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Health Care News
January 2003
01/2003 State Legislative Update
ARKANSAS Governor Mike Huckabee (R) recently proposed increasing the state sales tax by five-eighths of 1 percent to pay for Medicaid. State spending ... (read more)
ARKANSAS Governor Mike Huckabee (R) recently proposed increasing the state sales tax by five-eighths of 1 percent to pay for Medicaid. State spending ... (read more)
01/2003 The Galen Report
It’s already clear congressional and White House leaders really meant it when they promised health care issues will be a top priority in the 108th Congress. Our ... (read more)
It’s already clear congressional and White House leaders really meant it when they promised health care issues will be a top priority in the 108th Congress. Our ... (read more)
01/2003 The Pulse
The most important, least reported outcome of last year’s elections are what happened in the state legislatures. According to preliminary results from ... (read more)
The most important, least reported outcome of last year’s elections are what happened in the state legislatures. According to preliminary results from ... (read more)
Al Gore and the Liberal Dream
Former Vice President Al Gore recently began pounding the drum for health care reform. He told the nation what most of us already know: The U.S. health ... (read more)
Former Vice President Al Gore recently began pounding the drum for health care reform. He told the nation what most of us already know: The U.S. health ... (read more)
Bill Frist's 'Big Vision' for Medicare
Heart surgeon and U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) is stepping into a political swamp wrought with alligators: overhauling Medicare. Most Republicans ... (read more)
Heart surgeon and U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) is stepping into a political swamp wrought with alligators: overhauling Medicare. Most Republicans ... (read more)
Doctors Must Participate in the Health Policy Debate
Physicians in Southern California, often a laboratory for the nation’s private and government health care reform efforts, need to take an active role ... (read more)
Physicians in Southern California, often a laboratory for the nation’s private and government health care reform efforts, need to take an active role ... (read more)
Employer May Be Liable for Medical Advice
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not prevent a plaintiff from suing her deceased husband’s employer and the employer’s medical ... (read more)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not prevent a plaintiff from suing her deceased husband’s employer and the employer’s medical ... (read more)
Faria Appointed to CDC Committee
Dr. Miguel A. Faria Jr., a retired neurosurgeon, former Clinical Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) at Mercer University School of Medicine, and contributing ... (read more)
Dr. Miguel A. Faria Jr., a retired neurosurgeon, former Clinical Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery) at Mercer University School of Medicine, and contributing ... (read more)
Health Policy Reform High on Agenda for 108th Congress
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 ... (read more)
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 ... (read more)
How to Tame Your Health Care Costs
Want to know the best way to dramatically reduce your health care costs over your lifetime? Choose healthy parents. Wake Forest University researchers ... (read more)
Want to know the best way to dramatically reduce your health care costs over your lifetime? Choose healthy parents. Wake Forest University researchers ... (read more)
January 2003 Health Care News (pdf)
The January 2003 issue of Health Care News features Page 1 coverage of state efforts to protect physicians from excessive jury verdicts and related malpractice ... (read more)
The January 2003 issue of Health Care News features Page 1 coverage of state efforts to protect physicians from excessive jury verdicts and related malpractice ... (read more)
Medical Liability Reform: A Physician’s Perspective
With the resurgence of the medical liability crisis, a review of tort reform efforts over the past several years is in order. It’s important to understand ... (read more)
With the resurgence of the medical liability crisis, a review of tort reform efforts over the past several years is in order. It’s important to understand ... (read more)
MSAs Are Not FSAs Are Not HRAs
Faced with alarming increases in health care costs, employers are turning to consumer-driven health plans to help rein in expenditures. Such consumer ... (read more)
Faced with alarming increases in health care costs, employers are turning to consumer-driven health plans to help rein in expenditures. Such consumer ... (read more)
Partnerships Offer Common-Sense Approach to Long-Term Care
The financing of long-term care is an issue of growing concern for many Americans. The demographic make-up of our population is changing, creating a looming ... (read more)
The financing of long-term care is an issue of growing concern for many Americans. The demographic make-up of our population is changing, creating a looming ... (read more)
Pediatric Testing Requirement Would Be Wrong Medicine
If you’ve filled a prescription recently, you may have had a nasty surprise. Antibiotics or a tube of steroid cream used to cost a few bucks, but now ... (read more)
If you’ve filled a prescription recently, you may have had a nasty surprise. Antibiotics or a tube of steroid cream used to cost a few bucks, but now ... (read more)
Senior Citizens Shorted on Health Care
Congressional scandals come in two varieties. One involves criminality, malfeasance, dark and secret things. The other involves what they do legally--right ... (read more)
Congressional scandals come in two varieties. One involves criminality, malfeasance, dark and secret things. The other involves what they do legally--right ... (read more)
States Take Lead on Medical Malpractice Reform
The United States Senate killed by inaction a malpractice reform bill approved by the House of Representatives. But the federal government’s inability ... (read more)
The United States Senate killed by inaction a malpractice reform bill approved by the House of Representatives. But the federal government’s inability ... (read more)
Table: Side-by-Side Comparison of MSAs, FSAs, and HRAs
Side-By-Side Comparison Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) MSA ... (read more)
Side-By-Side Comparison Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) MSA ... (read more)
U.S. Betrayed by WTO Patent Policy
President George W. Bush’s diligence in enlisting allies to fight terrorism and disarm Saddam Hussein is paying off, but the United States all but capitulated ... (read more)
President George W. Bush’s diligence in enlisting allies to fight terrorism and disarm Saddam Hussein is paying off, but the United States all but capitulated ... (read more)
