IN THIS ISSUE: ? Galen?s New Web Site ? Health Benefits Reform List Coming In-House ? Labor Strife Over Benefits Self-Defeating VENDOR CORNER ? John Alden/Fortis Health Offer Small Group HRAs ? GreatWest Healthcare Develops Shared Deductible ? Aetna and Humana Win School District Contracts ? BCBS of North Carolina Offers Defined Contribution ? AMS Offers High Deductible … [Read more...] about Labor Strife Over Benefits Self-Defeating
Getting It Right
The bad news: Seniors learned this week that they will face their biggest Medicare premium increase in a decade ? to $66.60 a month, starting next year ? at the same time Medicare conference negotiators have plans to force higher income seniors to pay even bigger premiums. This is dangerous politics and backwards policy. The negotiators? goal is an admirable one ? to inject ?means testing? … [Read more...] about Getting It Right
Medicare Catastrophic?
Seniors soon will face their biggest Medicare premium increase in a decade ? to $66.60 a month, starting next year ? while some congressional leaders are hatching plans to force affluent seniors to pay even bigger premiums in the future. This is dangerous politics and backwards policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced in mid-October that Medicare premiums will rise … [Read more...] about Medicare Catastrophic?
Getting It Right
The bad news: Seniors learned this week that they will face their biggest Medicare premium increase in a decade ? to $66.60 a month, starting next year ? at the same time Medicare conference negotiators have plans to force higher income seniors to pay even bigger premiums. This is dangerous politics and backwards policy. The negotiators? goal is an admirable one ? to inject ?means testing? into … [Read more...] about Getting It Right
Getting It Right
The bad news: Seniors learned this week that they will face their biggest Medicare premium increase in a decade ? to $66.60 a month, starting next year ? at the same time Medicare conference negotiators have plans to force higher income seniors to pay even bigger premiums. This is dangerous politics and backwards policy. The negotiators? goal is an admirable one ? to inject ?means testing? … [Read more...] about Getting It Right
Medicare Catastrophic?
Seniors soon will face their biggest Medicare premium increase in a decade ? to $66.60 a month, starting next year ? while some congressional leaders are hatching plans to force affluent seniors to pay even bigger premiums in the future. This is dangerous politics and backwards policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced in mid-October that Medicare premiums will … [Read more...] about Medicare Catastrophic?
Exploring the Controversy Over Drug Imports From Canada
The Galen Institute will host a briefing at noon, this Friday (Oct. 17) in Room 106 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. Allowing Americans to legally import cheaper drugs from Canada is a hot political topic that Medicare conferees and the Senate soon will address. Please join us for a discussion with experts who will explore the issues of safety, research and development, international trade, … [Read more...] about Exploring the Controversy Over Drug Imports From Canada
Consumer Choice Options for Prescription Drugs
Nations across the globe are beginning to explore consumer choice options in health care. This paper by Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner and AEI scholar Joseph Antos explores ideas and options to engage market-forces in health care through competition and consumer choice. Click here to read the paper (pdf format). … [Read more...] about Consumer Choice Options for Prescription Drugs