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Several key members of Congress and a number of influential organizations are working on initiatives that would reverse the alarming growth in the number of Americans without health insurance.House Majority Leader Dick Armey is leading the charge. He delivered a speech before the American Hospital Association recently in which he put himself squarely on record as supporting the free-market health … [Read more...] about Tax Initiatives Gain Strength

Chairman John Breaux of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare has proposed a reform plan that would leverage the powerful forces of market competition and consumer choice to save the program. The proposal that Senator Breaux (D-LA) and co-chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) are offering would give beneficiaries financial assistance that they could use to purchase their own health … [Read more...] about Plan Would Put Medicare Beneficiaries in Charge of Reform

Chairman John Breaux of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare has proposed a reform plan that would leverage the powerful forces of market competition and consumer choice to save the program. The proposal that Senator Breaux (D-LA) and co-chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) are offering would give beneficiaries financial assistance that they could use to purchase their own health … [Read more...] about Plan Would Put Medicare Beneficiaries in Charge of Reform

During the heated debate on health care reform several years ago, some states jumped ahead of the rest by aggressively regulating their health insurance markets to speed reform. The data are now in, and they show that these attempts have backfired by harming the very citizens they were designed to help. Between 1990 and 1994, 16 states passed the most aggressive laws designed to increase access … [Read more...] about Uninsured Rates Rise Dramatically in States With Strictest Health Insurance Regulations

During the heated debate on health care reform several years ago, some states jumped ahead of the rest by aggressively regulating their health insurance markets to speed reform. The data are now in, and they show that these attempts have backfired by harming the very citizens they were designed to help. Between 1990 and 1994, 16 states passed the most aggressive laws designed to increase access … [Read more...] about Uninsured Rates Rise Dramatically in States With Strictest Health Insurance Regulations

The Washington Times, Opinion/Editorial The health care reform freight train is steaming through Congress once again, with members poised to vote on legislation imposing new regulations on America's health-care industry. If the experience of the states is any indication, these regulations could backfire, harming the very citizens they were designed to help.Between 1990 and 1994, 16 states were … [Read more...] about States Show the Folly of Regulating Health Care

The Washington Times, Opinion/Editorial The health care reform freight train is steaming through Congress once again, with members poised to vote on legislation imposing new regulations on America's health-care industry. If the experience of the states is any indication, these regulations could backfire, harming the very citizens they were designed to help.Between 1990 and 1994, 16 states were … [Read more...] about States Show the Folly of Regulating Health Care

During the heated debate over health care reform several years ago, some states jumped ahead of the rest in aggressively regulating their health insurance markets to speed reform. The data are now in, and they show that these attempts have backfired by harming the very citizens they were designed to help. Between 1990 and 1994, 16 states were most aggressive in passing laws attempting to increase … [Read more...] about What States Can Teach Congress About Health Care Regulation