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Health Policy Pulse

September 2, 2009
Rather than focus on the intellectual failures of HR 3200 and the Senate’s bill, let us apply the management guru’s advice: Do not fix fundamentally flawed bills, replace them with sound ones.  What would sound legislation look like?  If one had to select just three fundamentals that Congress needs to get right to extend insurance coverage to all without damaging those portions of American’s health care that are the best in the world, what would they be?




July 23, 2009
Galen Institute president Grace-Marie Turner is featured on a number of radio programs today. Join us by tuning in to your local radio stations and listening online to these shows.

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April 15, 2009
Post editorial points out "Many of the savings identified in the president's budget are phony" and new spending already spoken for.



March 3, 2009
What do Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and new White House health reform officer Nancy-Ann DeParle mean for the president's agenda?



February 25, 2009
In his speech to Congress and the nation, the president makes more spending promises for health care and other areas.



February 19, 2009
The New York Times named Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) as the most likely pick for Health and Human Services secretary. One of her most recent positions was supporting the "stimulus" bill with its wide-ranging health-care changes.



February 11, 2009

At least 40 members of Congress from both parties are expressing concern over the stimulus bill's provision that would create a federal council to compare medical treatments.

UPDATED with excerpt from New Democrats' letter to House leadership.




February 9, 2009
The back-and-forth over the "stimulus" package isn't over yet. We keep you updated on the drastic changes in U.S. health care that the bill would cause -- and the government expansions you'll pay for.



February 4, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) promotes taxpayer-funded insurance plan, but balks at all-government plan for now.




January 23, 2009
Commentaries in prestigious journals boost President Obama's health plan and worry about consumer-driven care.