IN THIS ISSUE: ? President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts ? Association Health Plans - Is a Compromise Possible? ? Uninsured Getting More Political Attention ? Rethinking Maryland's Health Care Future ? Health Care Establishment Assembles to Fend Off Innovation ? Galen Institute to Host Briefing on Consumer Choice President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts The President … [Read more...] about President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
IN THIS ISSUE: ? President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts ? Association Health Plans - Is a Compromise Possible? ? Uninsured Getting More Political Attention ? Rethinking Maryland's Health Care Future ? Health Care Establishment Assembles to Fend Off Innovation ? Galen Institute to Host Briefing on Consumer Choice President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts … [Read more...] about President Bush Celebrates Health Savings Accounts
The Speech
President Bush outlined a decidedly free-market approach to health reform in his State of the Union address Tuesday, introducing a new initiative to allow full tax deductibility of premiums for insurance linked to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). This will supercharge HSAs, my colleague Greg Scandlen predicts, and make them an even more attractive option for millions of Americans, including the … [Read more...] about The Speech
HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
IN THIS ISSUE: ? SOTU to be Featured in Galen's Health Policy Matters ? HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003 - Feldstein ? NCPA's Analysis of HSAs ? UnitedHealth Group CEO -- Only Academics Should Define Essential Coverage ? HSAs - "Thinking Outside the Box" ? HSAs -- A Further Shift Toward Consumer Driven Care ? HSAs -- "A Real Boon for People" - CBS ? The "I Love Being Vindicated" … [Read more...] about HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
IN THIS ISSUE: ? SOTU to be Featured in Galen's Health Policy Matters ? HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003 - Feldstein ? NCPA's Analysis of HSAs ? UnitedHealth Group CEO -- Only Academics Should Define Essential Coverage ? HSAs - "Thinking Outside the Box" ? HSAs -- A Further Shift Toward Consumer Driven Care ? HSAs -- "A Real Boon for People" - CBS ? The "I Love Being … [Read more...] about HSAs Most Important Legislation of 2003
President?s Plan Will Supercharge HSAs
With Medicare legislation enacted, the president clearly is shifting his focus to the uninsured and to the rising cost of health care, health policy experts from the Galen Institute observed. ?President Bush outlined a decidedly free-market approach to health reform in his State of the Union address,? said Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute. ?He offered policy initiatives that … [Read more...] about President?s Plan Will Supercharge HSAs
President?s Plan Will Supercharge HSAs
With Medicare legislation enacted, the president clearly is shifting his focus to the uninsured and to the rising cost of health care, health policy experts from the Galen Institute observed. ?President Bush outlined a decidedly free-market approach to health reform in his State of the Union address,? said Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute. ?He offered policy initiatives … [Read more...] about President?s Plan Will Supercharge HSAs
Turning the Tables on Low-Fat Foods
Renowned chef Julia Childs once said she would rather have one spoonful of a dish made with real cream, cheese, and butter than a whole plateful of a concoction made with skim milk, low-fat cheese, and margarine. Her statement also captures the theory behind the famous Atkins Diet, freeing dieters to enjoy foods that contain fats as long as they are high in protein and low in carbohydrates. … [Read more...] about Turning the Tables on Low-Fat Foods