Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street JournalYour March 17 editorial "The Buck Stops Where?" about the dangers of a weak dollar was right on point, emphasizing the need for the Fed to restore its credibility. But a weak dollar alone would not be putting us on the verge of a world-wide financial crisis. It would take much more than a weak dollar and the sub-prime mortgage collapse to … [Read more...] about Loose Political Lips Can Sink Our Economy
Healthy Insights
Dr. Denis Cortese, president and chief executive officer of the Mayo Clinic, offered Washington a healthy dose of insight about the crucial importance of patient-focused care during a speech at the National Press Club on Good Friday. Mayo is renowned worldwide for its expertise in medical diagnosis, and Dr. Cortese drew on these capabilities to help policymakers think differently and more … [Read more...] about Healthy Insights
Loose Political Lips Can Sink Our Economy
Letter to the Editor of The Wall Street JournalYour March 17 editorial "The Buck Stops Where?" about the dangers of a weak dollar was right on point, emphasizing the need for the Fed to restore its credibility. But a weak dollar alone would not be putting us on the verge of a world-wide financial crisis. It would take much more than a weak dollar and the sub-prime mortgage collapse to … [Read more...] about Loose Political Lips Can Sink Our Economy
Brian Lee Crowley Joins Galen Institute as Senior Fellow
The Galen Institute is pleased to announce that Brian Lee Crowley, Ph.D., the founding president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), is joining the institute as a visiting senior fellow. In his new role, Brian will advance the Galen Institute’s work on public policy through speeches, conferences, and writing aimed chiefly at using the Canadian health care experience to … [Read more...] about Brian Lee Crowley Joins Galen Institute as Senior Fellow
Brian Lee Crowley Joins Galen Institute as Senior Fellow
The Galen Institute is pleased to announce that Brian Lee Crowley, Ph.D., the founding president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), is joining the institute as a visiting senior fellow. In his new role, Brian will advance the Galen Institute’s work on public policy through speeches, conferences, and writing aimed chiefly at using the Canadian health care experience to … [Read more...] about Brian Lee Crowley Joins Galen Institute as Senior Fellow
The True Story
A new survey that is highly critical of consumer-directed health care is getting attention in the media, and once again, we need to tell you what it really says. The Commonwealth Fund and the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) have produced the third in a series of studies that we can only believe reflects an agenda to show that CDHC is a failure. The Commonwealth website, for example, … [Read more...] about The True Story
Gold Standard
A gold standard in health policy is finding ways to improve care, save money, and enlist patients in better managing their chronic conditions. And we have new evidence of the success of a program that is doing just that. The Asheville Project began several years ago, enlisting local pharmacists to monitor and help manage the health of diabetes patients and coach them about using their medicines … [Read more...] about Gold Standard
What They Agree On
Now that it appears the Democratic presidential contest will keep going for some time, health care will continue to be a major topic of debate. While most of the disagreement between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has focused on universal coverage -- and particularly an individual mandate -- that dispute is actually overshadowing how many similarities there are between their two health … [Read more...] about What They Agree On