The American Enterprise Institute held a forum on Tuesday to highlight changes that should be made to Medicare to bring the program into the 21st Century. Speakers included former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, now a fellow at AEI, Walton Francis, an independent economist and policy analyst, Joe Antos of AEI, Dr. Carolyn Clancy of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rick Ratliff of … [Read more...] about Transform Medicare Rather Than Reform It
Single-Payer System Rejected Time and Again
Alexandria, VA - It is hard to imagine anything more boring than yet another push for a single-payer health care system. This hackneyed idea has been proposed about once a decade for the past 70 years at least. It is soundly rejected by the American people every time it rears its ugly head, most recently on the ballot in Oregon last year where it was defeated by a 4 to 1 vote. "Yet a group of … [Read more...] about Single-Payer System Rejected Time and Again
California Employers Coping With Rising Costs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Humana Reports Large Savings ? Annual Physicals Waste $7 Billion a Year ? California Employers Coping With Rising Costs ? Nevada Employers Passing Costs On to Workers ? Mutual of Omaha Launches New Plan ? HighMark Blues Meet Demand for HRAs ? Two Percent of Market by 2005? Humana Reports Large Savings We also encourage consumer driven plans and service provicers to let … [Read more...] about California Employers Coping With Rising Costs
Single-Payer System Rejected Time and Again
Alexandria, VA - It is hard to imagine anything more boring than yet another push for a single-payer health care system. This hackneyed idea has been proposed about once a decade for the past 70 years at least. It is soundly rejected by the American people every time it rears its ugly head, most recently on the ballot in Oregon last year where it was defeated by a 4 to 1 vote. "Yet a group of … [Read more...] about Single-Payer System Rejected Time and Again
California Employers Coping With Rising Costs
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Humana Reports Large Savings ? Annual Physicals Waste $7 Billion a Year ? California Employers Coping With Rising Costs ? Nevada Employers Passing Costs On to Workers ? Mutual of Omaha Launches New Plan ? HighMark Blues Meet Demand for HRAs ? Two Percent of Market by 2005? Humana Reports Large Savings We also encourage consumer driven plans and service … [Read more...] about California Employers Coping With Rising Costs
Focusing on the Vision
Hundreds of thousands of Americans now can obtain refundable tax credits to help purchase health insurance, effective August 1. Experts inside and outside government have worked incredibly hard to design and create the infrastructure to make the credits work, and they deserve thanks and congratulations. (See the first article below for a link to the Treasury's guide.) This is an important … [Read more...] about Focusing on the Vision
Focusing on the Vision
Hundreds of thousands of Americans now can obtain refundable tax credits to help purchase health insurance, effective August 1. Experts inside and outside government have worked incredibly hard to design and create the infrastructure to make the credits work, and they deserve thanks and congratulations. (See the first article below for a link to the Treasury's guide.) This is an important … [Read more...] about Focusing on the Vision