Medical Savings Account Expansion in President?s Budget
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Medical Savings Account Expansion in President?s Budget ? Consumerism Good Even For Poor, Aged & Disabled: NCOA ? Consumer Driven Plans Gather Steam ? Worker Education Overcomes Skepticism ? Higher Co-Pays Are a Good Thing ? More Information Leads to Lower Costs ? 46% of Large Employers Interested in Consumer Driven Plans ? Hewitt ? Vendors? Corner … [Read more...] about Medical Savings Account Expansion in President?s Budget
States Tackle Medicaid
This article originally appeared in the February 2003 issue of Health Care News. Michigan's state budget deficit could approach $2 billion in the next fiscal year. Eleven other states are on pace to see deficits at or over the $2 billion mark. In Illinois and Wisconsin, the budget gaps may be closer to $3 billion. New Jersey's is $4 billion, Texas's as much as $8 billion, and … [Read more...] about States Tackle Medicaid
Reforming Medicaid
Treatment Denied: State Formularies and Cost Controls
The Right Prescription for Medicare Drug Coverage
Pharmaceutical R&D Jeopardized in the EU
The Right Prescription for Medicare Drug Coverage
The Manhattan Institute held a Capitol Hill briefing today on the principles of designing a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Many speakers emphasized the importance of designing a benefit that would give Medicare beneficiaries access to the newest drugs, avoid restrictive formularies, maintain incentives that encourage future innovations, and provide assistance to low-income seniors. "Medicare … [Read more...] about The Right Prescription for Medicare Drug Coverage