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Consumer Driven Health and the Modern Family
The way we pay for health care is based on an industrial-age image of the American family that seldom applies today. Women, whether working or not, are especially hurt by this antiquated system. The underlying assumption of our system is that a man graduates from high school, goes to work at the local plant, and gets his health insurance coverage as a benefit of his job. He marries his high … [Read more...] about Consumer Driven Health and the Modern Family
Mandated Coverage Isn't the Way
Ted Halstead and Laurie Rubiner, both of the New America Foundation, authored a column in the Washington Post (August 5, 2003) praising John Edward's proposal to mandate insurance coverage for children. They go even further and say, "All Americans should be required to purchase their own health insurance from among competing private providers?" I expected more originality and thoughtfulness from … [Read more...] about Mandated Coverage Isn't the Way
Using the Federal Employees’ Model: Nine Tests for Rational Medicare Reform
The FEHBP as a Model for Medicare Reform: Separating Fact from Fiction
Consumer Driven Health and the Modern Family
The way we pay for health care is based on an industrial-age image of the American family that seldom applies today. Women, whether working or not, are especially hurt by this antiquated system. The underlying assumption of our system is that a man graduates from high school, goes to work at the local plant, and gets his health insurance coverage as a benefit of his job. He marries his high … [Read more...] about Consumer Driven Health and the Modern Family
Mandated Coverage Isn’t the Way
Ted Halstead and Laurie Rubiner, both of the New America Foundation, authored a column in the Washington Post (August 5, 2003) praising John Edward's proposal to mandate insurance coverage for children. They go even further and say, "All Americans should be required to purchase their own health insurance from among competing private providers?" I expected more originality and thoughtfulness from … [Read more...] about Mandated Coverage Isn’t the Way
Need for Medicaid Reform Grows
Michael Greve and Jinney Smith presented a paper entitled, ?What Goes Up May Not Go Down: State Medicaid Decisions in Times of Plenty,? at a forum yesterday hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. Respondents included Dennis Smith, Medicaid Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Alan Weil of the Urban Institute. Bob Helms of AEI moderated the discussion. Nelson Sabatini, … [Read more...] about Need for Medicaid Reform Grows