The Medicare Trustees released their annual report on Tuesday, with newspaper headlines the next day giving a false sense that the program is financially secure. But it is secure only if you don't care that Medicare's tap on the trough of general revenues will turn into a geyser in future years. Here's the real danger - which you are unlikely to read in any of the newspaper reports: According … [Read more...] about The Real Truth
Galen Institute Opposes LEP Regulations
March 27, 2002 Ms. Deeana JangAttn: LEP Comments200 Independence Avenue, SWRoom 506FWashington, DC 20201 Dear Ms. Jang: This letter is in response to the policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons issued on February 1, 2002. After reviewing the guidance carefully, we have concluded that enforcement of … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Opposes LEP Regulations
Galen Institute Opposes LEP Regulations
March 27, 2002 Ms. Deeana JangAttn: LEP Comments200 Independence Avenue, SWRoom 506FWashington, DC 20201 Dear Ms. Jang: This letter is in response to the policy guidance on Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination as it affects Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons issued on February 1, 2002. After reviewing the guidance carefully, we have concluded that enforcement … [Read more...] about Galen Institute Opposes LEP Regulations
There Is Hope
Health care was one of the hottest topics at a conference in Washington this week on Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century, sponsored by Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and attended by more than 1,600 women business owners from around the country. During the first general session, women said in an electronic poll that the high cost of health insurance was by far (76%) their greatest concern. … [Read more...] about There Is Hope
There Is Hope
Health care was one of the hottest topics at a conference in Washington this week on Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century, sponsored by Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and attended by more than 1,600 women business owners from around the country. During the first general session, women said in an electronic poll that the high cost of health insurance was by far (76%) their greatest concern. … [Read more...] about There Is Hope
Examining Unequal Treatment in American Health Care
Examining Unequal Treatment in American Health Care
Taking Charge
Mark McClellan, a member of the president's Council of Economic Advisers and White House health policy guru, was armed on Wednesday with new studies and data to turn back criticism from Sen. Ted Kennedy and other Democrats on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the president's plan to expand access to health insurance through refundable tax credits. The central theme … [Read more...] about Taking Charge