IN THIS ISSUE: An Interesting New Year - For Hospitals New York Times on Suing Indigent Patients Hospital Price Comparisons in California Keep Hands Off Specialty Hospitals - WSJ CMS Allows Hospital Discounts for Uninsured An Interesting New Year - For Hospitals I hope your new year is getting off to an interesting start. I know mine is. For … [Read more...] about An Interesting New Year – For Hospitals
Citizens' Health Care Working Group
Sign up now! A new "Citizens' Health Care Working Group" is being appointed to "lead a nationwide public debate on ways to improve the health care system to provide every American with the ability to obtain quality and affordable health care coverage." The 14-member panel will make recommendations to the President and the Congress on health policy reforms. We … [Read more...] about Citizens' Health Care Working Group
Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
Sign up now! A new "Citizens' Health Care Working Group" is being appointed to "lead a nationwide public debate on ways to improve the health care system to provide every American with the ability to obtain quality and affordable health care coverage." The 14-member panel will make recommendations to the President and the Congress on health policy reforms. We … [Read more...] about Citizens’ Health Care Working Group
HHS Report Shows Complexity of Drug Importation
The report of the HHS Task Force on Drug Importation demonstrates that Congress cannot turn a blind eye to the safety concerns of opening U.S. borders to imported drugs. The report says that it would be ?extraordinarily difficult? to ensure the safety of drugs imported by individual citizens, and allowing importation through commercial sources would require a substantial investment of new … [Read more...] about HHS Report Shows Complexity of Drug Importation
HHS Report Shows Complexity of Drug Importation
The report of the HHS Task Force on Drug Importation demonstrates that Congress cannot turn a blind eye to the safety concerns of opening U.S. borders to imported drugs. The report says that it would be ?extraordinarily difficult? to ensure the safety of drugs imported by individual citizens, and allowing importation through commercial sources would require a substantial investment of new … [Read more...] about HHS Report Shows Complexity of Drug Importation
Top Ten Health Policy Initiatives
One lesson learned over the last several decades of health policy battles is that bi-partisan action is crucial to any successful policy initiative. During the 2004 presidential campaign, exit polls showed that 70% of voters were ?very concerned? about health care costs and availability. President Bush made health reform a priority during the White House Conference on the Economy (Dec. 15-16), … [Read more...] about Top Ten Health Policy Initiatives
The Summit
The White House Conference on the Economy, held this week in Washington, was a huge success, vividly demonstrating how public policy affects real people and emphasizing the serious need for tax, health, and entitlement reform so America can ?stay on the leading edge of innovation? in a 21st century global economy. The president joined in two of the six panel discussions (on Social Security and … [Read more...] about The Summit
Top Ten Health Policy Initiatives
One lesson learned over the last several decades of health policy battles is that bi-partisan action is crucial to any successful policy initiative. During the 2004 presidential campaign, exit polls showed that 70% of voters were ?very concerned? about health care costs and availability. President Bush made health reform a priority during the White House Conference on the Economy (Dec. 15-16), … [Read more...] about Top Ten Health Policy Initiatives