Grace-Marie Turner was recently interviewed by Dr. Mike Magee at the Consumer Health World in Washington, D.C. "Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee" is a weekly Internet-based electronic media program that explores complex topics at the intersection of health care and policy. Click here for Grace-Marie's interview. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner interviewed on "Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee"
Grace-Marie Turner interviewed on “Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee”
Grace-Marie Turner was recently interviewed by Dr. Mike Magee at the Consumer Health World in Washington, D.C. "Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee" is a weekly Internet-based electronic media program that explores complex topics at the intersection of health care and policy. Click here for Grace-Marie's interview. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner interviewed on “Health Politics with Dr. Mike Magee”
The Year Ahead
We close the year with encouraging news about passage of the important enhancements to Health Savings Accounts that we described to you last week. It was a small miracle that they were approved as the curtain fell on the last act of the Republican-controlled Congress. Many of the changes were sought by employers who want to offer HSAs but needed these fixes to make them work better and to make … [Read more...] about The Year Ahead
European-Style Health Care? Time for a Reality Check.
This article will appear in The Press-Enterprise (CA) on Sunday, December 17, 2006 Is there any good reason why we should follow the Europeans and have government officials run our health care system? California lawmakers seem to think so, and they want it to happen. In fact, the California legislature passed a bill this fall that would have created a single-payer, government-run health … [Read more...] about European-Style Health Care? Time for a Reality Check.
European-Style Health Care? Time for a Reality Check.
This article will appear in The Press-Enterprise (CA) on Sunday, December 17, 2006 Is there any good reason why we should follow the Europeans and have government officials run our health care system? California lawmakers seem to think so, and they want it to happen. In fact, the California legislature passed a bill this fall that would have created a single-payer, government-run health … [Read more...] about European-Style Health Care? Time for a Reality Check.
The Movement toward Consumerism will Continue
The momentum toward giving consumers more power and authority over their health care decisions and spending will continue, but will likely get less of a boost from the 110th Congress, which will focus more on the government's role in the health sector. But the movement toward consumerism is a global phenomenon that will build with our without policy changes in Washington. There is a great … [Read more...] about The Movement toward Consumerism will Continue
The Movement toward Consumerism will Continue
The momentum toward giving consumers more power and authority over their health care decisions and spending will continue, but will likely get less of a boost from the 110th Congress, which will focus more on the government's role in the health sector. But the movement toward consumerism is a global phenomenon that will build with our without policy changes in Washington. There is a great … [Read more...] about The Movement toward Consumerism will Continue
Vivid Proof
The news last Saturday provided vivid, painful proof that drug innovation is indeed a very risky business. Pfizer was in the final stages of testing a new drug for heart disease that would not just lower bad cholesterol, as its Lipitor does, but also increase good, artery-clearing cholesterol. The drug, torcetrapib, would have been a blockbuster, offering huge promise of actually reversing heart … [Read more...] about Vivid Proof