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Health Care News
January 2005
Congress to Tackle Wide Range of Health Policy Issues
President George W. Bush's reelection means the direction of Executive Branch policies on health care is unlikely to change significantly in the next four ... (read more)
President George W. Bush's reelection means the direction of Executive Branch policies on health care is unlikely to change significantly in the next four ... (read more)
Consumer Choice Matters: The Importance of Tax Reform
President George W. Bush has made a fundamental rewriting and simplification of the nation's tax code a stated priority for his second term. He also says ... (read more)
President George W. Bush has made a fundamental rewriting and simplification of the nation's tax code a stated priority for his second term. He also says ... (read more)
Drug Regulations Cause Millions of Deaths Each Year, Study Finds
Over-reaching FDA regulations have caused the premature deaths of millions of Americans, according to research scientist Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D., who also ... (read more)
Over-reaching FDA regulations have caused the premature deaths of millions of Americans, according to research scientist Mary J. Ruwart, Ph.D., who also ... (read more)
Embryonic Stem Cells Create New California Gold Rush
A far-reaching stem cell research ballot measure passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in California on November 2, winning support across political, ideological, ... (read more)
A far-reaching stem cell research ballot measure passed by a 59 to 41 percent vote in California on November 2, winning support across political, ideological, ... (read more)
Employer Mandate Rejected by California Voters
On Election Day 2004, California voters rejected a law, previously passed by the state legislature, that would have required all businesses in California ... (read more)
On Election Day 2004, California voters rejected a law, previously passed by the state legislature, that would have required all businesses in California ... (read more)
Florida, Pfizer Team up to Improve Medicaid Patients' Use of Health Services
The State of Florida and Pfizer Inc. announced in November they have contacted nearly 150,000 Medicaid beneficiaries with serious medical conditions and ... (read more)
The State of Florida and Pfizer Inc. announced in November they have contacted nearly 150,000 Medicaid beneficiaries with serious medical conditions and ... (read more)
Flu Vaccine Shortage May Not Be a Real Crisis
There's plenty of junk science going around when it comes to flu vaccine issues. Closer examination of the matter suggests the shortage has not one but ... (read more)
There's plenty of junk science going around when it comes to flu vaccine issues. Closer examination of the matter suggests the shortage has not one but ... (read more)
Health Savings Accounts Catching on in Connecticut
Six months ago, whenever Stephen Glick would ask business people if they knew about health savings accounts, or HSAs, two or three people out of a hundred ... (read more)
Six months ago, whenever Stephen Glick would ask business people if they knew about health savings accounts, or HSAs, two or three people out of a hundred ... (read more)
January 2005 Health Care News (PDF)
The January 2005 issue opens with a look at what's likely to be on the Bush administration's and Congress's 2005 health care agenda. John Desser , a vice ... (read more)
The January 2005 issue opens with a look at what's likely to be on the Bush administration's and Congress's 2005 health care agenda. John Desser , a vice ... (read more)
Medication Users Can Cut Pill Costs Themselves--Literally
While we wait for politicians to solve our prescription drug problem--or, perhaps more likely, make it worse--there's something every person using medication ... (read more)
While we wait for politicians to solve our prescription drug problem--or, perhaps more likely, make it worse--there's something every person using medication ... (read more)
Need, Not Greed, Is What's Causing High Prices for Prescription Drugs
Editor's note: In part 1 of this article (Health Care News, December 2004), the author explored how the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca developed a ... (read more)
Editor's note: In part 1 of this article (Health Care News, December 2004), the author explored how the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca developed a ... (read more)
Patients at the Mercy of Health Care Bureaucrats
Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World by John C. Goodman, Gerald L. Musgrave, and Devon M. Herrick ($22.95 paperback, ... (read more)
Lives at Risk: Single-Payer National Health Insurance Around the World by John C. Goodman, Gerald L. Musgrave, and Devon M. Herrick ($22.95 paperback, ... (read more)
Resolutions for a Happier New Year ... or Not
While the talking heads slice and dice November's election results, one thing is certain: Belaboring the minutiae of what happened in that election, and ... (read more)
While the talking heads slice and dice November's election results, one thing is certain: Belaboring the minutiae of what happened in that election, and ... (read more)
Specialty Hospitals Offer Savings, Improved Care in Future
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 included an 18-month moratorium on the development of new physician- and investor-owned ... (read more)
The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 included an 18-month moratorium on the development of new physician- and investor-owned ... (read more)
Vioxx Backlash Could Derail Future of Medicine
The backlash after the withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx is in full swing. Critics of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration's ... (read more)
The backlash after the withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx is in full swing. Critics of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration's ... (read more)
