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Medicare Blocks Innovation—Brian Blase research

POSTED BY Galen Institute on October 7, 2020.

Galen Senior Fellow Brian Blase looks to the future in a new paper describing a medical innovation that can improve health care productivity—largely through more accurate, timely, and affordable diagnoses—and expand access to care by more efficiently deploying specialists’ time and making tests less expensive. In a new analysis, “Properly Incentivizing Health Care Innovation & A Case Study … [Read more...] about Medicare Blocks Innovation—Brian Blase research

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Innovation, Medicare

Is Medicaid Expansion Worth It?

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 23, 2020.

Targeted initiatives focused on vulnerable patients and children prove to be far better public investments than does a broad-based Medicaid expansion, according to a new paper by Brian Blase and David Balat for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.  Their detailed review of academic studies and state experience shows the most cost-effective way to use public resources to improve health is … [Read more...] about Is Medicaid Expansion Worth It?

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Medicare

Good and Bad Ideas in the Senate’s Medicare Drug Bill

POSTED BY Doug Badger on August 28, 2019.

Responding to popular anxiety over prescription drug prices, the Senate Finance Committee last month approved a bill to restructure the Medicare prescription drug benefit.   The bill is part of broader congressional and administration efforts to address rising health care costs, one in which lawmakers are laying aside partisan differences to seek constructive solutions.  The … [Read more...] about Good and Bad Ideas in the Senate’s Medicare Drug Bill

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Health Insurance, Medicare, The Daily Signal

Grace-Marie Turner Testifies Before Congress About Universal Coverage

POSTED BY Galen Institute on June 12, 2019.

Grace-Marie Turner testified on June 12 before the House Ways & Means Committee’s hearing on “Pathways to Universal Health Coverage.”  She argued against dramatically expanding the role of government through Medicare for All or other new taxpayer-supported programs, such as Medicare Buy-In or a new “public option” insurer.  She said we should instead target appropriate … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Testifies Before Congress About Universal Coverage

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Health Insurance, Medicare

The Left’s Utopian Health Care Promises

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on May 3, 2019.

Published on FORBES.com | Democrats have been pulling levers for decades to exert greater and greater government control over our health sector.  But the more government gets involved, the more dysfunctional the market becomes.  The left now contends that the mess can only be solved with a complete government takeover. They believe their moment has come. Americans are … [Read more...] about The Left’s Utopian Health Care Promises

Filed Under: Forbes, Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare, ObamaCare

Grace-Marie Turner testifies on Medicare For All

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 30, 2019.

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Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare, Reform Initiatives

A Tale of Two Big (Medicare) Mistakes

POSTED BY RealClearHealth on April 19, 2019.

So here is a glimpse into one small part of the vast U.S. health care industry that shows the incredible difficulty government agencies have in setting accurate and fair payment rates for medical services, even when specifically directed by Congress to do so.  It offers a cautionary tale for those who would put the entire health care system under government control.  The players in … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Big (Medicare) Mistakes

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare, RealClearHealth

‘Medicare for All’ vs. ‘Medicare for Less’?

POSTED BY National Review Online on March 28, 2019.

The liberal talking point is inaccurate. But there’s a reason it resonates with the public. The 2020 presidential race will pit the Democrats’ “Medicare for All” proposal against the Trump administration’s “Medicare for Less.” At least that’s how the Washington Post and some Democratic political operatives suggest it will play out. According to the Post article, … [Read more...] about ‘Medicare for All’ vs. ‘Medicare for Less’?

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Medicare

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