IN THIS ISSUE: HSA Debates in Washington, DC HSAs - "Too Powerful to Ignore" HSAs - "Increasingly Attractive" HSAs - "Exceeding Expectations" HSAs - Leading to Cash-Only Physician Practice HSA Debates in Washington, DC I spoke at several conferences and meetings last week. Two were particularly interesting. The first … [Read more...] about Health Savings Accounts Taking Off in the Market — Despite Misgivings by Some
Response to Roger Lowenstein article in The New York Times Magazine
Reporter Roger Lowenstein's March 13 article in the Magazine("The Quality Cure?") misstates the approach of "right-wingers," as he describes those who believe in a market approach to health reform. He writes that "If people paid for their own angioplasties, so the theory goes, they would have fewer of them. This is the theory behind Bush's health savings accounts..." This is inaccurate. … [Read more...] about Response to Roger Lowenstein article in The New York Times Magazine
Response to Roger Lowenstein article in The New York Times Magazine
Reporter Roger Lowenstein's March 13 article in the Magazine("The Quality Cure?") misstates the approach of "right-wingers," as he describes those who believe in a market approach to health reform. He writes that "If people paid for their own angioplasties, so the theory goes, they would have fewer of them. This is the theory behind Bush's health savings accounts..." This is … [Read more...] about Response to Roger Lowenstein article in The New York Times Magazine
The Uninsured and the Health Care Safety Net
Click here to view Grace-Marie Turner?s presentation to the NCSL/AHRQ Seminar for New State Legislators. The presentation provides a descriptive analysis of the uninsured and discuss Federal, State, local government, and private efforts to strengthen the safety net and/or establish programs to increase insurance coverage for vulnerable populations. … [Read more...] about The Uninsured and the Health Care Safety Net
Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
Dear Sir: Peggy "A Thousand Points of Light" Noonan clearly needs a refresher course in presidential speechwriting. In her commentary, ("Way Too Much God," Jan. 21) she criticized President Bush's inaugural address for not being "more securely grounded" and lacking "specifics." Of all people, the speechwriter for the president's father should know that the point of an inaugural address is … [Read more...] about Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
The Uninsured and the Health Care Safety Net
Click here to view Grace-Marie Turner?s presentation to the NCSL/AHRQ Seminar for New State Legislators. The presentation provides a descriptive analysis of the uninsured and discuss Federal, State, local government, and private efforts to strengthen the safety net and/or establish programs to increase insurance coverage for vulnerable populations. … [Read more...] about The Uninsured and the Health Care Safety Net
Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
Dear Sir: Peggy "A Thousand Points of Light" Noonan clearly needs a refresher course in presidential speechwriting. In her commentary, ("Way Too Much God," Jan. 21) she criticized President Bush's inaugural address for not being "more securely grounded" and lacking "specifics." Of all people, the speechwriter for the president's father should know that the point of an inaugural … [Read more...] about Response to Peggy Noonan Article in The Wall Street Journal
The Death Throes of Single Payer
Consumer Choice Matters IN THIS ISSUE: Relman in The New Republic Europeans Lose Faith in Government Health Wealth Brings 17 More Years of Health in UK Relman in The New Republic "The New Republic" has published a major article called, "Medicine and the Free Market. The Health of Nations," by Arnold Relman, … [Read more...] about The Death Throes of Single Payer