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Tag: health reformNewslettersOur 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.1 2 Next >December 17, 2009
Grace-Marie Turner on FOX BusinessGrace-Marie Turner discusses the health reform debate with Stuart Varney.
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TV August 18, 2009
Report from LouisianaLafayette, LA – A driving rainstorm did not dampen the spirits of 600 people who came to the Lafayette Public Library to tell Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) about their serious concerns over the threats that they believe “ObamaCare” presents to their health care. Sen. Vitter himself was late because of the huge traffic jam around the library. Citizens, some soaking wet, poured into the library, determined that their voices be heard. The parking lot was jammed, and the main auditorium filled quickly, with some people arriving at 1 p.m. for the 4:30 town hall meeting. Even with two overflow rooms set up, a couple hundred people could not get in.
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Health Reform 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.
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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
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Health Reform June 26, 2009
Change Vs. SecurityABC News anchor Charlie Gibson shook his head after Wednesday night's broadcast from the White House, frustrated he had not been able to draw out more details from President Obama about the sweeping health reform plan that he is pushing. Gibson, as well as the doctors, patients, businesspeople, and others in the audience, posed some tough questions. But most of the president's answers came from his standard talking points and went unchallenged. He spoke for 45 minutes of the 75 minutes of actual airtime.
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ABC News, President Obama, health reform, Massachusetts, opinion polls, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Joseph Antos, American Enterprise Institute, John Calfee, public option, single-payer, government-run, Governor Michael Leavitt, Jeffrey Anderson, Pacific Research Institute, The Washington Times, David Brooks, Senate Finance Committee, physicians, Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, uninsured, June O'Neill, Dave O'Neill, Employment Policies Institute, socialized medicine, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, RealClearMarkets, National Health Service, New Jersey, Assemblyman Jay Webber, Energy and Commerce Committee
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Health Reform April 24, 2009
Putting Patients FirstSenators Baucus and Kennedy sent a letter to President Obama this week saying their committees plan to vote on comprehensive health reform legislation in early June, which means legislation could be sent to the full Senate for a vote soon afterward. This is an extraordinarily ambitious schedule. The House also expects to send legislation to the floor for a vote this summer, with hopes for final action on a conference agreement in the fall.
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Health Reform April 3, 2009
Sign the PetitionWould the health reform prescriptions being offered by President Obama and congressional leaders help patients? It seems a fitting question to ask since Mr. Obama has assured Americans they will be able to keep their doctor and their current coverage if they are satisfied and will have even more choices. Our Health Policy Consensus Group took that as a challenge to ask whether the policy prescriptions fit the rhetoric by analyzing the major reform pillars Washington leaders are proposing.
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Obama, petition, Do No Harm, Consensus Group, government-run health insurance, mandates, health insurance exchange, federal health board, comparative effectiveness, National Review Online, The Corner, health reform, Joseph Antos, American Enterprise Institute, American Health & Drug Benefits, Democrats, Robert Pear, The New York Times, GOP, Rep. Paul Ryan, The Wall Street Journal, budget, Medicare, entitlements, Medicaid, biotech, Robert Goldberg, Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, Orange County Register, Austin, Texas, ER, Medicaid, emergency room, Integrated Care Collaboration, American-Statesman, Julie Connelly, The New York Times, concierge care
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Health Reform March 13, 2009
Lessons from Abroad"So many lessons, so little time." That was how Brian Lee Crowley of Canada led off his remarks at our major conference, "Lessons from abroad for health reform in the U.S." on Monday, co-sponsored by the Galen Institute and the International Policy Network in London. The presentations by noted experts from Canada, the U.K., and Europe were splendid and offered a sober warning to U.S. policymakers about embarking on a path toward giving government more power and control over health care and health coverage.
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Lessons from Abroad, International Policy Network, Canada, Europe, U.K., Dr. Ken Thorpe, Emory University, health reform, international health systems, President Obama, government-run health care, Dr. Alphonse Crespo, Switzerland, individual mandate, Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, Dr. Valentin Petkantchin, France, Prof. Wim Groot, the Netherlands, Dr. John Bridges, Australia, Prof. Michael Schlander, Germany, Dr. Karol Sikora, U.K., Brett Skinner, Dr. Tom Price, Dr. Michael Burgess, Grace-Marie Turner, Amy Menefee, White House health reform summit, Aetna HealthFund, Aetna, HSA, HRA, tax treatment of health insurance, Washington Post, Lori Montgomery, small group health insurance, AHIP, health information technology, Dr. Jerome Groopman, Dr. Pamela Hartzband, The Wall Street Journal, electronic medical records, Health Affairs, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, spending, PhRMA, health care costs, Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute, National Review Online, Medicare Part D, price controls, Merrill Matthews, Council for Affordable Health Insurance, Orlando Sentinel
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Events January 15, 2009
SCHIP, AgainAs expected, the House rushed to pass a bill on Wednesday to continue funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program. At 285 pages, you can be sure it delivers a lot more than money. One example: The bill changes the rules of the game, making it much easier for states like New York to put children from families making up to $84,800 a year on this publicly-funded program.
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