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June 2004
'Cover The Uninsured' A Starbucks Grande
The first thing I need in the morning is my favorite blend of Starbucks coffee in my Grande cup. The last thing I need is a tasteless blend of misinformation ... (read more)
The first thing I need in the morning is my favorite blend of Starbucks coffee in my Grande cup. The last thing I need is a tasteless blend of misinformation ... (read more)
Blagojevich 'Playing a Shell Game with People's Lives'
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced on April 20 that he is sending a task force overseas to study whether the state should import prescription drugs ... (read more)
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced on April 20 that he is sending a task force overseas to study whether the state should import prescription drugs ... (read more)
Canadian Health Care Is No Model for U.S.
When one travels through Canada, as I regularly do, one cannot help but enter into frequent discussions on the pros and cons of health care in Canada versus ... (read more)
When one travels through Canada, as I regularly do, one cannot help but enter into frequent discussions on the pros and cons of health care in Canada versus ... (read more)
Congress Acts to Defuse Obesity Time Bomb
At a March 9 news conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced HHS will sponsor a national advertising campaign to encourage ... (read more)
At a March 9 news conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced HHS will sponsor a national advertising campaign to encourage ... (read more)
Debate Rages Over Second-Hand Smoke
Looking for a surer method of being ripped apart than entering a lion's den covered with catnip? Conduct the most exhaustive, longest-running study on second-hand ... (read more)
Looking for a surer method of being ripped apart than entering a lion's den covered with catnip? Conduct the most exhaustive, longest-running study on second-hand ... (read more)
Doctors And Patients Benefit When Insurers Are Bypassed
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress held a hearing in April on "Consumer-Directed Doctoring: The Doctor Is In, Even if Insurance Is Out." Among ... (read more)
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress held a hearing in April on "Consumer-Directed Doctoring: The Doctor Is In, Even if Insurance Is Out." Among ... (read more)
HSAs Will Dominate Health Care Financing
Although Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are new kids on the health insurance block, some industry experts contend the accounts could become the dominant ... (read more)
Although Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are new kids on the health insurance block, some industry experts contend the accounts could become the dominant ... (read more)
June 2004 Health Care News (PDF)
The June issue of Health Care News features the fifth in the newspaper's series on how states have destroyed their health insurance markets. The June case ... (read more)
The June issue of Health Care News features the fifth in the newspaper's series on how states have destroyed their health insurance markets. The June case ... (read more)
Kerry's Rx Plan Short On Facts
Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) punctuated his emergence as the Democratic Party's Presidential front-runner with a drug plan he claims would lower prescription ... (read more)
Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) punctuated his emergence as the Democratic Party's Presidential front-runner with a drug plan he claims would lower prescription ... (read more)
Medicines Are Worth The Price We Pay
Just as the price of a Rolex™ watch is not solely determined by the cost of its materials, the cost of a prescription drug is not simply the cost of its ... (read more)
Just as the price of a Rolex™ watch is not solely determined by the cost of its materials, the cost of a prescription drug is not simply the cost of its ... (read more)
Pawlenty Proposal Pfizzles At Pfizer Meeting
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's attempt to threaten Pfizer with a price control resolution went nowhere at the Pfizer stockholder meeting held April 22 ... (read more)
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's attempt to threaten Pfizer with a price control resolution went nowhere at the Pfizer stockholder meeting held April 22 ... (read more)
Prescription Drug Importation: Just the Facts
Election-year rhetoric is threatening to bury the real facts about prescription drug importation. The following facts are indispensable to understanding ... (read more)
Election-year rhetoric is threatening to bury the real facts about prescription drug importation. The following facts are indispensable to understanding ... (read more)
The Problem With Price Controls
If you ask most people about the cost of medical care, they may tell you how much they have to pay per visit to their doctor's office or the monthly bill ... (read more)
If you ask most people about the cost of medical care, they may tell you how much they have to pay per visit to their doctor's office or the monthly bill ... (read more)
Washington Hopes to Recover From Failed Reforms
Before Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed HB 2460 in March, the state defined "small group" as any employer group with 1 to 50 employees. That allowed ... (read more)
Before Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed HB 2460 in March, the state defined "small group" as any employer group with 1 to 50 employees. That allowed ... (read more)
Washington Still Suffering From Clinton-Care Experiment
On March 31, Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed into law HB 2460, an act that redefines a small group as any employer group with 2 to 50 employees. ... (read more)
On March 31, Washington Governor Gary Locke (D) signed into law HB 2460, an act that redefines a small group as any employer group with 2 to 50 employees. ... (read more)