Opinion
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Taking Control
Opinion -Many prescription drugs, brand name as well as generic, are more expensive in the United States than in other countries. That is an indisputable fact. -
As Physical Exercise Declines, Childhood Obesity Soars
Opinion -The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 15 percent of children aged 16 to 19 are overweight, a number that has doubled in the past two decades. -
School Meals and Fat Content
Opinion -Schools in New York City recently began to offer a free breakfast to every student to help improve student achievement. Menus include doughnuts, buttermilk biscuits, French toast with syrup, and croissants with melted cheese. -
Why Drug Importation Is Bad Policy
Opinion -As part of the fierce congressional debate over Medicare prescription drug legislation, some members of Congress want to allow Americans to import drugs subject to the price controls of Canada and other foreign countries. -
What Is Drug Importation?
Opinion -Drug reimportation refers to allowing prescription drugs produced for use in another country to be imported into the U.S. for sale here instead. Because these drugs were often originally manufactured in the U.S. -
Census Bureau: More Uninsured in 2002
Opinion -On October 2, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 43.6 million people in the U.S. were uninsured in 2002, an increase of 2.4 million over 2001 figures. -
Canadian Doctors Say Patients Are at Risk
Opinion -According to the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the country’s single-payer health care system is stretched too thin, putting Canadian patients at risk as a result. Dr. -
Colorado Conference Finds Answers to Rising Costs and Uninsurance Rates
Opinion -With health care reform measures deadlocked in Congress, the Independence Institute, a Golden, Colorado-based public policy research organization, convened a September 3, 2003 conference to explore how state officials can improve health care for their -
Consumer Choice Matters: California Dreamin’
Opinion -California is not only the source of wacky news about gubernatorial recalls and screwball court decisions: It is also the source of wacky legislation and screwball mandates. -
Davis Signs Employer Mandate
Opinion -Two days before he was recalled by voters and replaced by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, embattled California Governor Gray Davis signed a “play or pay” mandate that, if it survives court challenges, eventually would apply to all California businesses -
Illinois Governor Ignores Rx Warnings
Opinion -Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D), with support from former Clinton administration political strategist and freshman U.S. -
News Advisory: Governor’s Estimate of Savings from Drug Importation Is ‘Pure Fiction,’ Think Tank Says
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Full transcript of October 2003 National Symposium on Drug Importation
Opinion -Elected officials, policy analysts, and business leaders came together in Chicago on October 23 for a National Symposium to discuss the pros and cons of prescription drug importation. -
Heartland Institute to Host October 23 Symposium on Drug Importation
Opinion -The Heartland Institute will host a National Symposium on Drug Importation on Thursday, October 23, in Chicago. The symposium will be cosponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers Association, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, and U.S. -
Florida Passes Malpractice Reform
Opinion -After months of squabbling, the Florida House and Senate have reached agreement on legislation capping medical malpractice damages. On August 13 the House passed the compromise bill by a vote of 87-26, and the Senate passed the measure by a vote of 32-4. -
Medicare Stalls, Seniors Don’t Care
Opinion -Republican members of the conference committee charged with reconciling differences in the House and Senate Medicare bills (H.R. 1 and S. -
Lieberman Takes on Health Care Reform
Opinion -Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in August went public with his plans for expanding government intervention into the health care arena, the last of the major Democratic Presidential contenders to weigh in on the issue. -
Santorum Introduces Tax Credit Measure
Opinion -Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) has reintroduced a bill to create a tax credit for people who buy their own health insurance. -
10/2003 Consumer Choice Matters: At Your Fingertips
Opinion -This month’s column is devoted to an alphabetical list of resources you can access from your desk. Please don’t be shy about notifying me of any corrections or omissions. I know it isn’t perfect and am eager to improve it. -
10/2003 Galen Report
Opinion -California liberals are working feverishly to enact an employer mandate requiring businesses to provide health insurance to workers or pay a big tax to fund a new state-run health coverage program. -
Who’s Offering What
Opinion -A summary of the health care reform measures offered by the principal candidates known to be running for the Democratic Party’s 2004 Presidential nomination. -
Illinois Lawmakers Debate Universal Health Plan
Opinion -A push is underway in the Illinois General Assembly to move the state toward the establishment of a universal health care system. -
Feel Better, Live Longer
Opinion -The Modern Nutritional Diseases:Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cancer by Alice Ottoboni, Ph.D. and Fred Ottoboni, M.P.H., Ph.D. Vincente Books, Inc. -
Anti-MSA Report a Rehash of Old Falsehoods
Opinion -Ya gotta give ‘em credit.
