Letter to the EditorThe Times of LondonJuly 30, 2000 I am a US health policy specialist, and have just returned from a week in the UK where I followed with great interest the government's efforts to shore up the failing National Health Service. Mr. Blair has stated that this is the NHS's last chance. If his government cannot make a solid difference with the huge new investment it plans, it … [Read more...] about U.S. Perspective on NHS Initiatives
Mediscare, Act II
The Medicare caldron is boiling once again, and the White House appears ready to use it to scald Republicans at the ballot box again next year. This time, however, a few key Democrats may spoil the soup. Hopes collapsed last week that the high-powered National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare would endorse a visionary plan to reform and modernize the antiquated program. The stakes … [Read more...] about Mediscare, Act II
Mediscare, Act II
The Medicare caldron is boiling once again, and the White House appears ready to use it to scald Republicans at the ballot box again next year. This time, however, a few key Democrats may spoil the soup. Hopes collapsed last week that the high-powered National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare would endorse a visionary plan to reform and modernize the antiquated program. The stakes … [Read more...] about Mediscare, Act II
Galen President Testifies on Expanding Access to Health Insurance
Grace-Marie Arnett, president of the Galen Institute, presented testimony on "A Fresh Approach to Health Care Reform" in Montpelier, Vermont, on Wednesday, May 31, 2000. The field hearing on "Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Coverage" was held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and was chaired by Senator James M. Jeffords. The text of Grace-Marie's testimony … [Read more...] about Galen President Testifies on Expanding Access to Health Insurance
Galen President Testifies on Expanding Access to Health Insurance
Grace-Marie Arnett, president of the Galen Institute, presented testimony on "A Fresh Approach to Health Care Reform" in Montpelier, Vermont, on Wednesday, May 31, 2000. The field hearing on "Ensuring Access to Affordable Health Coverage" was held by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and was chaired by Senator James M. Jeffords. The text of Grace-Marie's testimony … [Read more...] about Galen President Testifies on Expanding Access to Health Insurance
Foreign Countries Limit Access To Prescription Drugs
Government-Set Formularies Deny Patients Proven Medicines In every OECD nation where the government provides prescription drug benefits, access to life-saving and life enhancing drugs is restricted. Whenever government programs "guarantee" prescription drug benefits, experience shows that these programs invariably deny patients access to new medicines. British Doctor Can't Prescribe Cancer Drug … [Read more...] about Foreign Countries Limit Access To Prescription Drugs
Foreign Countries Limit Access To Prescription Drugs
Government-Set Formularies Deny Patients Proven Medicines In every OECD nation where the government provides prescription drug benefits, access to life-saving and life enhancing drugs is restricted. Whenever government programs "guarantee" prescription drug benefits, experience shows that these programs invariably deny patients access to new medicines. British Doctor Can't Prescribe Cancer … [Read more...] about Foreign Countries Limit Access To Prescription Drugs
Can Bush Win on Health Care? He's Made a Good Start
The Wall Street Journal Finally, a real debate over health care! In two speeches this week, George W. Bush gave a fresh glimpse of a free-market vision of health-care reform that would put money and control back in the hands of individuals. It's a stark contrast to the policies of the last eight years -- many of which Vice President Al Gore says he would extend -- that advance government control … [Read more...] about Can Bush Win on Health Care? He's Made a Good Start