Texas-Sized Ideas
This article was originally published by The New York Sun January 13, 2003. President Bush is thinking big! In his speech to the Economic Club of Chicago last week, he surprised almost everyone with the size and boldness of his tax cut proposals. And when he delivers his State of the Union address on January 28, all of the signals indicate that the president's plans for health reform also will … [Read more...] about Texas-Sized Ideas
Detecting Medicare Abuse
The American Enterprise Institute held a health policy conference on Friday titled "Detecting Medicare Abuse: Can Economists Help the Inspector General Bloodhounds?" Discussion centered on forthcoming research findings presented by Daniel P. Kessler of Stanford University that seeks to identify the link between Medicare anti-fraud enforcement, financial savings to the government, and health … [Read more...] about Detecting Medicare Abuse
Health Spending and the Future of Medicaid
The journal Health Affairs held a news conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday to announce the results of the annual health spending report compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the Department of Health and Human Services. The conference also kicked off the release of the January/February issue of Health Affairs, which is devoted to Medicaid. Katherine Levit, … [Read more...] about Health Spending and the Future of Medicaid
Should We Be Worried About High Real Medical Spending Growth
Health Spending and the Future of Medicaid
The journal Health Affairs held a news conference at the National Press Club on Tuesday to announce the results of the annual health spending report compiled by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the Department of Health and Human Services. The conference also kicked off the release of the January/February issue of Health Affairs, which is devoted to Medicaid. Katherine Levit, … [Read more...] about Health Spending and the Future of Medicaid
Should We Be Worried About High Real Medical Spending Growth
Global Patent System for Pharmaceuticals
The American Enterprise Institute, The Brookings Institute, and the Center for Global Development held a briefing on Capitol Hill this morning titled "The Global Patent System for Pharmaceuticals: Avenues for Moving Forward." The panel of academics commented on the three "avenues," or ways to deliver prescription medicines to developing countries, but did not conclude that any one method would be … [Read more...] about Global Patent System for Pharmaceuticals