The Alliance for Health Reform held a Capitol Hill briefing today in the Dirksen Senate Office Building to compare Medicare and private sector cost growth. Speakers included Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute, Marilyn Moon of the Urban Institute, and Karen Davis of The Commonwealth Fund. Marilyn Moon presented the results of her analysis that showed Medicare controls enrollee … [Read more...] about Comparing Medicare and Private Cost Growth
FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Drug Imports
Appeared in The Detroit News and Free Press on May 11, 2003. Seniors who have been buying cheap drugs over the Internet from Canada soon are likely to be searching for new suppliers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter threatening criminal and civil action against any companies that aid in the illegal practice. That would target insurance companies like UnitedHealth … [Read more...] about FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Drug Imports
Targeting the Problem
The former director of the Congressional Budget Office, Dan Crippen, advised the Senate Aging Committee in testimony on Monday to understand a problem before spending hundreds of billions of dollars to fix it. What a novel idea! The man who produced cost estimates for Congress for four years has suggested to Congress that it might be wise to start by counting who most needs help with health … [Read more...] about Targeting the Problem
FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Drug Imports
Appeared in The Detroit News and Free Press on May 11, 2003. Seniors who have been buying cheap drugs over the Internet from Canada soon are likely to be searching for new suppliers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a letter threatening criminal and civil action against any companies that aid in the illegal practice. That would target insurance companies like UnitedHealth … [Read more...] about FDA Cracks Down on Illegal Drug Imports
Targeting the Problem
The former director of the Congressional Budget Office, Dan Crippen, advised the Senate Aging Committee in testimony on Monday to understand a problem before spending hundreds of billions of dollars to fix it. What a novel idea! The man who produced cost estimates for Congress for four years has suggested to Congress that it might be wise to start by counting who most needs help with health … [Read more...] about Targeting the Problem
State Legislators Have Health Insurance Questions; New Guide Has Solutions
Testimony on H.R. 660: The Small Business Health Fairness Act
Before the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the United States House of Representatives March 13, 2003 Chairman Johnson and Members of the Committee, Thank you for this opportunity to share with you some thoughts on Association Health Plans and specifically H.R. 660. I am Greg Scandlen. I am currently the director of the Center for … [Read more...] about Testimony on H.R. 660: The Small Business Health Fairness Act
Granger and Wynn Hold News Conference on Tax Credit Bill
Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) and Congressman Albert Wynn (D-MD) held a news conference yesterday on Capitol Hill to highlight the introduction of the Securing Access, Value, and Equality (SAVE) in Health Care Act. The SAVE Act proposal would provide a pre-payable, fully refundable tax credit to individuals and families to choose an affordable health plan that fits their needs. The … [Read more...] about Granger and Wynn Hold News Conference on Tax Credit Bill