Galen Institute

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 … [Read more...] about What States Can Teach Congress About Health Care Regulation

President Clinton joined congressional Democrats recently to push his plan to pry open Medicare so the "near elderly" can buy into the program. They claim that only 300,000 to 400,000 Americans will take advantage of the offer and say the plan will be fully paid for by the premiums charged to participants. Brookings Institution Fellow Jacob Hacker says the proposal is "modest." But much more … [Read more...] about Medicare Expansion: The Wrong Track

President Clinton joined congressional Democrats recently to push his plan to pry open Medicare so the "near elderly" can buy into the program. They claim that only 300,000 to 400,000 Americans will take advantage of the offer and say the plan will be fully paid for by the premiums charged to participants. Brookings Institution Fellow Jacob Hacker says the proposal is "modest." But much more … [Read more...] about Medicare Expansion: The Wrong Track

November 14, 1997 A message to the states Re: Title XXI of the Social Security Act, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which provides $48 billion over 10 years for health insurance for targeted uninsured children. A broad-based group of leading health policy analysts from the major market-oriented think tanks has developed the attached statement to suggest options to states as … [Read more...] about Consensus Group Issues Advice on Implementing State Children’s’ Health Insurance Program

Report of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform Table of Contents Foreword by Senate Leader Dole and Speaker Gingrich Preface by Edwin J. Feulner Introduction by Jack Kemp Imagine an America… At the Boiling Point Working Principles A New Tax System for the 21st Century – “Commission Recommendations” Biographies and Appreciation The “Tax Test” … [Read more...] about Unleashing America's Potential: A pro-growth, pro-family tax system for the 21st century

Report of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform Table of Contents Foreword by Senate Leader Dole and Speaker Gingrich Preface by Edwin J. Feulner Introduction by Jack Kemp Imagine an America… At the Boiling Point Working Principles A New Tax System for the 21st Century – “Commission Recommendations” Biographies and Appreciation The “Tax Test” … [Read more...] about Unleashing America’s Potential: A pro-growth, pro-family tax system for the 21st century

The debate on Medicare reform has begun in earnest. Much of that debate will be budget-driven. However, the health directors of the policy organizations which constitute the Consensus Group believe that structural changes should be made in Medicare. Across a broad ideological spectrum, the members of the Consensus Group agree on the fundamental principles of Medicare reform. These are contained in … [Read more...] about Consensus Group Announces Position On Medicare Reform