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Our 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.
March 27, 2009

The 80% Rule

So much is happening on the health reform front in Washington this week that our heads are spinning, with legislators jockeying for control over procedures, timing, and the content of reform legislation. A number of key provisions in the legislation are clear. The White House and leaders in Congress want to create a new government health insurance plan. They want to impose a mandate that employers pay for health insurance for their workers.They want to create a new National Health Insurance Exchange as a vehicle for strict federal regulation of private health insurance and for distribution of new subsidies for individuals and businesses. They want to expand access to existing price-controlled government health programs. And they may impose a mandate that all individuals have health insurance.

 

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Health Reform


February 20, 2009

The March Continues

With a major expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program in place and more than $150 billion in health spending authorized in the stimulus bill, the Obama administration already is well on its way to significantly increasing the role of government in our health sector.
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Health Reform


February 6, 2009

What Next?

The health policy landscape was transformed by a huge earthquake this week when former Sen. Tom Daschle withdrew his name for nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services. The likely result, in the short term at least, is that the power center in health reform will remain with the Congress, not the Obama administration.
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Health Affairs, Sebastian Schneeweiss, Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, The Brookings Institution, S. Lawrence Kocot, Joshua Benner, American Enterprise Institute, Scott Gottlieb, Institute of Economic Affairs, United Kingdom, Nurses for Reform, Helen Evans, Bruce Phillips, Michael Chow, NFIB, William Dennis, The Weekly Standard, Tevi Troy, National Journal, Washington Times, Grace-Marie Turner, Amy Menefee, prescription drug program, Medicare Part D, comparative effectiveness, small business, employer-provided health insurance, mandates, Medicaid, stimulus, SCHIP, HHS, Tom Daschle
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Health Reform


January 30, 2009

Stealth Reform

Congressional leaders are arguing over whether they'll get a comprehensive health reform bill passed this year or next. But, in fact, major health reform is speeding through Congress in two bills that are on the fast track to enactment -- SCHIP and the economic stimulus bill. Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program to children in families well into middle-income ranges passed the Senate yesterday and will likely be signed into law by President Obama early next week.
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State Childrens Health Insurance Program