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
President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
The following statement from Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, and Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, concerns the President's remarks this week about Medicare. "President Bush's Medicare proposal offers Americans real choices, not false promises. The President outlined an approach that will lead health care away from a system of price … [Read more...] about President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare
President Bush has boldly stepped up to the plate by calling for Medicare modernization and has set the stage for an historic debate that White House officials acknowledge can either help or hurt his presidency in a big way. Unlike his predecessors, Mr. Bush is not ducking the crucial need to bring Medicare into the era of modern medicine. Medicare is gobbling up a bigger and bigger share … [Read more...] about Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare
President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
The following statement from Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, and Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, concerns the President's remarks this week about Medicare. "President Bush's Medicare proposal offers Americans real choices, not false promises. The President outlined an approach that will lead health care away from a system of … [Read more...] about President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare
President Bush has boldly stepped up to the plate by calling for Medicare modernization and has set the stage for an historic debate that White House officials acknowledge can either help or hurt his presidency in a big way. Unlike his predecessors, Mr. Bush is not ducking the crucial need to bring Medicare into the era of modern medicine. Medicare is gobbling up a bigger and bigger … [Read more...] about Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare
Patently Wrong
Patently Wrong
Mandates or Incentives?
While Washington waits for President Bush to present his health policy agenda next week, two leading Senate Democrats this week explained their plans for providing universal access to health care -- both involving government-imposed mandates. Senator Ted Kennedy, in a National Press Club speech on Tuesday, followed up on his promise to explain how he would achieve universal coverage -- by … [Read more...] about Mandates or Incentives?