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December 2004
A Brief History of Health Saving Accounts
As of January 2004, 250 million non-elderly Americans have access to tax-deductible health savings accounts (HSAs). Individuals can now self-insure for ... (read more)
As of January 2004, 250 million non-elderly Americans have access to tax-deductible health savings accounts (HSAs). Individuals can now self-insure for ... (read more)
Adult Stem Cells Producing Miracle Treatments
Former President Bill Clinton may be looking at a 2005 calendar and breathing a sigh of relief that he'll be ringing in the new year with a healthy ticker. ... (read more)
Former President Bill Clinton may be looking at a 2005 calendar and breathing a sigh of relief that he'll be ringing in the new year with a healthy ticker. ... (read more)
Analysis: Politicians Using Flawed Data on Uninsured Population
Prior to the November election, presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) wrote in an October essay for Health Insurance Underwriter magazine, "Roughly ... (read more)
Prior to the November election, presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) wrote in an October essay for Health Insurance Underwriter magazine, "Roughly ... (read more)
Congress Rejects Efforts to Limit HSAs
In the days preceding the current, lame duck session of Congress, two attempts to prohibit funding for or otherwise restrict Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) ... (read more)
In the days preceding the current, lame duck session of Congress, two attempts to prohibit funding for or otherwise restrict Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) ... (read more)
Dead Moose on the Table in Kentucky
Tom Underwood of the National Federation of Independent Business argues "there's a dead moose on the table" that no one in Kentucky wants to deal with. ... (read more)
Tom Underwood of the National Federation of Independent Business argues "there's a dead moose on the table" that no one in Kentucky wants to deal with. ... (read more)
December 2004 Health Care News (PDF)
The December 2004 issue of Health Care News features page 1 coverage of a successful defense in Congress against two attempts to prohibit funding for or ... (read more)
The December 2004 issue of Health Care News features page 1 coverage of a successful defense in Congress against two attempts to prohibit funding for or ... (read more)
Fearing Pharma: The Crusade to Kill Drug Development
Dr. Marcia Angell does not like pharmaceutical companies. A physician and former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, Angell believes they ... (read more)
Dr. Marcia Angell does not like pharmaceutical companies. A physician and former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, Angell believes they ... (read more)
Merck's Vioxx Withdrawal Illustrates Power of Regulation by Trial Lawyers
Merck & Co. withdrew the popular drug Vioxx from the market in September, after data from a clinical trial supported claims the medication was associated ... (read more)
Merck & Co. withdrew the popular drug Vioxx from the market in September, after data from a clinical trial supported claims the medication was associated ... (read more)
Need for Long-Term Care Policies Grows Urgent
Probably like many others in his age group, a 64-year-old professor at a small state university recently contemplated retirement, which would begin for ... (read more)
Probably like many others in his age group, a 64-year-old professor at a small state university recently contemplated retirement, which would begin for ... (read more)
Need, Not Greed, Is What's Causing High Prices for Prescription Drugs
Ten years ago, the multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca launched what was known inside the company as the Shark Fin Project. The team for the ... (read more)
Ten years ago, the multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca launched what was known inside the company as the Shark Fin Project. The team for the ... (read more)
New Hampshire Moves to Repair State's Health Care Market
In the early 1990s, New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) spearheaded an effort to impose "community rating" mandates, which require health insurance companies ... (read more)
In the early 1990s, New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) spearheaded an effort to impose "community rating" mandates, which require health insurance companies ... (read more)
Post-Election Conference to Discuss Future of Consumer-Directed Health Care
A conference taking place in Washington, DC from November 29 to December 1, 2004, will bring together major stakeholders in the consumer-driven health care ... (read more)
A conference taking place in Washington, DC from November 29 to December 1, 2004, will bring together major stakeholders in the consumer-driven health care ... (read more)
Research and Innovation Can Address Health Care Challenges, Experts Say
Medical research and innovative service ideas are already helping to alleviate health care problems caused by the aging of the American population and rising ... (read more)
Medical research and innovative service ideas are already helping to alleviate health care problems caused by the aging of the American population and rising ... (read more)
Specialty Hospitals Criticized by Competitors
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)
Vaccine Shortage Is Bad Omen
The Health and Human Services (HHS) health care bureaucracy has, for the third time in five years, demonstrated itself incapable of protecting the public ... (read more)
The Health and Human Services (HHS) health care bureaucracy has, for the third time in five years, demonstrated itself incapable of protecting the public ... (read more)