|
||
|
SEARCH BY KEYWORD
|
Tag: biologics
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.July 30, 2009
Who's Scaring Whom?A plethora of polls hit the news this morning, showing that the American people are increasingly worried about President Obama's health reform plan, fearing that their health costs will rise and the quality of their care will get worse if the plan goes into effect. The president spent much of his time during his speeches yesterday answering what he described as cynical scare tactics by critics.
Tags:
Juliette Cubanski, Lisa Potetz, Kaiser Family Foundation, medicare financing, Manhattan Institute, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Aparna Mathur, medical debt, Cato Institute, Michael Cannon, public option, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Rep. John Boehner, states, AMA, William Plested, Donald Palmisano, Daniel Johnson, James R. Frogue, Newt Gingrich, Center for Health Transformation, abuse, fraud, American Enterprise Institute, Maine, American Affordable Health Choices Act, Institut economique Molinari, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Valentin Petkantchin, Brian Lee Crowley, Lewin Group, Blue Dog Democrats, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, biologics, Massachusetts, Rep. Tom Price, Empowering Patients First Act, health reform, Obama
Categories:
Health Reform October 9, 2008
Health Care WeekHealth care hit the first tier in the presidential election campaigns this week, with charges and counter-charges flying on the campaign trail and in the media. The stack of new papers and articles on my desk out just this week on the health reform debate is an inch thick. Here are some highlights of reports that offer actual facts and new insights.
Tags:
Galen Institute, McCain, Obama, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, National Review, Washington Post, Business Roundtable, business, Feldman, HSI Network, Sheils, Lewin Group, prescription drugs, Scott Gottlieb, AEI, counterfeit drugs, India, biologics, Merrill Matthews, IPI, CAHI, voters, health insurance, Canada, wait list, Fraser Institute, Massachusetts, ER
Categories:
2008 Election October 3, 2008
Massachusetts to San FranciscoMassachusetts has won another round in its effort to get U.S. taxpayers to help fund its experiment in universal coverage. Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday that the federal government has approved an extension of its waiver, allowing the state to continue to provide Medicaid subsidies to people making as much as $63,600 a year. Federal taxpayers will be paying nearly $11 billion to help the Bay State fund its $21-billion health reform plan over the next three years.
Tags:
Massachusetts, McCain, Obama, San Francisco, biologics, Europe, health insurance, Canada, Medicare, Medicaid, vaccines
Categories:
Massachusetts June 13, 2008
DrumbeatsThe Commonwealth Fund continues its advocacy for universal coverage and a larger role for government in our health sector with a new paper in Health Affairs: It cites the rising number of people with health coverage that does not adequately protect them from high medical expenses — the under-insured.
Tags:
Commonwealth, universal coverage, underinsured, Italy, Istituto Bruno Leoni, doctors, physicians, Turner, Obama, Capretta, Pipes, biologics, America's Health Insurance Plans, Williams, uninsured, Aetna, Senate Finance Committee, Ramthun, HSA, health savings account, high deductible
Categories:
Universal Coverage |
|