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Consumer Power Report
Written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, the Consumer Power Report is a weekly email summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed healch care in the media, legislative, and regulatory arenas.
Consumer Power Report
Consumer Power Report #105
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #110
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #111
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #112
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #113
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #114
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #115
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #116
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #117
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #118
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #119
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #120
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #131
I’m keeping the Intro short this week, because it is a pretty long edition and I haven’t yet made sense of all the puzzling things going on ... (read more)
I’m keeping the Intro short this week, because it is a pretty long edition and I haven’t yet made sense of all the puzzling things going on ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #132
This issue is devoted to physicians, especially the bungling of the AMA as it flushes its principles down the toilet to get a “seat at the table.”A ... (read more)
This issue is devoted to physicians, especially the bungling of the AMA as it flushes its principles down the toilet to get a “seat at the table.”A ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #133
Consumers for Health Care Choices and The Heartland Institute are developing a number of events that you will love.First, we are doing a series of Consumer ... (read more)
Consumers for Health Care Choices and The Heartland Institute are developing a number of events that you will love.First, we are doing a series of Consumer ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #134
I’m keeping this issue fairly short this week since I know you are eager to get out of the office and start enjoying the Fourth of July Weekend.I ... (read more)
I’m keeping this issue fairly short this week since I know you are eager to get out of the office and start enjoying the Fourth of July Weekend.I ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #135
Driving into DC the other day, I was struck by how many tiny little cars there are on the road these days. The big SUVs are gone. There seems to be a new ... (read more)
Driving into DC the other day, I was struck by how many tiny little cars there are on the road these days. The big SUVs are gone. There seems to be a new ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #136
The Heartland Institute is doing a much better job than I was ever able to do in putting these publications online. If you need to go back to an earlier ... (read more)
The Heartland Institute is doing a much better job than I was ever able to do in putting these publications online. If you need to go back to an earlier ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #137
The next in our series of Consumer Education Workshops will be held in Austin, Texas on October 17. We haven't pinned down the location yet, but the agenda ... (read more)
The next in our series of Consumer Education Workshops will be held in Austin, Texas on October 17. We haven't pinned down the location yet, but the agenda ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #138
The chickens are coming home to roost.I won't spend a lot of time on Ted Stevens. He will be tried and found guilty -- or not. But it is interesting how ... (read more)
The chickens are coming home to roost.I won't spend a lot of time on Ted Stevens. He will be tried and found guilty -- or not. But it is interesting how ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #139
I was in Chicago for three days this week for Heartland's President's Council Retreat. This was an appreciation of Heartland's major supporters and it was ... (read more)
I was in Chicago for three days this week for Heartland's President's Council Retreat. This was an appreciation of Heartland's major supporters and it was ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #140
Our Consumer Education Workshop on September 3 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a great event. To get the detailed information, go to http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=23638Similar ... (read more)
Our Consumer Education Workshop on September 3 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a great event. To get the detailed information, go to http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=23638Similar ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #141
Writing in the Hartford Courant, Diane Levick reports there is "growing competition in the sale of individual policies. The result is a dizzying array ... (read more)
Writing in the Hartford Courant, Diane Levick reports there is "growing competition in the sale of individual policies. The result is a dizzying array ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #143
Our consumer education workshop in Harrisburg was pretty successful. There wasn’t as big an audience as we were hoping for, but we got 29 people including ... (read more)
Our consumer education workshop in Harrisburg was pretty successful. There wasn’t as big an audience as we were hoping for, but we got 29 people including ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #144
Robert Samuelson wrote an important op-ed in both Newsweek and the Washington Post this week. In it he says the current obsession with universal coverage ... (read more)
Robert Samuelson wrote an important op-ed in both Newsweek and the Washington Post this week. In it he says the current obsession with universal coverage ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #145
We lost a giant last week. J. Patrick Rooney passed away on September 15 in Indianapolis. More than anyone else, Pat was responsible for moving the political ... (read more)
We lost a giant last week. J. Patrick Rooney passed away on September 15 in Indianapolis. More than anyone else, Pat was responsible for moving the political ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #146
I spoke last Friday in Madison, Wisconsin at an event organized by Jeff Mayers, founder of www.WisPolitics.com. The topic was "Diagnosing a Policy ... (read more)
I spoke last Friday in Madison, Wisconsin at an event organized by Jeff Mayers, founder of www.WisPolitics.com. The topic was "Diagnosing a Policy ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #147
Our latest Consumer Education workshop was held on Wednesday, October 1, in Chicago. The presentations by Doug Andrews of Argus Financial, Glenn Stokes ... (read more)
Our latest Consumer Education workshop was held on Wednesday, October 1, in Chicago. The presentations by Doug Andrews of Argus Financial, Glenn Stokes ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #148
Wow! Between the elections and the market turmoil this is a golden age for news junkies. Remember back in the old days when the biggest "crisis" ... (read more)
Wow! Between the elections and the market turmoil this is a golden age for news junkies. Remember back in the old days when the biggest "crisis" ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #149
This endless campaign is finally coming to a close. I've never been good at predicting elections, so I won't embarrass myself here. I'll just be glad to ... (read more)
This endless campaign is finally coming to a close. I've never been good at predicting elections, so I won't embarrass myself here. I'll just be glad to ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #150
We are providing a special discounted rate for CHCC members to attend the Third Annual Awards Banquet. Originally we were going to charge $180, but with ... (read more)
We are providing a special discounted rate for CHCC members to attend the Third Annual Awards Banquet. Originally we were going to charge $180, but with ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #151
I am very pleased that former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has agreed to keynote our Awards Banquet on November 12. Mr. Armey was a very rare politician ... (read more)
I am very pleased that former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has agreed to keynote our Awards Banquet on November 12. Mr. Armey was a very rare politician ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #152
Hoisted on His Own PetardNow, there's an expression I don't get to use very often, but it could not be more fitting than to describe the doomed candidacy ... (read more)
Hoisted on His Own PetardNow, there's an expression I don't get to use very often, but it could not be more fitting than to describe the doomed candidacy ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #153
We had a terrific time at our third annual Awards Banquet. I will report more on it next week. Stay tuned.On Saturday, November 8, I went to Orlando to ... (read more)
We had a terrific time at our third annual Awards Banquet. I will report more on it next week. Stay tuned.On Saturday, November 8, I went to Orlando to ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #154
Our events last week were terrific. We hope to have videos posted on the Web site shortly, but a few highlights:We had an excellent roundtable meeting of ... (read more)
Our events last week were terrific. We hope to have videos posted on the Web site shortly, but a few highlights:We had an excellent roundtable meeting of ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #155
With the stock market crashing, home values falling, unemployment rising, and the prospect of massive federal intrusion in the health care you get, it may ... (read more)
With the stock market crashing, home values falling, unemployment rising, and the prospect of massive federal intrusion in the health care you get, it may ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #156
It is time to get serious. I don't think freedom in health care has ever faced such enormous challenges--which is ironic because at this point in history ... (read more)
It is time to get serious. I don't think freedom in health care has ever faced such enormous challenges--which is ironic because at this point in history ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #157
I just sent the guy who delivers my newspaper a $20 tip for Christmas. He does a good job getting me the Washington Post every morning and I want him to ... (read more)
I just sent the guy who delivers my newspaper a $20 tip for Christmas. He does a good job getting me the Washington Post every morning and I want him to ... (read more)
Consumer Power Report #158
We're going to skip an issue later this week to enjoy Christmas with family and friends. We'll be back before New Year's Day to wrap up one of the most ... (read more)
We're going to skip an issue later this week to enjoy Christmas with family and friends. We'll be back before New Year's Day to wrap up one of the most ... (read more)
