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 NewslettersOur newsletter features a commentary by Grace-Marie Turner on the major developments and issues of the week as well as summaries of writings by participants in the Health Policy Consensus Group and other articles of interest from the health policy world, plus announcements of coming events. It is emailed in an HTML format from the galen@galen.org email address, via Constant Contact, and you may have to adjust your email settings and junk mailbox to ensure that you don’t miss an issue.< Prev 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next >November 30, 2006
Opportunities UnfoldIt is wise for us to search for the opportunities amidst the challenges the new Congress will present. A few examples: The uninsured. Incoming Democratic Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark co-signed an op-ed in The Washington Post in 1999 with ... November 20, 2006
Carefully Bold on MedicaidOur Medicaid Commission held its final meeting on Friday to vote on recommendations to reform what has become the largest health care program in the country, with 55 million recipients. The recommendations we produced are carefully bold, respecting Medi... November 9, 2006
Health Care and the New CongressWell, it certainly is a new ball game. While the elections were not a referendum on health care, health care nonetheless is likely to take center stage in the new Democrat-controlled Congress, and we'll be dealing with new people, different issues, and a ... November 2, 2006
Pro-ConFor a change of pace, Health Policy Matters this week features a "pro-con" exchange on the new Medicare drug benefit between Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and me. The paired articles were published over the last several days in newspapers around the country... October 26, 2006
Media SpinThe latest outpouring of studies about consumerism in the health sector comes this week from Health Affairs and EBRI (the Employee Benefit Research Institute). The problem this time is not so much with the studies, but with the media spin. The Washingto... October 20, 2006
Serious TalkIs there any reason to take talk of a single-payer, government-run health system seriously in the United States? Yes! The California legislature passed a single-payer bill this fall, which was blessedly vetoed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. And many states, in... October 12, 2006
The Rest of the Story...So there was more to the story: Last month, The Wall Street Journal carried a front page article about Russ Moore Transmission in Fort Wayne, Ind., and their new HSAs. The article highlighted manager Nick Bond's struggle to provide his employees with th... October 6, 2006
The LinchpinCost is always the linchpin in any conversation over health policy. Several studies out this week show that cost increases are slowing, and that's a big reason why the political debate over health reform has cooled - for now. Three examples: Aetna rel... < Prev 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next > |
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