The latest battle in the international drug wars involves senior citizens boycotting Tums and Geritol to punish a British-based company that refuses to go along with an effort by Canadian pharmacists to break U.S. law. This bizarre scenario has come about because the maker of Tums and Geritol -- GlaxoSmithKline -- announced last month that it would stop selling its prescription drug products to … [Read more...] about Seniors Launch Misguided Drug War
State Opportunities to Provide Affordable Health Coverage Under the Trade Law
Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs
IN THIS ISSUE: Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs AMA Calls on FTC to Investigate Insurance Industry Concentration NY Times ? Bush Reinventing Medicare, Medicaid Fortune -- Upcoming Labor Negotiations to Focus on Health Benefits Overutilization Overstated ? Marmor & Sullivan Third Party Payment Induces Rationing Consumerism Means More … [Read more...] about Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs
State Opportunities to Provide Affordable Health Coverage Under the Trade Law
Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs
IN THIS ISSUE: Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs AMA Calls on FTC to Investigate Insurance Industry Concentration NY Times ? Bush Reinventing Medicare, Medicaid Fortune -- Upcoming Labor Negotiations to Focus on Health Benefits Overutilization Overstated ? Marmor & Sullivan Third Party Payment Induces Rationing … [Read more...] about Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs
A New Political Calculus
Question: What two words made national headlines virtually every day 10 years ago but are seldom heard in Washington today? Answer: The uninsured. Has the political calculus changed that much since the huge national debate over universal health insurance in 1993? The numbers suggest it has. There were 41 million Americans without health insurance last year, two million more than in 1993. But … [Read more...] about A New Political Calculus
Digging Out
With Washington paralyzed by snow this week and Congress out of session, there were few developments on the health policy front until Thursday, when The Wall Street Journal reenergized the Medicare conversation by launching a debate with itself. The issue was whether the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is a good model for Medicare reform. Reflecting the Journal's well-publicized … [Read more...] about Digging Out
A New Political Calculus
Question: What two words made national headlines virtually every day 10 years ago but are seldom heard in Washington today? Answer: The uninsured. Has the political calculus changed that much since the huge national debate over universal health insurance in 1993? The numbers suggest it has. There were 41 million Americans without health insurance last year, two million more than in 1993. … [Read more...] about A New Political Calculus