the struggles some consumers face with their high-deductible health insurance plans. The Times reports on a couple that bought a policy with a $2,500 annual deductible and a $335 monthly premium. "We were just looking for something [with a premium] we could afford," Nancy Warrington said. "The high deductible didn't even dawn on me." ?The … [Read more...] about Real Insurance
You Get What You Pay For
We have precisely the health sector in this country that we are paying for. As we are barraged from all sides with articles, books, and now movies about how absolutely awful our system is, it is important to realize that if we want change, we must start by improving the payment and incentive structures that direct how it functions. A conference of senior and seasoned health policy analysts that … [Read more...] about You Get What You Pay For
SCHIP Guidelines
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. COMPONENT #1: FUNDING FOR SCHIP SHOULD BE REDEPLOYED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines
SCHIP Guidelines
Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. COMPONENT #1: FUNDING FOR SCHIP SHOULD BE REDEPLOYED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY … [Read more...] about SCHIP Guidelines