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HIAA Supports Private-Sector LTC
Opinion -The Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA) is promoting "Americans Planning for Today and Tomorrow," a grassroots campaign designed to build stronger and broader support for the Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2001. -
Rx Discount Card Plan Stalled by Judge
Opinion -A federal court on September 6 blocked President George W. Bush’s plan to offer prescription drug discount cards to elderly Americans by early next year. -
Michigan Seniors Enroll in State’s Rx Program
Opinion -Low-income seniors already enrolled in the state of Michigan’s prescription drug assistance programs will be given the first opportunity to sign up for a new one, says a state health official. -
10/2001: The Galen Report
Opinion -The magnitude of the losses for our country and the sadness, grief, and anger that all of us have experienced since September 11th’s incomprehensible tragedy have been extraordinarily difficult to bear. -
America Responds: Health Care in Its Finest Hours
Opinion -What could easily have been utter chaos in the hours immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC in fact was nothing less than the finest hours of medical service by health care professionals, firemen, -
HIPAA and the Criminalization of American Medicine
Opinion -Waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare are serious problems . . . but so are the federal government's efforts to combat them. Of course, egregious cases of fraud take place, and those engaged in criminal activities should be stopped and prosecuted. -
Time to Cut Out the Middle Man
Opinion -During the last decade the health care industry, out of concern for growing health care costs, moved decisively away from traditional fee-for-service insurance to managed care. -
09/2001: The Galen Report
Opinion -There is reason for some optimism on the health care front. -
The Case for Managed Care: Part 3 of 3
Opinion -In Part Two, questions were raised about the way the U.S. health care system is organized. Fee-for-service and the independence of physicians and hospitals were shown to be linked with the high cost of health care. -
09/2001: State Legislative Update
Opinion -Georgia State and federal cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements have packed a financial punch. Some doctors, especially those in rural areas, have dropped out of government assistance programs rather than risk operating their practice at a loss. -
How to Insure the Health of Millions of Uninsured Americans Immediately
Opinion -Health insurance is expensive. -
CMS Encourages Innovation
Opinion -Since January 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly the Health Care Financing Administration, has approved 910 new and pending Medicaid and SCHIP amendments and waivers. -
‘Just Gotta Learn from the Wrong Things You Done’
Opinion -I've long had an interest in health policy. But I first became passionate about health care during the epic battle over Clintoncare. I still regard that victory as one of my party's finest hours. -
Undoing the Wrong Things You Done
Opinion -Since I began writing on health care social policy, I have tried hard to give the benefit of the doubt to those who claim to stand on high moral ground in defense of their intentions to provide for the “greater social good. -
Dodging the Patient’s Bill of Rights
Opinion -Members of Congress and representatives of federal employee organizations are trying to get out from under the “patients’ bill of rights” legislation. -
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New Study Says Medical Errors Are Overstated
Opinion -In the March 2001 issue of Health Care News, we reported “as many as 98,000 Americans are dying each year as a result of medical errors. -
Single-Payer No Guarantee of Quality Care
Opinion -Single-payer health care systems are frequently proposed as the solution to the problem of health care access for the uninsured. -
Patients’ Bill of Rights a Pandora’s Box
Opinion -In response to consumer dissatisfaction with managed care, the U.S. -
08/2001: State Legislative Update
Opinion -Florida This year's legislative session was a mixed blessing for the state's residents. -
Bill of Rights . . . or Federal Takeover of Medicine?
Opinion -For decades, the U.S. health care system was the envy of the entire world. -
Patients’ Rights Debate Lacks Honesty
Opinion -There is something very important missing from the Patients’ Bill of Rights (PBOR) ... and from the politicians’ discussion of what the pending legislation entails. In a word, honesty is missing. -
Pharmacy Groups File Suit Against U.S.
Opinion -The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) have filed a complaint against Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Tom Scully, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare -
The Case for Managed Care: Part 2 of 3
Opinion -In Part One of this three-part series, we covered the macro history of managed care.
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