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It is well known that women are starting their own businesses at record rates. "As of 2002, there are an estimated 6.2 million majority-owned, privately-held women-owned firms in the U.S., employing 9.2 million people and generating $1.15 trillion in sales," according to the Center for Women's Business Research. But with the new businesses, come the challenges of keeping … [Read more...] about Women and portable health insurance

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It is well known that women are starting their own businesses at record rates. "As of 2002, there are an estimated 6.2 million majority-owned, privately-held women-owned firms in the U.S., employing 9.2 million people and generating $1.15 trillion in sales," according to the Center for Women's Business Research. But with the new businesses, come the challenges of keeping or getting … [Read more...] about Women and portable health insurance

Congress is away, President Bush is out of the country, and there were few new policy developments in Washington this week. This, then, seems a good time to update you on a few of our activities at the Galen Institute over the last couple of weeks to help advance free-market health reform ideas.     The Consensus Group met this week with the top health policy advisers from the White … [Read more...] about Advancing Our Ideas

Congress is away, President Bush is out of the country, and there were few new policy developments in Washington this week. This, then, seems a good time to update you on a few of our activities at the Galen Institute over the last couple of weeks to help advance free-market health reform ideas.     The Consensus Group met this week with the top health policy advisers from … [Read more...] about Advancing Our Ideas

This paper, written by American Medical Association Principal Economist Jesse Hixson, offers guidelines for achieving effective health system reform through free-market incentives. Click here to read the paper. … [Read more...] about Six Questions Everyone Should Ask About Health System Reform: An Application of Basic Economics

This paper, written by American Medical Association Principal Economist Jesse Hixson, offers guidelines for achieving effective health system reform through free-market incentives. Click here to read the paper. … [Read more...] about Six Questions Everyone Should Ask About Health System Reform: An Application of Basic Economics

Nearly 10 years ago, in September of 1992, then-candidate Bill Clinton gave a speech at the New Jersey headquarters of Merck & Co. to outline his vision for a reengineered U.S. health care system that would use the powers of government to achieve universal coverage - putting "the common good above that of the individual," as now-Senator Hillary Clinton later explained. This week, President … [Read more...] about The Right Role for Government