Health care clearly has become a top-tier issue, with governors, presidential candidates, business and labor coalitions, and now President Bush all offering dramatic new proposals for reform. Mr. Bush has taken a different approach than most of the others. Instead of new mandates and expanding public programs to achieve universal coverage, he would start by creating new incentives for … [Read more...] about New Proposals for Health Reform
Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
A panel of experts, including Grace-Marie, will meet with President Bush on Tuesday to discuss the president's new health care proposals and how we can build a vibrant market where individuals can buy their own health insurance. Click here for more information on President Bush's health care proposals. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
New Proposals for Health Reform
Health care clearly has become a top-tier issue, with governors, presidential candidates, business and labor coalitions, and now President Bush all offering dramatic new proposals for reform. Mr. Bush has taken a different approach than most of the others. Instead of new mandates and expanding public programs to achieve universal coverage, he would start by creating new incentives for … [Read more...] about New Proposals for Health Reform
State of the Union Address
Here are samples of comments by health policy experts from the major public policy research organizations about the president?s health reform proposal: o "The new tax deduction would eliminate one of the major hidden forces driving up health cost - the unlimited tax break for job-based health insurance - and level the playing field so that everyone would have an equal … [Read more...] about State of the Union Address
State of the Union Address
Here are samples of comments by health policy experts from the major public policy research organizations about the president?s health reform proposal: o "The new tax deduction would eliminate one of the major hidden forces driving up health cost - the unlimited tax break for job-based health insurance - and level the playing field so that everyone would have an equal … [Read more...] about State of the Union Address
Cover Kids First
The upcoming debate over health insurance for children will send a strong signal about the direction that the health policy debate will take in the new Congress. The State Children's Health Insurance Program must be reauthorized this year or it will expire. And some states are running out of money and have their hands out to Washington for more. When Congress created SCHIP 10 years ago, it set … [Read more...] about Cover Kids First
State of the Union: Affordable and Accessible Health Care
In His State Of The Union Address, President Bush Proposed A Comprehensive Agenda To Make Health Care In America More Affordable, Portable, Transparent, And Efficient. Americans enjoy the best health care facilities and medical professionals in the world, but our citizens are concerned about the cost of health care, losing their health insurance if they change jobs, and a lack of information about … [Read more...] about State of the Union: Affordable and Accessible Health Care
State of the Union: Affordable and Accessible Health Care
In His State Of The Union Address, President Bush Proposed A Comprehensive Agenda To Make Health Care In America More Affordable, Portable, Transparent, And Efficient. Americans enjoy the best health care facilities and medical professionals in the world, but our citizens are concerned about the cost of health care, losing their health insurance if they change jobs, and a lack of information about … [Read more...] about State of the Union: Affordable and Accessible Health Care