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Health Care News
September 2004
AIDS Drugs: Is Patent the Obstacle?
The 15th International AIDS Conference was held July 11-16 in Bangkok, Thailand. At the end of the conference, almost all the 17,000 delegates, including ... (read more)
The 15th International AIDS Conference was held July 11-16 in Bangkok, Thailand. At the end of the conference, almost all the 17,000 delegates, including ... (read more)
Anti-Fast Food Crusade Replaying Anti-Smoking Strategy
For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health by Jacob Sullum ($25.00 cloth, 352 pages, Free Press, 1998, ISBN: 0684827360) The ... (read more)
For Your Own Good: The Anti-Smoking Crusade and the Tyranny of Public Health by Jacob Sullum ($25.00 cloth, 352 pages, Free Press, 1998, ISBN: 0684827360) The ... (read more)
Beyond Precaution
A 53-year-old man recently sued the estate of deceased diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins. His grievance? He has coronary artery disease. The crux of his case ... (read more)
A 53-year-old man recently sued the estate of deceased diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins. His grievance? He has coronary artery disease. The crux of his case ... (read more)
Canada's Medical Nightmare
For decades, Canadians have cast pitying glances at us poor American neighbors who actually have to pay for our medical care while they get theirs for "free." Yet ... (read more)
For decades, Canadians have cast pitying glances at us poor American neighbors who actually have to pay for our medical care while they get theirs for "free." Yet ... (read more)
Congress in Dog Fight over Veterans' Health Care Funding
A congressional measure guaranteeing increased annual federal payments to veterans' health care programs failed on June 23 to muster the 60 votes needed ... (read more)
A congressional measure guaranteeing increased annual federal payments to veterans' health care programs failed on June 23 to muster the 60 votes needed ... (read more)
Corruption Allegations Shake Illinois Government, Health Care Market
Illinois hospital construction projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded or blocked on the basis of kickbacks and shakedowns, according ... (read more)
Illinois hospital construction projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded or blocked on the basis of kickbacks and shakedowns, according ... (read more)
HSAs Spread Quickly, Surprise Critics
Last year, as Congress debated what would become the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, the media and most policymakers focused ... (read more)
Last year, as Congress debated what would become the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, the media and most policymakers focused ... (read more)
Illinois Legislature Fails Again at Tort Reform
Even though medical malpractice reform took center stage during a budget battle that saw the Illinois General Assembly extend its 2004 session a record ... (read more)
Even though medical malpractice reform took center stage during a budget battle that saw the Illinois General Assembly extend its 2004 session a record ... (read more)
Kerry-Edwards Health Plan to Surpass Costs of Clinton Care
The Kerry-Edwards health care reform plan, details of which have emerged during the presidential campaign, is similar in scope to former President Bill ... (read more)
The Kerry-Edwards health care reform plan, details of which have emerged during the presidential campaign, is similar in scope to former President Bill ... (read more)
New Hampshire: Valiantly Seeking Market Reform
On January 1, 2004, key provisions of a reform measure aimed at deregulating New Hampshire's small group health insurance market went into effect. The new ... (read more)
On January 1, 2004, key provisions of a reform measure aimed at deregulating New Hampshire's small group health insurance market went into effect. The new ... (read more)
Patients' Right to Sue Loses Steam
The U.S. Supreme Court's late-June decision rejecting an employee's right to sue a health plan under a state statute and reaffirming the primacy of federal ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court's late-June decision rejecting an employee's right to sue a health plan under a state statute and reaffirming the primacy of federal ... (read more)
Pending Legislation Would Mark Major Changes in Association Health Plan Oversight
One of the most confusing areas of health insurance reform has to do with legal treatment of association group insurance (AGI) and association health plans ... (read more)
One of the most confusing areas of health insurance reform has to do with legal treatment of association group insurance (AGI) and association health plans ... (read more)
September 2004 Health Care News (PDF)
The September issue of Health Care News features the seventh in our eight-state series of case studies, this one addressing New Hampshire--where elected ... (read more)
The September issue of Health Care News features the seventh in our eight-state series of case studies, this one addressing New Hampshire--where elected ... (read more)
U.S.-Australia Agreement Is Step Toward Free Trade in Prescription Drugs
In July, the U.S. House and Senate passed and sent to the president the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The legislation marks the first time two nations ... (read more)
In July, the U.S. House and Senate passed and sent to the president the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. The legislation marks the first time two nations ... (read more)
