This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Health Care News. Inaction by the 107th means malpractice and Medicare reform, prescription drug coverage and aid to the uninsured, remain on the table Congress has a wide range of health policy reforms to consider when it opens its 108th session this month. Among the issues it is expected to address are a Medicare prescription drug … [Read more...] about Health Policy Reform High on Agenda for 108th Congress
Help Wanted: Extending Health Insurance to Laid-Off Workers
Extending Patient Power
The National Center for Policy Analysis held a Capitol Hill briefing yesterday to discuss legislative improvements that could be made to consumer-driven health care options. Speakers at the briefing, entitled ?Extending Patient Power: Ideas for the 108th Congress,? were Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Congressman Jim DeMint (R-SC), and Ronald Bachman, principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers. John Goodman of … [Read more...] about Extending Patient Power
Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
This week I want to introduce you to a new weekly publication of the Galen Institute called Consumer Choice Matters. It will be issued every Tuesday. This will be the flagship publication of Galen's new Center for Consumer Driven Health Care and dedicated to new developments around the country in the movement for increased consumerism in health care. There is so much going on in this area that … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
Extending Patient Power
The National Center for Policy Analysis held a Capitol Hill briefing yesterday to discuss legislative improvements that could be made to consumer-driven health care options. Speakers at the briefing, entitled ?Extending Patient Power: Ideas for the 108th Congress,? were Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Congressman Jim DeMint (R-SC), and Ronald Bachman, principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers. John Goodman of … [Read more...] about Extending Patient Power
Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
This week I want to introduce you to a new weekly publication of the Galen Institute called Consumer Choice Matters. It will be issued every Tuesday. This will be the flagship publication of Galen's new Center for Consumer Driven Health Care and dedicated to new developments around the country in the movement for increased consumerism in health care. There is so much going on in this area that … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters
President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
The following statement from Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, and Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, concerns the President's remarks this week about Medicare. "President Bush's Medicare proposal offers Americans real choices, not false promises. The President outlined an approach that will lead health care away from a system of price … [Read more...] about President Sets Stage for Sweeping Health Care Debate
Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare
President Bush has boldly stepped up to the plate by calling for Medicare modernization and has set the stage for an historic debate that White House officials acknowledge can either help or hurt his presidency in a big way. Unlike his predecessors, Mr. Bush is not ducking the crucial need to bring Medicare into the era of modern medicine. Medicare is gobbling up a bigger and bigger share … [Read more...] about Real Choices, Not False Promises, in Medicare