Posted on National Review Online: The Corner, 03/30/09“Strange bedfellows” have been meeting for years in Washington to try to hammer out compromises on health reform. The latest is the “Health Reform Dialogue,” composed of 18 groups from the AARP to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who’ve been working with a professional mediator for six months to develop a … [Read more...] about 'Consensus' on Health Reform? Hardly, But a Few Good Ideas
‘Consensus’ on Health Reform? Hardly, But a Few Good Ideas
Posted on National Review Online: The Corner, 03/30/09“Strange bedfellows” have been meeting for years in Washington to try to hammer out compromises on health reform. The latest is the “Health Reform Dialogue,” composed of 18 groups from the AARP to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who’ve been working with a professional mediator for six months to develop a … [Read more...] about ‘Consensus’ on Health Reform? Hardly, But a Few Good Ideas
Taxing Health Benefits
I was pleased to see your editorial on “Vindicating McCain ” (Mar. 21-22) exposing the “deeply cynical turnabout” between the rhetoric of the Obama campaign criticizing Sen. McCain’s health reform proposal and plans by the White House and Congress now to tax health benefits to pay for their health reform legislation.But there is a crucial policy nuance that is … [Read more...] about Taxing Health Benefits
The 80% Rule
Highlights Reform Agenda Natasha Richardson Comparative Effectiveness Friedman on Capitalism Featured Articles So much is happening on the health reform front in Washington this week that our heads are spinning, with legislators jockeying for control over procedures, timing, and the content of reform legislation. Here's my take. A number of key provisions in the legislation are … [Read more...] about The 80% Rule
Taxing Health Benefits
I was pleased to see your editorial on “Vindicating McCain ” (Mar. 21-22) exposing the “deeply cynical turnabout” between the rhetoric of the Obama campaign criticizing Sen. McCain’s health reform proposal and plans by the White House and Congress now to tax health benefits to pay for their health reform legislation.But there is a crucial policy nuance that is … [Read more...] about Taxing Health Benefits
Public Plan Dangers
Len Nichols says that there would be a level playing field between a new government health plan and private plans if “all rules of the marketplace -- benefit package requirements, insurance regulations, and risk adjustment processes -- apply to all plans equally, whether public or private.” But this is a false assurance because Washington can continue to change the rules that dictate … [Read more...] about Public Plan Dangers
Does Massachusetts Have a Miracle Cure for Health Reform?
Reporter Kevin Sack of The New York Times wrote in a March 16 article that "the day of reckoning has arrived" for the Massachusetts health insurance experiment. In 2006, the state passed a law mandating that all of its citizens must have health insurance and requiring individuals and employers to pay. It also created a new system of subsidies and overhauled the health insurance market … [Read more...] about Does Massachusetts Have a Miracle Cure for Health Reform?
Public Plan Dangers
Len Nichols says that there would be a level playing field between a new government health plan and private plans if “all rules of the marketplace -- benefit package requirements, insurance regulations, and risk adjustment processes -- apply to all plans equally, whether public or private.” But this is a false assurance because Washington can continue to change the rules that dictate … [Read more...] about Public Plan Dangers