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Health Care News
April 2004
'Last Chance' for TennCare
In what may be the defining moment of his term in office, Governor Phil Bredesen (D) told state legislators on February 17 he would save Tennessee from ... (read more)
In what may be the defining moment of his term in office, Governor Phil Bredesen (D) told state legislators on February 17 he would save Tennessee from ... (read more)
April 2004 Health Care News (pdf)
The April issue of Health Care News features several articles on health savings accounts (HSAs), the most promising element of the Medicare reform measure ... (read more)
The April issue of Health Care News features several articles on health savings accounts (HSAs), the most promising element of the Medicare reform measure ... (read more)
Consumer-Driven Health Care and the Modern Family
The way we pay for health care is based on an industrial-age image of the American family that seldom applies today. Women, whether working or not, are ... (read more)
The way we pay for health care is based on an industrial-age image of the American family that seldom applies today. Women, whether working or not, are ... (read more)
Crane Seeks Full Tax Deduction for HSAs
When Health Savings Accounts became law on January 1, millions of Americans received the chance to buy low-cost health insurance policies and save money ... (read more)
When Health Savings Accounts became law on January 1, millions of Americans received the chance to buy low-cost health insurance policies and save money ... (read more)
Doctors Flee Illinois
As the number of companies willing to sell medical malpractice insurance in Illinois shrinks and insurance premiums skyrocket, doctors are moving out of ... (read more)
As the number of companies willing to sell medical malpractice insurance in Illinois shrinks and insurance premiums skyrocket, doctors are moving out of ... (read more)
FDA Warns Minnesota on Drug Importation
A strongly worded letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (D) that his decision to establish a Web ... (read more)
A strongly worded letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (D) that his decision to establish a Web ... (read more)
Free-Market Crisis and Opportunity
“Once millions of HSAs are established, it will be almost impossible to reverse this program,” writes Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) on ... (read more)
“Once millions of HSAs are established, it will be almost impossible to reverse this program,” writes Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) on ... (read more)
Happiness and Health in a Prosperous Society
The Progress Paradox : How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Easterbrook ($24.95, 376 pages, Random House Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 0679463038) Between ... (read more)
The Progress Paradox : How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Easterbrook ($24.95, 376 pages, Random House Publishers, 2003, ISBN: 0679463038) Between ... (read more)
Hospitals Face Pressure to Change Pricing Policies
Under pressure from Congress and consumer advocates, the hospital industry said it would consider making price adjustments for the uninsured if Medicare ... (read more)
Under pressure from Congress and consumer advocates, the hospital industry said it would consider making price adjustments for the uninsured if Medicare ... (read more)
Insurers Embrace HSAs, Opponents Launch Astroturf Campaign
Employee Benefit News reports, “with the ink barely dry on the colossus Medicare bill, [i]nsurers have already begun planning, developing, and rolling out ... (read more)
Employee Benefit News reports, “with the ink barely dry on the colossus Medicare bill, [i]nsurers have already begun planning, developing, and rolling out ... (read more)
LTC Financing Needs Urgent Action
Managing Editor’s note: The Bush administration’s 2005 fiscal year budget proposal would allow taxpayers--even those who do not itemize--to deduct from ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: The Bush administration’s 2005 fiscal year budget proposal would allow taxpayers--even those who do not itemize--to deduct from ... (read more)
McClellan Nominated to Replace Scully
President George W. Bush has nominated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Mark McClellan to serve as the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... (read more)
President George W. Bush has nominated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Mark McClellan to serve as the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... (read more)
Medical Liability Crisis and Access to Care Law
In response to the growing medical liability crisis in Illinois, the state medical society has developed the Medical Liability Crisis and Access to Care ... (read more)
In response to the growing medical liability crisis in Illinois, the state medical society has developed the Medical Liability Crisis and Access to Care ... (read more)
New York Health Insurance: 'Consumers Are Outraged'
In the early 1990s, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in New York was the largest private not-for-profit insurer in the nation. But its financial statements ... (read more)
In the early 1990s, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in New York was the largest private not-for-profit insurer in the nation. But its financial statements ... (read more)
Open Letter: Opponents Misrepresent Health Savings Accounts
To: Members of Congress From: Greg Scandlen Subject: Recent Attacks on HSAs You have received emails from certain interest groups urging you to oppose ... (read more)
To: Members of Congress From: Greg Scandlen Subject: Recent Attacks on HSAs You have received emails from certain interest groups urging you to oppose ... (read more)
States Wrestle with Malpractice Reform Proposals
New Jersey Physicians attending a February hearing urged the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners to lobby state legislators to reduce the minimum level ... (read more)
New Jersey Physicians attending a February hearing urged the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners to lobby state legislators to reduce the minimum level ... (read more)
The Case for Malpractice Reform in Illinois
From 1997 through 2002, the average total jury verdict went up 61 percent. From 1997 through 2002, the average jury award for non-economic damages ... (read more)
From 1997 through 2002, the average total jury verdict went up 61 percent. From 1997 through 2002, the average jury award for non-economic damages ... (read more)
The Silent Health Care Epidemic
A silent epidemic threatens the health of millions of people living in the United States; has no regard for age, race, education, or income level; is estimated ... (read more)
A silent epidemic threatens the health of millions of people living in the United States; has no regard for age, race, education, or income level; is estimated ... (read more)
