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Health Policy Matters Archives

Archived issues of our weekly newsletter are available below.

2008 Issues

Making Progress - May 9, 2008
White Water Threat - May 1, 2008

Single Payer Utopia? - April 25, 2008
Good News and Bad - April 18, 2008
Join Us! - April 11, 2008
Brawls on Capitol Hill - April 4, 2008

Healthy Insights - March, 28 2008
The True Story - March 20, 2008
Gold Standard - March 14, 2008
What They Agree On - March 7, 2008

Massachusetts Struggles - February 29, 2008
What Do Consumers Want? - February 22, 2008
Very Strange Bedfellows - February 15, 2008
Moving Forward - February 8, 2008
California Faces Reality - February 1, 2008

What Happened to Your Pay Raise? - January 25, 2008
Bad Ideas - January 18, 2008
The Year Ahead - January 11, 2008

2007 Issues

A Sensible Plan - December 20, 2007
A Courageous Stance - December 14, 2007
A True Honor - December 7, 2007

Clinton vs. Obama - November 30, 2007
Time and Opportunity - November 16, 2007
Freedom, Liberty, and Justice - November 9, 2007
California Dreaming - November 2, 2007

Quiet Progress - October 25, 2007
Moving On - October 19, 2007
Uncovering Facts - October 12, 2007
Rome 'n Schip - October 5, 2007

Clinton Redux - September 21, 2007
The Straight Scoop - September 13, 2007
Mandatory Mammograms? - September 7, 2007

The Uninsured - August 30, 2007
Differences among Friends - August 10, 2007
Freedom vs. Security - August 3, 2007

SCHIP Redux - July 20, 2007
SCHIP Overreach - July 13, 2007

Oval Office Meeting - June 28, 2007
SiCKO. Need We Say More? - June 22, 2007
Markets Are Vital - June 15, 2007
Real Insurance - June 8, 2007

You Get What You Pay For - May 25, 2007
Hoosier POWER - May 18, 2007
Land Mines in Legislation - May 11, 2007

Dire Warnings - April 27, 2007
Squeezing Out Private Coverage - April 20, 2007
Slippery Slope - April 13, 2007
The Good News - April 6, 2007

Making Choices - March 30, 2007
The Nexus - March 23, 2007
Universal Coverage - March 16, 2007
The Real Agenda - March 9, 2007

Health Care Week - February 23, 2007
Cover Kids First - February 16, 2007
You Decide - February 9, 2007
Change is Inevitable - February 2, 2007

Bold New Policy - January 24, 2007
Tax Cap - January 19, 2007
Showdown - January 12, 2007
All Drug Prices, All the Time - January 5, 2007

 

2006 Issues

The Year Ahead - December 14,2006
Vivid Proof - December 8,2006

Opportunities Unfold - November 30,2006
Carefully Bold on Medicaid - November 20,2006
Health Care and the New Congress - November 9, 2006
Pro-Con - November 2, 2006

Media Spin - October 26, 2006
Serious Talk - October 20, 2006
The Rest of the Story... - October 12, 2006
The Linchpin - October 6, 2006

Success Stories - September 29, 2006
A Lively Week - September 22, 2006
Apples and Oranges - September 15, 2006
Patients, Doctors, and Governments - September 8, 2006
Vacation's Over - September 1, 2006

Under the Radar - August 10, 2006
Growing Pains - August 4, 2006

Tea Leaves - July 27, 2006
Wisdom Prevails - July 21, 2006
Competition Works - July 14, 2006

Market Innovations - June 29, 2006
Events Galore - June 22, 2006
Off the Mark - June 16, 2006
Citizens' Report - June 8, 2006
Transitions and Transformations - June 2, 2006

Northern Neighbors - May 19, 2006
Try and Try Again - May 12, 2006
Technology Moves Center Stage - May 5, 2006

The Hopes of Spring - April 28, 2006
Proceed with Caution - April 13, 2006
HSA Week - April 6, 2006

Conflicting Studies - March 31, 2006
Health Advisors - March 24, 2006
Advancing the Conversation - March 17, 2006
Hitting the Mark - March 8, 2006

Price Transparency - February 24, 2006
Targeting Health Care - February 17, 2006
Over to Congress - February 10, 2006
Supercharged Incentives - February 3, 2006

What's Working - January 27, 2006
Under an Avalanche - January 20, 2006
2006 Agenda - January 13, 2006
High on the Drug Benefit - January 5, 2006

2005 Issues

Year-End Thoughts - December 22, 2005
Interpreting Surveys - December 15, 2005
Change is Coming - December 8, 2005
Too Many Choices! - December 2, 2005

Confusing Choices? - November 17, 2005
Axing HSAs? - November 10, 2005
Tax Reform Panel - November 4, 2005

New Offerings - October 28, 2005
Bold Moves - October 13, 2005
Good News All Around - October 7, 2005

A European Warning - September 30, 2005
Spending Storm - September 16, 2005
Priorities - September 9, 2005

Saving $10 Billion - August 22, 2005
Medical Debt - August 11, 2005
California Dreamin' - August 5, 2005

Health Care Week - July 29, 2005
Setting Priorities - July 22, 2005
New Options - July 15, 2005
Medicaid Commission - July 11, 2005

Ceasefire - June 30, 2005
Taxes and Health Care - June 24, 2005
Consumer Response - June 17, 2005
The Wall Tumbles - June 9, 2005
Shifting Sands - June 3, 2005

Enthusiasts - May 24, 2005
Innovators - May 13, 2005
One Million and Counting - May 6, 2005

The Strength of Ideas - April 29, 2005
The Real Deal - April 22, 2005
HSA News - April 15, 2005
Guiding Principles - April 7, 2005
New Thinking - April 1, 2005

Tax Fairness - March 24, 2005
New Incentives - March 18, 2005
Stalled - March 4, 2005

Social Security isn't Health Care - February 24, 2005
Two Hearings - February 18, 2005
Brouhaha - February 11, 2005

The Inauguration - January 21, 2005
Bold Plans - January 14, 2005
Off and Running - January 7, 2005

2004 Issues

The Summit - December 17, 2004
No Silver Bullet - December 10, 2004
Meetings Galore - December 3, 2004

The Importance of Tax Reform - November 18, 2004
New Interest - November 12, 2004
Health Care Unity: The Top Ten List - November 5, 2004

Pivotal Elections - October 29, 2004
Health Care Summit - October 22, 2004
Flu Vaccine - October 15, 2004
Frenzy - October 8, 2004
Two Choices - October 1, 2004

Twists and Turns - September 24, 2004
Health Care Week - September 17, 2004
Ownership - September 10, 2004

The Uninsured - August 26, 2004
Awaiting the Numbers - August 20, 2004
Transforming Our Health Sector By Empowering Consumers - August 12, 2004

Fun Times - July 30, 2004
Summer Excitement - July 22, 2004
Alarm Bells - July 16, 2004
Mending Images - July 9, 2004
Independence - July 2, 2004

Solutions through Tax Reform - June 25, 2004
Promises and Pitfalls - June 18, 2004

A New Community - May 28, 2004
Responding with Facts - May 21, 2004
Turning Up the Heat - May 14, 2004
Breaking the Mold - May 7, 2004

Good News - April 30, 2004
Reality Health Policy - April 23, 2004
New Benefits - April 16, 2004
Good Guidance - April 2, 2004

Power and Control - March 26, 2004
The Real World - March 19, 2004
Job One - March 12, 2004
The Kerry Plan - March 5, 2004

The Rule of Law - February 26, 2004
The Vision - February 20, 2004
Consumer Choice Care - February 13, 2004
Please Join Us - February 6, 2004

Fuel to the Fire - January 30, 2004
The Speech - January 23, 2004
Anticipation - January 16, 2004
Top Three Issues - January 9, 2004

2003 Issues

A High Note - December 19, 2003
Pressing On - December 12, 2003
Onward - December 5, 2003

The Deal - November 20, 2003
Hitting the Wall - November 14, 2003
The Final Stretch - November 7, 2003

How Much Things Change... - October 31, 2003
Down to the Wire - October 24, 2003
Getting It Right - October 17, 2003
A Bright Future - October 10, 2003
Innovation or Reversion - October 3, 2003