Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs

IN THIS ISSUE:  Maryland May Allow Small Group HRAs  AMA Calls on FTC to Investigate Insurance Industry Concentration  NY Times ? Bush Reinventing Medicare, Medicaid  Fortune -- Upcoming Labor Negotiations to Focus on...

Scandlen Testifies at Maryland Senate Hearing

  Greg Scandlen, director of Galen's new Center for Consumer Driven Health Care, testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on Health Reimbursement Arrangements on February 12. He was speaking about a bill (SB 609) introduced by Senate...

World Health Organization on Medical Savings Accounts

IN THIS ISSUE: ? World Health Organization on Medical Savings Accounts ? Can Consumers Get the Job Done? ? FROM THE STATE THINK TANKS o Ethan Allen Institute: Health Care Reform Agenda for the States o Rio Grande Foundation: A Prescription For...

Medical Savings Account Expansion in President?s Budget

IN THIS ISSUE: ? Medical Savings Account Expansion in President?s Budget ? Consumerism Good Even For Poor, Aged & Disabled: NCOA ? Consumer Driven Plans Gather Steam ? Worker Education Overcomes Skepticism ? Higher Co-Pays Are a Good Thing...

Help Wanted: Extending Health Insurance to Laid-Off Workers

Galen Institute Introduces Consumer Choice Matters

This week I want to introduce you to a new weekly publication of the Galen Institute called Consumer Choice Matters. It will be issued every Tuesday. This will be the flagship publication of Galen's new Center for Consumer Driven Health Care and dedicated...

A Winning Issue

  The era of big government health reform is over. Tuesday's election results show that, in race after race, voters supported candidates who advanced fresh ideas for market-based health reform and defeated those who advocated more and bigger gover...

A New Era

  The age of managed care ended and the era of consumer-driven health care began on Wednesday, June 26, 2002. That was the day the IRS ruled that companies all over America now can liberate their employees from the shackles of bureaucratic control...