Backgrounder posted January 17, 2006 by Randolph Pate, Derek Hunter
Code Blue: The Case for Serious State Medical Liability Reform
A related issue is the
provision of charity or emergency care. Doctors who treat the poor
pro bono, particularly those who care for patients who are
especially difficult to treat, deserve relief. The same holds true
for physicians working in emergency rooms, who invariably
treat patients whom they have never…
WebMemo posted November 3, 2005 by Derek Hunter
Guaranteed Pain and Suffering: The Recent Research on Drug Price Controls
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The United States Senate may soon consider a measure that would
strike an important provision of the 2003 Medicare Modernization
Act that restricts the government's ability to impose price
controls on prescription drugs. While price controls guaranteeing
cheap prescription drugs for everyone may sound appealing [1], the consequences of…
WebMemo posted September 6, 2005 by Derek Hunter
Health Savings Accounts: The News Keeps Getting Better
There is good news
in the world of health insurance. While premiums for traditional
insurance continue to rise, premiums for one kind of insurance are
decreasing. That option, the Health Savings Account, gives
consumers real choice, offering a variety of plans to fit a wide
range of needs and budgets.
HSAs were created
as…
WebMemo posted July 1, 2005 by Derek Hunter
Doing Your Own Health Care Thing: American Seniors vs. Canadian Citizens
Canadian citizens
and American seniors have one thing in common: both groups are
enrolled in government health programs called "Medicare." Canadians
are enrolled at birth; American seniors at age 65. Until recently,
both American seniors and their Canadian counterparts also shared
one other feature of health care financing and delivery: neither
could elect to spend…
WebMemo posted August 26, 2004 by Derek Hunter
Counting the Uninsured: Why Congress Should Look Beyond the CensusFigures
Today, the Census
Bureau reports that there are 44.9 million uninsured. But this
Census Bureau number is inadequate and, in several important
respects, unreliable.
How best to help
the uninsured has been a prominent feature of domestic policy for
decades. But before there is a solution to this pressing national
problem, it must be…
WebMemo posted July 15, 2004 by Derek Hunter
The Medicare Discount Drug Cards: One Month In
Just over a month
since its commencement, the Medicare Discount Drug Card program is
already showing significant promise in lowering prescription drug
costs for seniors.
Savings Estimates Continue to
Mount
A score of studies
using data from the Medicare Discount Drug Card (MDDC) drug price
database demonstrate that the program is capable of achieving its
primary…
Backgrounder posted May 28, 2004 by Derek Hunter
The Truth About the Medicare Drug Discount Card
America's senior citizens, for the very
first time, are being given an opportunity to compare drug prices
in a newly created consumer-driven market. The Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a cost comparison database
on its Web site (www.medicare.gov) that will allow seniors to
compare the price of the…