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February 2003
02/2003 Scandlen at Large: It’s Up to Us
Health care reform is going to be the biggest domestic issue in 2003. The private sector keeps developing new financing options, while financially strapped ... (read more)
Health care reform is going to be the biggest domestic issue in 2003. The private sector keeps developing new financing options, while financially strapped ... (read more)
02/2003 State Legislative Update
State Update Compiled and edited by Conrad F. Meier Managing Editor’s Note: With this issue, Health Care News is expanding its coverage of state-based ... (read more)
State Update Compiled and edited by Conrad F. Meier Managing Editor’s Note: With this issue, Health Care News is expanding its coverage of state-based ... (read more)
02/2003 The Galen Report
President George W. Bush is meeting with congressional leaders, White House staffers are working around the clock, and the question everyone is asking ... (read more)
President George W. Bush is meeting with congressional leaders, White House staffers are working around the clock, and the question everyone is asking ... (read more)
A Health Care Reform Agenda: Desirable Federal Changes
John McClaughry is president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization based in Vermont. This Agenda was produced ... (read more)
John McClaughry is president of the Ethan Allen Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization based in Vermont. This Agenda was produced ... (read more)
America Talks Health Care
Tax credits and Medical Savings Accounts took center stage at the Bush administration’s first “Talk to Tommy” public forum on health care, held December ... (read more)
Tax credits and Medical Savings Accounts took center stage at the Bush administration’s first “Talk to Tommy” public forum on health care, held December ... (read more)
Association Group Health Insurance Sparks Controversy
Health insurance premiums are going up by double-digit rates for the third year in a row, and some workers and employers are seeing increases of 30, 40, ... (read more)
Health insurance premiums are going up by double-digit rates for the third year in a row, and some workers and employers are seeing increases of 30, 40, ... (read more)
Cloned Baby Claim Reopens Policy Debate
On December 27, 2002, spokespersons for Clonaid claimed to have produced a 7-pound girl named Eve, born to a 31-year-old American woman outside the U.S. ... (read more)
On December 27, 2002, spokespersons for Clonaid claimed to have produced a 7-pound girl named Eve, born to a 31-year-old American woman outside the U.S. ... (read more)
Congress Should Make MSAs Permanent
The Medical Savings Account (MSA) pilot project, created by provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is ... (read more)
The Medical Savings Account (MSA) pilot project, created by provisions in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is ... (read more)
February 2003 Health Care News (pdf)
The February 2003 issue of Health Care News offers articles explaining why reform of the nation’s health care system is so important, and also how free-market ... (read more)
The February 2003 issue of Health Care News offers articles explaining why reform of the nation’s health care system is so important, and also how free-market ... (read more)
Frist’s “Big Vision” Gets Bigger
Last month, this column reported on Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Frist’s “Big Vision” for Medicare reform. We did not expect at the time that he ... (read more)
Last month, this column reported on Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Frist’s “Big Vision” for Medicare reform. We did not expect at the time that he ... (read more)
Galen Institute Launches Center for Consumer Driven Health Care
Alexandria, VA--Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, announced on January 7 that Greg Scandlen, a long-time advocate for patient empowerment ... (read more)
Alexandria, VA--Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, announced on January 7 that Greg Scandlen, a long-time advocate for patient empowerment ... (read more)
Health Care Spending in 2001: What the Study Found
Hospital Care Hospital spending in 2001 reached more than $451 billion. Between 1999 and 2000, the quantity of services used per patient increased ... (read more)
Hospital Care Hospital spending in 2001 reached more than $451 billion. Between 1999 and 2000, the quantity of services used per patient increased ... (read more)
Long-Term Care Needs Attention
Most Americans would be caught completely unprepared if they or a loved one were faced with a medical crisis that required long-term care. One out of ... (read more)
Most Americans would be caught completely unprepared if they or a loved one were faced with a medical crisis that required long-term care. One out of ... (read more)
Maine Rx Discounts Are Illegal, Court Rules
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on December 24, 2002 rejected the Healthy Maine Prescriptions program launched in June ... (read more)
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on December 24, 2002 rejected the Healthy Maine Prescriptions program launched in June ... (read more)
Massachusetts Effort to Tax Prescriptions Leads to Chaos
A new tax on prescription drugs has come under heavy criticism from pharmacists, insurers, and consumer advocates. An estimated 55 million prescriptions ... (read more)
A new tax on prescription drugs has come under heavy criticism from pharmacists, insurers, and consumer advocates. An estimated 55 million prescriptions ... (read more)
Pennsylvania Walkout Averted
Forty-two doctors in Pennsylvania agreed to call off their planned walkout after incoming Governor Ed Rendell (D) promised to fight for $220 million in ... (read more)
Forty-two doctors in Pennsylvania agreed to call off their planned walkout after incoming Governor Ed Rendell (D) promised to fight for $220 million in ... (read more)
Reaping What They Sued
Approximately $32 billion has been paid out since the national tobacco settlement was reached in 1998. Most of the money has been used to finance things ... (read more)
Approximately $32 billion has been paid out since the national tobacco settlement was reached in 1998. Most of the money has been used to finance things ... (read more)
States Tackle Medicaid
Michigan’s state budget deficit could approach $2 billion in the next fiscal year. Eleven other states are on pace to see deficits at or over the $2 billion ... (read more)
Michigan’s state budget deficit could approach $2 billion in the next fiscal year. Eleven other states are on pace to see deficits at or over the $2 billion ... (read more)
States Use HIFA Waivers to Expand Private Insurance
Waivers granted through the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) initiative give state officials an opportunity to expand health care ... (read more)
Waivers granted through the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) initiative give state officials an opportunity to expand health care ... (read more)
Surgeons Protest Liability Premiums
The debate over malpractice insurance reform took a dramatic turn in January, as surgeons at four northern West Virginia hospitals canceled nearly all ... (read more)
The debate over malpractice insurance reform took a dramatic turn in January, as surgeons at four northern West Virginia hospitals canceled nearly all ... (read more)
Table: U.S. Spending on Health Care, 1980-2001
U.S. Spending on Health Care, 1980-2001 Item 1980 1988 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Amount in Billions National Health ... (read more)
U.S. Spending on Health Care, 1980-2001 Item 1980 1988 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Amount in Billions National Health ... (read more)
U.S. Spent $1.4 Trillion on Health Care in 2001
Americans spent an unprecedented $1.42 trillion on health care in 2001, an average of $5,035 per person, according to a federal report released jointly ... (read more)
Americans spent an unprecedented $1.42 trillion on health care in 2001, an average of $5,035 per person, according to a federal report released jointly ... (read more)