Articles By Author Conrad F. Meier
Articles by Conrad F. Meier
05/01/2005 12:00 AM
Medicaid--the nation's program to reimburse hospitals and physicians for health care provided to the poor--has become an 800-pound gorilla sitting on the ...(read more)
05/01/2005 12:00 AM
Dear Jack, Katie, Luke, Will, Tess, Elle, and Anthony:
My entire generation owes you an apology. But I can speak only for myself when I say I regret ...(read more)
04/01/2005 12:00 AM
My visit to London a few months ago provided valuable lessons about the United Kingdom (UK) and its European Union (EU) neighbors. What was once unimaginable ...(read more)
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A proposed amendment to the Massachusetts state constitution, which would mandate that lawmakers provide medical insurance to all residents of the state, ...(read more)
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In June 2003, Maine Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed the Dirigo Health Reform Act, creating a government-run, taxpayer-funded health insurance and medical ...(read more)
03/01/2005 12:00 AM
More than 30 million uninsured Americans became eligible in February to receive savings of between 25 and 40 percent on 275 brand-name and generic prescription ...(read more)
03/01/2005 12:00 AM
If there is one thing most tragic about the ideas promoted by the advocates of national health care, it is that they keep going around in circles, always ...(read more)
02/01/2005 12:00 AM
Dear Editor:
Governor Blagojevich's knee-jerk reaction that led to spending $2.5 million on unapproved flu vaccines from Europe appears to a waste of ...(read more)
02/01/2005 12:00 AM
Dear Editor:
Former Democratic Senator Bob Kerry just made the best-yet reasoned defense for Social Security reform (Pride and Prejudice, Opinion, 02/01/05): ...(read more)
02/01/2005 12:00 AM
Governor Phil Bredesen (D) announced in January he would cut insurance coverage to 320,000 Tennesseans in an effort to reform TennCare, the state's troubled, ...(read more)
02/01/2005 12:00 AM
Citing ethical, safety, and supply concerns, Canadian health officials have begun to draft a proposal that would ban the export of prescription drugs into ...(read more)
02/01/2005 12:00 AM
Importing safe and cheap prescription drugs would require a billion-dollar safety net that ultimately would consume most of the potential savings from importing ...(read more)
01/24/2005 12:00 AM
Dear Editor:
If Wisconsin legislators want to help lower the cost of health insurance for their constituents, allowing a state income tax deduction for ...(read more)
01/13/2005 12:00 AM
Dear Editor,
Recently released statistics on the infant mortality rate in Cuba leads op-ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof to write, "Babies are less likely ...(read more)
01/13/2005 12:00 AM
Health savings accounts are off to a robust start, according to a new survey released by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a Washington-based trade ...(read more)
01/01/2005 12:00 AM
A far-reaching stem cell research ballot measure passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in California on November 2, winning support across political, ideological, ...(read more)
01/01/2005 12:00 AM
While the talking heads slice and dice November's election results, one thing is certain: Belaboring the minutiae of what happened in that election, and ...(read more)
01/01/2005 12:00 AM
Just as the price of a Rolex watch is not solely determined by the cost of its materials, the price of a prescription drug is not simply the cost of its ...(read more)
