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July 2003
07/2003 Scandlen at Large: Singularly Unimpressed with Single Payer
James G. Knight MD, president of the San Diego Medical Society, has an observation or two in the San Diego Union Tribune about all the health care reform ... (read more)
James G. Knight MD, president of the San Diego Medical Society, has an observation or two in the San Diego Union Tribune about all the health care reform ... (read more)
07/2003: The Galen Report
A Washington Post/ABC News poll reported the American people trust President George W. Bush, by a 55 to 37 percent ratio, to handle the major problems ... (read more)
A Washington Post/ABC News poll reported the American people trust President George W. Bush, by a 55 to 37 percent ratio, to handle the major problems ... (read more)
Association Health Plans Offer Promise, But Face Opposition
Allowing individuals and small businesses to purchase health insurance through associations, called Association Health Plans (AHPs), has the backing of ... (read more)
Allowing individuals and small businesses to purchase health insurance through associations, called Association Health Plans (AHPs), has the backing of ... (read more)
Britain’s Blair Supports Private-sector Health Care
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is backing away from his country’s decades-old socialized health care model, following the lead of Sweden, which has ... (read more)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is backing away from his country’s decades-old socialized health care model, following the lead of Sweden, which has ... (read more)
CAHI Releases Medicare Reform 'How-To' Manual
To be successful, any plan intended to provide senior citizens on Medicare with more private-sector health insurance options must be attractive to insurers, ... (read more)
To be successful, any plan intended to provide senior citizens on Medicare with more private-sector health insurance options must be attractive to insurers, ... (read more)
Consumer-Driven Plans Blooming
Health insurance products designed to give consumers a bigger say in their coverage--and consequently become more discriminating consumers of health care ... (read more)
Health insurance products designed to give consumers a bigger say in their coverage--and consequently become more discriminating consumers of health care ... (read more)
Covering the Uninsured: How States Can Expand and Improve Health Coverage
Managing Editor’s note: The following article summarizes a larger work originally published on March 11, 2003 as Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #1637. Innovative ... (read more)
Managing Editor’s note: The following article summarizes a larger work originally published on March 11, 2003 as Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #1637. Innovative ... (read more)
Flawed Drug Benefit Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), the committee's ranking Democrat, have reached agreement ... (read more)
Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), the committee's ranking Democrat, have reached agreement ... (read more)
Governor Abandons Maine Rx Plan
Democratic Governor John Baldacci on May 30 formally abandoned plans for Maine Rx, submitting a proposal to the legislature for an alternative discount ... (read more)
Democratic Governor John Baldacci on May 30 formally abandoned plans for Maine Rx, submitting a proposal to the legislature for an alternative discount ... (read more)
How Many Americans Are Uninsured ... and for How Long?
The figure most often cited as an estimate of the number of uninsured Americans--41 million--may be over-stated by 10 to 20 million, according to the ... (read more)
The figure most often cited as an estimate of the number of uninsured Americans--41 million--may be over-stated by 10 to 20 million, according to the ... (read more)
Judge Overturns Massachusetts Tax on Rx
Superior Court Judge Allan van Gestel has overturned a state prescription drug tax and said government officials must return to pharmacies statewide $18 ... (read more)
Superior Court Judge Allan van Gestel has overturned a state prescription drug tax and said government officials must return to pharmacies statewide $18 ... (read more)
July 2003 Health Care News (pdf)
The Senate began debate June 16 on a $400 billion Medicare reform proposal the politicians are calling “landmark.” Experts interviewed for the July issue ... (read more)
The Senate began debate June 16 on a $400 billion Medicare reform proposal the politicians are calling “landmark.” Experts interviewed for the July issue ... (read more)
Maryland Launches New High-risk Pool
Beginning this month, Maryland will offer a new health insurance program to residents unable to obtain private insurance because of high risk and preexisting ... (read more)
Beginning this month, Maryland will offer a new health insurance program to residents unable to obtain private insurance because of high risk and preexisting ... (read more)
Moseley Braun, Edwards Join Health Plan Debate
Moseley Braun: My Plan Is “Radical” Democratic Presidential hopeful and former Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun is in the early stages of developing ... (read more)
Moseley Braun: My Plan Is “Radical” Democratic Presidential hopeful and former Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun is in the early stages of developing ... (read more)
My Turn: Lies My Mother Never Told Me
The nature of a lie is such that if you repeat it often enough it takes on a life of its own, always at the expense of truth. While some lies--“your ... (read more)
The nature of a lie is such that if you repeat it often enough it takes on a life of its own, always at the expense of truth. While some lies--“your ... (read more)
Riding the Wave of Consumerism
The first annual Consumer Directed Health Care Conference (CDHCC) was held in Las Vegas April 7-9 and was a huge success, with some 700 attendees and ... (read more)
The first annual Consumer Directed Health Care Conference (CDHCC) was held in Las Vegas April 7-9 and was a huge success, with some 700 attendees and ... (read more)
Spiers Offers Consumer-Driven Plan for Britain
On June 19, the U.K.-based Institute for Economic Affairs hosted a “book launch” dinner for Patients, Power and Responsibility: The First Principles of ... (read more)
On June 19, the U.K.-based Institute for Economic Affairs hosted a “book launch” dinner for Patients, Power and Responsibility: The First Principles of ... (read more)
State Drug Discount Plans Likely to Hurt More than They Help
On May 19, a 6-3 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court gave a green light to Maine Rx, the State of Maine’s plan to extract prescription drug discounts, or ... (read more)
On May 19, a 6-3 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court gave a green light to Maine Rx, the State of Maine’s plan to extract prescription drug discounts, or ... (read more)
States Tackle Liability Reform
Legislative proposals offered recently in three states illustrate the types of solutions policymakers are reaching for in an effort to control runaway ... (read more)
Legislative proposals offered recently in three states illustrate the types of solutions policymakers are reaching for in an effort to control runaway ... (read more)