Cost remains the central issue in the health-reform debate, and the news last week was not good for leaders on either side of Capitol Hill — first with a vote in the Senate blocking a deficit-spending trick and then with a new report showing the House bill would actually increase health costs.The vote last Wednesday on the “Doc Fix” stunned everyone, even, apparently, Majority … [Read more...] about The Fix Is Not In
More Drugs, Less Crime: Health Reformers Should Worry About Setting Back Pharmaceutical Innovation
In 1990, the United States was near the peak of a decades-long crime wave. Time magazine reported that New York City was undergoing "a surge of... violent crime that government officials seem utterly unable to combat."Less than two decades later, the city's crime-rate has plummeted. Noting yet another year-over-year decline in criminality, The New York Times recently reported that … [Read more...] about More Drugs, Less Crime: Health Reformers Should Worry About Setting Back Pharmaceutical Innovation
More Drugs, Less Crime: Health Reformers Should Worry About Setting Back Pharmaceutical Innovation
In 1990, the United States was near the peak of a decades-long crime wave. Time magazine reported that New York City was undergoing "a surge of... violent crime that government officials seem utterly unable to combat."Less than two decades later, the city's crime-rate has plummeted. Noting yet another year-over-year decline in criminality, The New York Times recently reported that … [Read more...] about More Drugs, Less Crime: Health Reformers Should Worry About Setting Back Pharmaceutical Innovation
The Fix Is Not In
Cost matters: The cost of health care remains the central issue in the health reform debate, and that's why the news this week was so bad for leaders on both sides of Capitol Hill. First, the Senate. Wednesday's vote on the "Doc Fix" stunned everyone, even, apparently, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. His plan was to shove $247 billion under the carpet and pretend that a … [Read more...] about The Fix Is Not In
Survey Finds Public Opposes Major Parts of Obamacare
As the health reform debate in Congress moves from the floodlights in the Senate Finance Committee to the closed, backrooms in the Capitol, White House officials and congressional Democrats appear determined to pass their version of health reform regardless of what the public supports or wants in health reform legislation.According to a public opinion survey commissioned by the Galen Institute and … [Read more...] about Survey Finds Public Opposes Major Parts of Obamacare
Survey Finds Public Opposes Major Parts of Obamacare
As the health reform debate in Congress moves from the floodlights in the Senate Finance Committee to the closed, backrooms in the Capitol, White House officials and congressional Democrats appear determined to pass their version of health reform regardless of what the public supports or wants in health reform legislation.According to a public opinion survey commissioned by the Galen Institute and … [Read more...] about Survey Finds Public Opposes Major Parts of Obamacare
Humpty Dumpty Health Reform?
Many of the deals that the White House has been cutting all year with health-industry leaders are starting to show the cracks and strains of political pressures in Congress.While all the news in the last week focused on the Senate Finance Committee reporting out a ghost bill with one Republican vote, health reform is far from the finish line.Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) said it best: “We just … [Read more...] about Humpty Dumpty Health Reform?
Humpty Dumpty Health Reform?
Many of the deals that the White House has been cutting all year with health-industry leaders are starting to show the cracks and strains of political pressures in Congress.While all the news in the last week focused on the Senate Finance Committee reporting out a ghost bill with one Republican vote, health reform is far from the finish line.Sen. Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) said it best: “We just … [Read more...] about Humpty Dumpty Health Reform?