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Pharmaceutical R&D Jeopardized in the EU
The Right Prescription for Medicare Drug Coverage
The Manhattan Institute held a Capitol Hill briefing today on the principles of designing a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Many speakers emphasized the importance of designing a benefit that would give Medicare beneficiaries access to the newest drugs, avoid restrictive formularies, maintain incentives that encourage future innovations, and provide assistance to low-income seniors. … [Read more...] about The Right Prescription for Medicare Drug Coverage
Health Policy Reform High on Agenda for 108th Congress
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Health Care News. Inaction by the 107th means malpractice and Medicare reform, prescription drug coverage and aid to the uninsured, remain on the table Congress has a wide range of health policy reforms to consider when it opens its 108th session this month. Among the issues it is expected to address are a Medicare prescription drug … [Read more...] about Health Policy Reform High on Agenda for 108th Congress
Help Wanted: Extending Health Insurance to Laid-Off Workers
Extending Patient Power
The National Center for Policy Analysis held a Capitol Hill briefing yesterday to discuss legislative improvements that could be made to consumer-driven health care options. Speakers at the briefing, entitled ?Extending Patient Power: Ideas for the 108th Congress,? were Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Congressman Jim DeMint (R-SC), and Ronald Bachman, principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers. John Goodman of … [Read more...] about Extending Patient Power
Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
This week I want to introduce you to a new weekly publication of the Galen Institute called Consumer Choice Matters. It will be issued every Tuesday. This will be the flagship publication of Galen's new Center for Consumer Driven Health Care and dedicated to new developments around the country in the movement for increased consumerism in health care. There is so much going on in this area that … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
Extending Patient Power
The National Center for Policy Analysis held a Capitol Hill briefing yesterday to discuss legislative improvements that could be made to consumer-driven health care options. Speakers at the briefing, entitled ?Extending Patient Power: Ideas for the 108th Congress,? were Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Congressman Jim DeMint (R-SC), and Ronald Bachman, principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers. John Goodman of … [Read more...] about Extending Patient Power