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October 2003
10/2003 Consumer Choice Matters: At Your Fingertips
This month’s column is devoted to an alphabetical list of resources you can access from your desk. Please don’t be shy about notifying me of any corrections ... (read more)
This month’s column is devoted to an alphabetical list of resources you can access from your desk. Please don’t be shy about notifying me of any corrections ... (read more)
10/2003 Galen Report
California liberals are working feverishly to enact an employer mandate requiring businesses to provide health insurance to workers or pay a big tax to ... (read more)
California liberals are working feverishly to enact an employer mandate requiring businesses to provide health insurance to workers or pay a big tax to ... (read more)
Anti-MSA Report a Rehash of Old Falsehoods
Ya gotta give ‘em credit. Ten days after the Health Savings Account/Health Savings Security Account (HSA/HSSA) provisions were passed in Ways and Means, ... (read more)
Ya gotta give ‘em credit. Ten days after the Health Savings Account/Health Savings Security Account (HSA/HSSA) provisions were passed in Ways and Means, ... (read more)
Colorado Passes AHP and Mandate-Lite
Sensing Colorado’s small group health insurance market was nearing collapse, the state legislature broke a long-standing political logjam to enact several ... (read more)
Sensing Colorado’s small group health insurance market was nearing collapse, the state legislature broke a long-standing political logjam to enact several ... (read more)
Feel Better, Live Longer
The Modern Nutritional Diseases:Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cancer by Alice Ottoboni, Ph.D. and Fred Ottoboni, M.P.H., Ph.D. Vincente ... (read more)
The Modern Nutritional Diseases:Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cancer by Alice Ottoboni, Ph.D. and Fred Ottoboni, M.P.H., Ph.D. Vincente ... (read more)
Florida Passes Malpractice Reform
After months of squabbling, the Florida House and Senate have reached agreement on legislation capping medical malpractice damages. On August 13 the House ... (read more)
After months of squabbling, the Florida House and Senate have reached agreement on legislation capping medical malpractice damages. On August 13 the House ... (read more)
GAO Study Warns Privacy Protections Are Weak
Personal data in the federal government may not be adequately protected from collection, use, and disclosure, according to a report released on July 30 ... (read more)
Personal data in the federal government may not be adequately protected from collection, use, and disclosure, according to a report released on July 30 ... (read more)
Gingrich to Address 21st Century Medicare
The Institute for International Research (IIR) has announced Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will keynote its Medicare Financing ... (read more)
The Institute for International Research (IIR) has announced Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will keynote its Medicare Financing ... (read more)
How Risky Is Maine's Single-Payer Plan?
Was passage of Maine’s Dirigo Health plan the right solution for the state’s health care woes? Risk theory suggests that before one enters into a risky ... (read more)
Was passage of Maine’s Dirigo Health plan the right solution for the state’s health care woes? Risk theory suggests that before one enters into a risky ... (read more)
Illinois Lawmakers Debate Universal Health Plan
A push is underway in the Illinois General Assembly to move the state toward the establishment of a universal health care system.House Bill 2268 would create ... (read more)
A push is underway in the Illinois General Assembly to move the state toward the establishment of a universal health care system.House Bill 2268 would create ... (read more)
Lieberman Takes on Health Care Reform
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in August went public with his plans for expanding government intervention into the health care arena, the last of the ... (read more)
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in August went public with his plans for expanding government intervention into the health care arena, the last of the ... (read more)
Medicare Reform Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Attention to Medicare reform has shifted since Congress left town for the August recess. Medicare dominated the summer debate, but enthusiasm has waned ... (read more)
Attention to Medicare reform has shifted since Congress left town for the August recess. Medicare dominated the summer debate, but enthusiasm has waned ... (read more)
Medicare Stalls, Seniors Don’t Care
Republican members of the conference committee charged with reconciling differences in the House and Senate Medicare bills (H.R. 1 and S. 1) were disrupted ... (read more)
Republican members of the conference committee charged with reconciling differences in the House and Senate Medicare bills (H.R. 1 and S. 1) were disrupted ... (read more)
October 2003 Health Care News (pdf)
The October 2003 issue of Health Care News reports on state-specific health care happenings in several states: malpractice reform in Florida, lawmakers’ ... (read more)
The October 2003 issue of Health Care News reports on state-specific health care happenings in several states: malpractice reform in Florida, lawmakers’ ... (read more)
Pence Measure Would Repeal Guaranteed Issue Mandate
Legislation introduced on July 24 by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) would lift from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) a “guaranteed ... (read more)
Legislation introduced on July 24 by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Indiana) would lift from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) a “guaranteed ... (read more)
PNHP ‘Factless’ on Canadian Health Care
The August 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine carries an article claiming the administrative costs of health care in the United States are ... (read more)
The August 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine carries an article claiming the administrative costs of health care in the United States are ... (read more)
Santorum Introduces Tax Credit Measure
Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) has reintroduced a bill to create a tax credit for people who buy their own health insurance. The original measure ... (read more)
Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) has reintroduced a bill to create a tax credit for people who buy their own health insurance. The original measure ... (read more)
Senate Drug Bill Expensive for Seniors
Many Medicare beneficiaries could pay up to 50 percent more for their medicines--in some cases $600 more per year--under the Senate’s Medicare drug entitlement. Unfocused ... (read more)
Many Medicare beneficiaries could pay up to 50 percent more for their medicines--in some cases $600 more per year--under the Senate’s Medicare drug entitlement. Unfocused ... (read more)
Single-Payer Proposal Called ‘Politically Impractical’
A controversial socialized medicine proposal published in the August 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the federal ... (read more)
A controversial socialized medicine proposal published in the August 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the federal ... (read more)
Survey Documents Doctor Burnout in Canada
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) warns “an alarming number of Canadian doctors are so exhausted, cynical, and stressed out that they are suffering ... (read more)
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) warns “an alarming number of Canadian doctors are so exhausted, cynical, and stressed out that they are suffering ... (read more)
Who’s Offering What
A summary of the health care reform measures offered by the principal candidates known to be running for the Democratic Party’s 2004 Presidential nomination. Former ... (read more)
A summary of the health care reform measures offered by the principal candidates known to be running for the Democratic Party’s 2004 Presidential nomination. Former ... (read more)
