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October 2004
A Time to Do and a Time to Be Done
It has been almost four years since I accepted the challenge of editing a fledgling newspaper dedicated to the principles of free markets and consumer choice ... (read more)
It has been almost four years since I accepted the challenge of editing a fledgling newspaper dedicated to the principles of free markets and consumer choice ... (read more)
Glossary of Terms
Guaranteed Issue Guaranteed issue (GI) laws forbid health insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone who applies for health insurance, including ... (read more)
Guaranteed Issue Guaranteed issue (GI) laws forbid health insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone who applies for health insurance, including ... (read more)
How Eight States Destroyed Their Individual Insurance Markets
Since February of this year, Health Care News has featured a series of monthly case studies documenting how community rating and guaranteed issue mandates ... (read more)
Since February of this year, Health Care News has featured a series of monthly case studies documenting how community rating and guaranteed issue mandates ... (read more)
Illinois Governor Defies FDA Rule on Drug Importation
Illinois plans to become the first state to directly help residents buy prescription drugs from Europe. The state plans to launch a Web site for residents ... (read more)
Illinois plans to become the first state to directly help residents buy prescription drugs from Europe. The state plans to launch a Web site for residents ... (read more)
Konig Named Health Care News Managing Editor
Journalist Susan Konig was named managing editor of Health Care News in September. The December 2004 issue will be the first under her management, as November ... (read more)
Journalist Susan Konig was named managing editor of Health Care News in September. The December 2004 issue will be the first under her management, as November ... (read more)
Maine Health Insurance: Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire
In June 2003, Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) signed the Dirigo Health Reform Act, creating a government-run, taxpayer-funded health insurance and medical ... (read more)
In June 2003, Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) signed the Dirigo Health Reform Act, creating a government-run, taxpayer-funded health insurance and medical ... (read more)
More to Dirigo than Insurance
The insurance component of the Dirigo Health Reform Act is only part of its overall design. In addition to establishing a new government health agency (the ... (read more)
The insurance component of the Dirigo Health Reform Act is only part of its overall design. In addition to establishing a new government health agency (the ... (read more)
New Statistics on the Individual Insurance Market
On August 2, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing with eHealthInsurance on the individual market. An important new report, Update on Individual ... (read more)
On August 2, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a briefing with eHealthInsurance on the individual market. An important new report, Update on Individual ... (read more)
New Surveys Raise Questions About Uninsured Children
A recent report on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), issued by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, has people wondering ... (read more)
A recent report on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), issued by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, has people wondering ... (read more)
October 2004 Health Care News (PDF)
The October issue of Health Care News features the final installment in our series documenting how eight states have destroyed their individual health insurance ... (read more)
The October issue of Health Care News features the final installment in our series documenting how eight states have destroyed their individual health insurance ... (read more)
RWJF Report Reaches Wrong Conclusion on Insurance Market Reform
In June 2004, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) issued "Expanding the Individual Health Insurance Market: Lessons from the State Reforms of the ... (read more)
In June 2004, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) issued "Expanding the Individual Health Insurance Market: Lessons from the State Reforms of the ... (read more)
Soda Pop Media Feeding Frenzy
An article in the August 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Weight Gain, and Incidence of Type ... (read more)
An article in the August 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Weight Gain, and Incidence of Type ... (read more)
Specialty Surgical Hospitals Deliver Quality Care and Comfort
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)
The Kerry and Bush Health Plans--A Comparison
Both President George W. Bush and Democrat presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) have offered detailed proposals to alter the nation's ... (read more)
Both President George W. Bush and Democrat presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) have offered detailed proposals to alter the nation's ... (read more)