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Health Care News
January 2009
Consumer-Driven Health Care Reaches 20 Percent ‘Tipping Point’
Consumer-driven health care has reached the “tipping point” of 20 percent of the under-65 population. Virtually the entire individual market ... (read more)
Consumer-driven health care has reached the “tipping point” of 20 percent of the under-65 population. Virtually the entire individual market ... (read more)
Drug Bill Endangers Highly Rated Program
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D) has introduced legislation to allow senior citizens to buy prescription medicines overseas “from approved foreign ... (read more)
Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D) has introduced legislation to allow senior citizens to buy prescription medicines overseas “from approved foreign ... (read more)
Faster Drug Adoption Saves Lives
Innovation in prescription drugs is helping improve Americans’ overall health, according to a Manhattan Institute report by Columbia University health ... (read more)
Innovation in prescription drugs is helping improve Americans’ overall health, according to a Manhattan Institute report by Columbia University health ... (read more)
Florida May Expand Medicaid Pilot Program
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has proposed expanding its pilot Medicaid program, which offers increased consumer choice by allowing ... (read more)
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has proposed expanding its pilot Medicaid program, which offers increased consumer choice by allowing ... (read more)
Foreign Counterfeit Drugs Pose Increasing Threat
A bust confiscating more than two million counterfeit medicines in a Brussels airport has sparked new concern over the safety of the prescription drug market, ... (read more)
A bust confiscating more than two million counterfeit medicines in a Brussels airport has sparked new concern over the safety of the prescription drug market, ... (read more)
Greater Choice, Satisfaction Would Result from System Reform
Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, coauthored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, ... (read more)
Excerpt from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, coauthored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, ... (read more)
Hawaii Pulls Plug on Universal Child Health Care
In an email to state health officials, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R) announced her decision to stop funding Keiki Care, a taxpayer-funded program intended ... (read more)
In an email to state health officials, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R) announced her decision to stop funding Keiki Care, a taxpayer-funded program intended ... (read more)
Hawaii Seeking More Money for Health Plan
A 9 percent jump in enrollment is forcing Hawaii’s state government to consider ways to increase funding for its taxpayer-funded health coverage program. Officials ... (read more)
A 9 percent jump in enrollment is forcing Hawaii’s state government to consider ways to increase funding for its taxpayer-funded health coverage program. Officials ... (read more)
Hawaii’s Keiko Crash Offers Lesson for All
Hawaii just had a vivid lesson in health care economics, learning that if you offer people insurance for free—surprise, surprise—they’ll ... (read more)
Hawaii just had a vivid lesson in health care economics, learning that if you offer people insurance for free—surprise, surprise—they’ll ... (read more)
Health Care IT Is Moving Forward
Advocacy groups and politicians have raised a growing call for federal action to encourage increases in health care information technology in the past couple ... (read more)
Advocacy groups and politicians have raised a growing call for federal action to encourage increases in health care information technology in the past couple ... (read more)
January 2009 Health Care News: Wanting Out of Medicare (PDF)
The January 2009 issue of Health Care News reports on a measure introduced by Congressman Sam Johnson to allow senior citizens to opt out of Medicare and ... (read more)
The January 2009 issue of Health Care News reports on a measure introduced by Congressman Sam Johnson to allow senior citizens to opt out of Medicare and ... (read more)
Kennedy Expected to Offer Health Care Overhaul Measure
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has been moving to put together a comprehensive health care reform package as his final legacy. At a bare minimum it will involve ... (read more)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has been moving to put together a comprehensive health care reform package as his final legacy. At a bare minimum it will involve ... (read more)
Late Federal Payments Forcing New York Doctors Into Debt
Late Medicare reimbursements from the federal government have created financial problems for New York doctors, causing some practices to take out loans ... (read more)
Late Medicare reimbursements from the federal government have created financial problems for New York doctors, causing some practices to take out loans ... (read more)
Maine Voters Repeal Dirigo Tax Increase
Voters in Maine will have a slightly smaller tax burden this year after passing a ballot initiative in November repealing a tax increase implemented earlier ... (read more)
Voters in Maine will have a slightly smaller tax burden this year after passing a ballot initiative in November repealing a tax increase implemented earlier ... (read more)
Medicaid Spending to Double by 2017, CMS Officials Say
State and federal spending on Medicaid is projected to increase by more than 7.9 percent per year over the next decade under current Medicaid plans, according ... (read more)
State and federal spending on Medicaid is projected to increase by more than 7.9 percent per year over the next decade under current Medicaid plans, according ... (read more)
Nebraska Clarifies its ‘Safe Haven’ Law
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) has approved a measure addressing unintended consequences of the state’s “safe haven” law, passed in July ... (read more)
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) has approved a measure addressing unintended consequences of the state’s “safe haven” law, passed in July ... (read more)
New Program Gives General Motors Retirees More Control
General Motors has announced it will stop funding health insurance for its Medicare-eligible retired employees, opting instead to pay 100,000 retirees and ... (read more)
General Motors has announced it will stop funding health insurance for its Medicare-eligible retired employees, opting instead to pay 100,000 retirees and ... (read more)
Senior Citizens Press Demand to Opt Out of Medicare, Retain Social Security Benefit
A bill before the U.S. House of Representatives and a lawsuit in federal district court both aim to overturn a government policy preventing payment of Social ... (read more)
A bill before the U.S. House of Representatives and a lawsuit in federal district court both aim to overturn a government policy preventing payment of Social ... (read more)
Supreme Court to Rule on Consumer Lawsuit Preemption
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether the federal government can protect drug companies from being sued in state courts. The case, ... (read more)
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether the federal government can protect drug companies from being sued in state courts. The case, ... (read more)
Therapeutic Drug Substitution Raises Consumer Concerns
Patients across the nation are concerned medical professionals may be engaging in a process known as “therapeutic substitution” of their medications, ... (read more)
Patients across the nation are concerned medical professionals may be engaging in a process known as “therapeutic substitution” of their medications, ... (read more)
Web Replaces Doctors as Patients’ Top Health Information Source
A study by New York-based Manhattan Research has found people more frequently turn to the Internet for health information than seek information from their ... (read more)
A study by New York-based Manhattan Research has found people more frequently turn to the Internet for health information than seek information from their ... (read more)
