Our health sector is like a giant ship: It takes a great deal of effort to change direction, but even a small change can lead to a very different destination over time. For the last six years, the health sector has been moving toward more free-market solutions, introducing patient choice and competition into a system that had been largely dominated by top-down, centralized management. A few very … [Read more...] about The Real Agenda
Health Care Week
President Bush devoted the week to making a big push for his health reform plan, starting with his Saturday radio address, then a meeting on Tuesday at the White House, and a hospital tour and a roundtable discussion in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Wednesday. All of this sends a strong signal about the importance that the White House attaches to health care and to energizing a positive conversation … [Read more...] about Health Care Week
Prepared comments from Grace-Marie Turner during a meeting at the White House with President Bush
Mr. President, let me first say thank you and congratulations, on behalf of the market-based policy community, for the health policy initiatives you announced in your State of the Union Address this year. The policies are bold and innovative, and they create an exciting new conversation in the policy debate. Organizations as diverse at The Heritage Foundation and the Urban Institute and The … [Read more...] about Prepared comments from Grace-Marie Turner during a meeting at the White House with President Bush
Prepared comments from Grace-Marie Turner during a meeting at the White House with President Bush
Mr. President, let me first say thank you and congratulations, on behalf of the market-based policy community, for the health policy initiatives you announced in your State of the Union Address this year. The policies are bold and innovative, and they create an exciting new conversation in the policy debate. Organizations as diverse at The Heritage Foundation and the Urban Institute and The … [Read more...] about Prepared comments from Grace-Marie Turner during a meeting at the White House with President Bush
Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
A panel of experts, including Grace-Marie, will meet with President Bush on Tuesday to discuss the president's new health care proposals and how we can build a vibrant market where individuals can buy their own health insurance. Click here for more information on President Bush's health care proposals. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
New Proposals for Health Reform
Health care clearly has become a top-tier issue, with governors, presidential candidates, business and labor coalitions, and now President Bush all offering dramatic new proposals for reform. Mr. Bush has taken a different approach than most of the others. Instead of new mandates and expanding public programs to achieve universal coverage, he would start by creating new incentives for … [Read more...] about New Proposals for Health Reform
Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
A panel of experts, including Grace-Marie, will meet with President Bush on Tuesday to discuss the president's new health care proposals and how we can build a vibrant market where individuals can buy their own health insurance. Click here for more information on President Bush's health care proposals. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Participates in White House Panel
New Proposals for Health Reform
Health care clearly has become a top-tier issue, with governors, presidential candidates, business and labor coalitions, and now President Bush all offering dramatic new proposals for reform. Mr. Bush has taken a different approach than most of the others. Instead of new mandates and expanding public programs to achieve universal coverage, he would start by creating new incentives for … [Read more...] about New Proposals for Health Reform