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 Studies1 2 3 4 Next >The Basic FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions on Health Policy and Responses from Our Pro-Market PerspectiveJanuary, 22 2008 The health reform debate often can seem bewildering to citizens and political leaders alike. The health sector is vast, representing one-sixth of our nation’s economy, and it is enormously complex. But fundamental principles of economics can help in understanding what is wrong with our health sector and what we need to do to begin to get it on the righttrack. The Tax Code and Health Insurance CoverageOctober, 18 2007 While the favored tax treatment of health insurance has provided a stable source of health coverage for hundreds of millions of American workers over the last half century or more, it also is clear that it is leading to many of the problems that our health sector faces today. Health, Technology, and the Common GoodSeptember, 28 2007 Presentation by Grace-Marie Turner at a conference hosted by the Acton Institute and the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Health CarePontifical Gregorian University, Rome As we explore today the relationship between health, technology, and the common good, I believe a key question we need to address involves the roles of the individual, the physician, and the state in decisions about the increased use of technology in the provision of health care. A Profile of the Health Sector in the United StatesSeptember, 27 2007 The health care sector in the United States is unique among developed countries,and it is necessarily diverse to respond to the very different needs and demands of a country with 300 million people. It is a mix of public and private sector programs. But the health sector in the United States is often criticized, both at home and abroad, for the high number of people without insurance because we do not have a compulsory national system, as all other developed countries do.Stay Focused on SCHIPSeptember, 5 2007 Congress and the White House are poised for a showdown over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program before the program expires on September 30, with both houses having passed legislation that the president has vowed to veto.SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and FamiliesMay, 21 2007 Members of the Health Policy Consensus Group offer the following guidelines to policymakers for consideration during debate over reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). We also offer a brief summary of our larger vision of expanding access to health insurance. Medicaid Advantage: A Medical Home for Dual-Eligible BeneficiariesMarch, 30 2007 Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute and Bob Helms of the American Enterprise Institute have proposed creation of a new Medicaid Advantage program that would integrate acute and long-term care benefits for seniors who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid into a single program, managed by the states, to provide a medical home and better coordinated care for these beneficiaries.Toward Free-Market Health CareMarch, 26 2007 Our health care sector must change to meet the challenges of a 21st century economy. Consumers, not just in the United States but in all developed countries, are demanding a much greater role in decisions involving their health care. People can find on the Internet a wealth of information about diseases, diagnoses, and treatment options, but all too often, they must fight bureaucracies and paperwork all along the way.The Facts: Medicare AdvantageMarch, 21 2007 Competing Medicare Advantage plans are offering more choices, more generous benefits, and lower cost-sharing to beneficiaries than Medicare fee-for-service. Seniors who especially value MA are those living in rural areas and those with modest incomes who can't afford supplementary coverage. Recommendations for Reauthorization of the SCHIP program: Cover Kids FirstMarch, 7 2007 In this paper, we offer six recommendations for Congress as it considers reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program: 1) cover kids first; 2) cover low-income kids first; 3) don't crowd out private coverage; 4) keep families together; 5) create new purchasing pool options for families; and 6) get the subsidies right. |
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