Opinion
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Consumer-Driven Plans Blooming
Opinion -Health insurance products designed to give consumers a bigger say in their coverage--and consequently become more discriminating consumers of health care services--are multiplying at a dizzying pace. -
Moseley Braun, Edwards Join Health Plan Debate
Opinion -Moseley Braun: My Plan Is “Radical” Democratic Presidential hopeful and former Illinois Senator Carol Moseley Braun is in the early stages of developing a “radical” and “ambitious” health care plan designed to cover the uninsured and provide -
Judge Overturns Massachusetts Tax on Rx
Opinion -Superior Court Judge Allan van Gestel has overturned a state prescription drug tax and said government officials must return to pharmacies statewide $18 million in revenue collected from the tax, which took effect January 1. -
CAHI Releases Medicare Reform ‘How-To’ Manual
Opinion -To be successful, any plan intended to provide senior citizens on Medicare with more private-sector health insurance options must be attractive to insurers, or none will participate. -
Riding the Wave of Consumerism
Opinion -The first annual Consumer Directed Health Care Conference (CDHCC) was held in Las Vegas April 7-9 and was a huge success, with some 700 attendees and 45 exhibitors. -
Association Health Plans Offer Promise, But Face Opposition
Opinion -Allowing individuals and small businesses to purchase health insurance through associations, called Association Health Plans (AHPs), has the backing of civic and business groups representing millions of families nationwide. -
State Drug Discount Plans Likely to Hurt More than They Help
Opinion -On May 19, a 6-3 ruling of the U.S. -
How Many Americans Are Uninsured … and for How Long?
Opinion -The figure most often cited as an estimate of the number of uninsured Americans--41 million--may be over-stated by 10 to 20 million, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). -
07/2003 Scandlen at Large: Singularly Unimpressed with Single Payer
Opinion -James G. Knight MD, president of the San Diego Medical Society, has an observation or two in the San Diego Union Tribune about all the health care reform frenzy. -
Spiers Offers Consumer-Driven Plan for Britain
Opinion -On June 19, the U.K.-based Institute for Economic Affairs hosted a “book launch” dinner for Patients, Power and Responsibility: The First Principles of Consumer-driven Reform, by Professor John Spiers of the University of Glamorgan. -
07/2003: The Galen Report
Opinion -A Washington Post/ABC News poll reported the American people trust President George W. Bush, by a 55 to 37 percent ratio, to handle the major problems facing Americans ... except health care. -
Governor Abandons Maine Rx Plan
Opinion -Democratic Governor John Baldacci on May 30 formally abandoned plans for Maine Rx, submitting a proposal to the legislature for an alternative discount prescription drug plan called Maine Rx Plus. -
Covering the Uninsured: How States Can Expand and Improve Health Coverage
Opinion -Managing Editor’s note: The following article summarizes a larger work originally published on March 11, 2003 as Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #1637. -
Britain’s Blair Supports Private-sector Health Care
Opinion -British Prime Minister Tony Blair is backing away from his country’s decades-old socialized health care model, following the lead of Sweden, which has launched a revolutionary move away from single-payer and toward a blended private-sector and -
Maryland Launches New High-risk Pool
Opinion -Beginning this month, Maryland will offer a new health insurance program to residents unable to obtain private insurance because of high risk and preexisting medical conditions. -
My Turn: Lies My Mother Never Told Me
Opinion -The nature of a lie is such that if you repeat it often enough it takes on a life of its own, always at the expense of truth. -
States Tackle Liability Reform
Opinion -Legislative proposals offered recently in three states illustrate the types of solutions policymakers are reaching for in an effort to control runaway medical malpractice insurance premiums. -
Greetings from the Sausage Factory
Opinion -The old saw is if you like sausage or legislation, avoid watching either being made. Here’s a case in point. -
Senate Drug Plan a Hard Pill to Swallow
Opinion -As the details of the U.S. Senate plan to create a Medicare drug benefit emerge, it becomes apparent that the plan is about as bad as one can imagine. -
Maine Health Plan Creates Firestorm of Controversy
Opinion -First-year Democratic Governor John Baldacci on June 19 signed a bill delivering something he asked for more than two months ago, in early May: universal health care. -
Bush’s Medicare Plan Is Hillary Clinton’s Triumph
Opinion -This week, at President Bush's urging, the GOP-controlled Congress is likely to approve a bill that severely restricts seniors' freedom of choice in health care. -
Flawed Drug Benefit Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Opinion -Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), the committee's ranking Democrat, have reached agreement on a $400 billion, 10-year Medicare reform proposal. -
Debunking Friday the 13th: 13 Myths about Health Care Reform
Opinion -If you cross the path of a black cat this Friday the 13th, you’re about as likely to experience bad luck as you are likely to win the lottery. That’s a fact. But facts often give way to myth. -
Supreme Court Decision on Maine Rx Program Keeps Sick Plan Alive
Opinion -Chicago, IL - According to a national think tank based in Chicago, Illinois, this week's decision by the U.S.
