Opinion
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Governor’s Woes Strain Trust
Opinion -The sketchiness of Illinois' "All Kids" legislation and the way it was rushed through during the legislature's brief veto session were major complaints of opponents. "We need to ask ourselves, 'What's the hurry?'" said Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora). -
Documentary Exposes Reality of Canadian Health Care
Opinion -On the Fence Films, founded by technology entrepreneur Stuart E. -
Advertisement: CMSA Conference and Expo Scheduled for June
Opinion -The 16th Annual Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Conference and Expo will be held in Grapevine, Texas on June 13-17, 2006, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center. -
Commentary: Lawmakers Call for Medicare Drug Entitlement Delay
Opinion -Delay the Medicare drug benefit: That's what Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. Jeff Flake (R- AZ), Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), and several other members of the U.S. House and Senate urged their colleagues and taxpayers to do before the end of 2005. -
HSAs Can Help the Uninsured, Study Says
Opinion -The first academic research on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) has just been published in the November/December issue of Health Affairs, a publication respected by many within the health policy establishment who often have been naysayers regarding the -
Job Cuts in Pharma Industry Up 150 Percent
Opinion -In November, pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. announced it would cut 7,000 jobs by 2008 and would close or sell five of its 31 manufacturing facilities. -
Online Tool Aims to Improve Children’s Health
Opinion -When insurance companies look at America's children, they see the future and tremble. But a new technology, being used successfully in several U.S. -
Study: How to Cover Everyone in Six Easy Steps
Opinion -David Kendall of the Progressive Policy Institute has issued a new study, "Fixing America's Health Care System: A Progressive Plan to Cover Everyone and Restrain Costs. -
How to Reduce the Risk of Nutritional Diseases
Opinion -The United States is experiencing an epidemic of diseases related to poor nutrition. Rates of heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and obesity are all rising rapidly. -
Health Organizations, Insurers Give Qualified Support
Opinion -Despite the sketchiness of the All Kids legislation, many organizations with a stake in Illinois' health care system spoke favorably of the program in the days leading up to its passage. -
‘All Kids’ Has All Kinds of Problems
Opinion -While being praised by liberal interest groups as a first-of-its-kind program, Gov. -
Illinois Lawmakers OK Program to Insure ‘All Kids’
Opinion -Illinois has become the nation's first state to offer health insurance to all children, regardless of family income. Democrat Gov. -
Congress Takes Up Long-Term Care Proposal
Opinion -On September 15, Sen. George Allen (R-VA) introduced S. 1706, the Long-Term Care Act of 2005. -
Durbin Stops Blocking High-Risk Pools
Opinion -After seven months of blocking a Senate bill that would help low-income people with serious medical conditions find affordable health insurance, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) agreed not to oppose the measure, in response to a compromise -
Counterfeit Drug Sales to Reach $75 Billion by 2010, Report Says
Opinion -On September 20, experts on regulation, security, and trade of illegal pharmaceuticals gathered in Washington, DC to discuss what they described as the global threat of illegal, cross-border drug trafficking. -
What’s Really Wrong with American Health Care
Opinion -A Call to Action: Taking Back Healthcare for Future Generations by Hank A. McKinnell (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2005) 256 pages, $27. -
Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Tobacco Settlement
Opinion -A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), entered into between 46 states and the four major tobacco companies, was greeted with applause by those who perceived the settlement as an overstepping of bounds by -
Congressional ‘Cheeseburger Bill’ Gains Support
Opinion -Growers, manufacturers, and distributors of food are seeking congressional support of a bill addressing frivolous lawsuits that claim a plaintiff's obesity or weight gain is the responsibility of a person who sells food. -
Vermont Moves Toward Reforms Under Federal Medicaid Cap
Opinion -On October 1, Vermont received federal approval for a Medicaid reform plan. If the plan is approved by the state's Joint Fiscal Committee, Vermont will be the first state to accept a cap on Medicaid spending from the federal government. -
Arrests Are Not Enough
Opinion -In Europe, profiteers masquerading as pharmacists are selling unsafe, unregulated, mislabeled, repackaged, and commingled drugs to unsuspecting consumers, through a process known as parallel trade, or reimportation. -
Katrina Changes Congressional Health Policy Landscape
Opinion -In a matter of weeks, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has dramatically altered not only the landscape of the Gulf Shore but also the political dynamics of Washington health care policy. -
Market Competition Can Improve U.S. Health Care, Authors Say
Opinion -Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It by Michael F. Cannon and Michael D. Tanner (Washington, DC: Cato Institute, 2005) $9. -
Katrina Response Shows Need for Medicaid Reform
Opinion -Hurricane Katrina has brought to the fore the strengths and weaknesses of America's health care delivery system. Millions of individual Americans, acting on their own initiative, quickly responded to meet the dire need Katrina created. -
Congressional Health Legislation ‘Scrambled,’ Policy Director Says
Opinion -Dean Rosen, director of health policy for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), said in September the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina had "scrambled" the legislative agenda in Congress.
