One lesson learned over the last several decades of health policy battles is that bi-partisan action is key. While health care never became a top-tier issue in the presidential campaign, exit polls showed that 70% of voters were ?very concerned? about health care costs and availability. Several newly-elected legislators from both sides of the aisle, such as Democratic Senator-elect Barack Obama … [Read more...] about Health Care Unity: The Top Ten List
Movement Leaders
IN THIS ISSUE: I want to do something different with the newsletter this week. I'm writing this on Monday night and election anxiety is so high that it is hard to concentrate on much else. By the time you have time to read this, you may already know the results. On the other hand, it may drag out for weeks - who knows? In either case, the mission of the Galen Institute and our Center for … [Read more...] about Movement Leaders
Movement Leaders
IN THIS ISSUE: I want to do something different with the newsletter this week. I'm writing this on Monday night and election anxiety is so high that it is hard to concentrate on much else. By the time you have time to read this, you may already know the results. On the other hand, it may drag out for weeks - who knows? In either case, the mission of the Galen Institute and our Center for … [Read more...] about Movement Leaders
Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything
Six chapters in this book, edited by the Cato Institute's Gene Healy, examine the "alarming trends" in federal criminal code that make it "frighteningly easy for American citizens to be hauled off to jail for actions that no reasonable person would regard as crimes." In her chapter, Grace-Marie Turner describes measures enacted in the Health Insurance Portability and … [Read more...] about Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything
Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything
Six chapters in this book, edited by the Cato Institute's Gene Healy, examine the "alarming trends" in federal criminal code that make it "frighteningly easy for American citizens to be hauled off to jail for actions that no reasonable person would regard as crimes." In her chapter, Grace-Marie Turner describes measures enacted in the Health Insurance Portability and … [Read more...] about Go Directly to Jail: The Criminalization of Almost Everything
Pivotal Elections
As we move into the final few days of this very long election campaign, I think back to my days of both working in and reporting on presidential campaigns. My most memorable moment was in the last days of the 1980 race between then President Jimmy Carter and Republican nominee Ronald Reagan. The U.S. hostages were still being held in Iran, the country was stuck in an economic malaise, and the … [Read more...] about Pivotal Elections
HSAs Will be Widespread
IN THIS ISSUE: ? "HSAs Will be Widespread" - Kiplinger's ? "The Most Formidable Reform Movement in Health Care" ? Ownership Society in NY Times ? Ownership Society in Business Week ? Ownership Society in Cleveland Plain Dealer ? "Momentum Rolling Toward Consumer Driven Health Accounts" "HSAs Will be Widespread" - Kiplinger's I don't know if it is the upcoming elections, the … [Read more...] about HSAs Will be Widespread
HSAs Will be Widespread
IN THIS ISSUE: ? "HSAs Will be Widespread" - Kiplinger's ? "The Most Formidable Reform Movement in Health Care" ? Ownership Society in NY Times ? Ownership Society in Business Week ? Ownership Society in Cleveland Plain Dealer ? "Momentum Rolling Toward Consumer Driven Health Accounts" "HSAs Will be Widespread" - Kiplinger's I don't know if it is the upcoming elections, … [Read more...] about HSAs Will be Widespread