AEI.Org: Scholar: Robert B. Helms Resident Scholar http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/29?presentation=rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:56:31 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI Would the Health Reform Prescriptions Offered by President Obama and Congressional Leaders ... http://www.aei.org:80/article/100323 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Several elements of the health reform plans moving proposed by the White House and moving through Congress would be detrimental to patients. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 Fundamental Insurance Changes Needed to Reform American Healthcare http://www.aei.org:80/article/29060 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As Americans debate health care policy, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that reform is long overdue, but the agreement stops there. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 SCHIP Guidelines: Principles for Health Insurance Coverage for Children and Families http://www.aei.org:80/article/26224 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Scholars offer considerations for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. </body> </html> Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-21T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-21T00:00:00-0400 Medicare Advantage http://www.aei.org:80/article/25819 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Scholarsassess the Medicare Advantage plans, howthey differ from traditional Medicare, how well they meet beneficiaries' needs, and how they affect competition. </body> </html> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-21T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-21T01:00:00-0400 Medicare Part D and Prescription Drug Prices http://www.aei.org:80/article/25420 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Scholars from AEI and elsewhere answer key questions about Medicare drug coverage and government controls. </body> </html> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-01-05T01:00:00-0500 2007-01-05T01:00:00-0500 Mission Improbable http://www.aei.org:80/article/24585 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A change in tax policy could help control the cost of medical care and improve both the quality of and access to care. </body> </html> Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2006-06-12T00:00:00-0400 Making Choices http://www.aei.org:80/article/21441 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> American health spending continues its rapid increase while millions of Americans lack health insurance. For a change, we could get the consumer involved in making economic decisions. </body> </html> Mon, 25 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-10-25T00:00:00-0400 2004-10-25T00:00:00-0400 The Economics of Price Regulation and Innovation http://www.aei.org:80/article/20803 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> If a company can obtain a price that covers the marginal cost of producing and marketinga drug while satisfying regulatory policies, selling the drug in a given country makes sense. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-06-01T00:00:00-0400 Medicare Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/12078 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2000-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Sick List http://www.aei.org:80/article/11736 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-06-29T00:00:00-0400 2000-06-29T00:00:00-0400 The Origins Of Medicare http://www.aei.org:80/article/10213 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The debate over Medicare was long and bitter and without the intense push from President Johnson and the skillful handling by Wilbur Mills, it might not have passed. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-03-01T00:00:00-0500 1999-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Should Medicare's Basic Benefits Include Prescription Drugs? http://www.aei.org:80/article/21083 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Physician's Weekly ran this exchange between Stark and Helms. </body> </html> Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-01-04T00:00:00-0500 1999-01-04T00:00:00-0500 A Research Agenda for Pharmaceutical Issues http://www.aei.org:80/article/6828 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 +0100 1996-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1996-01-01T00:00:00-0500 States Can Do Better Job http://www.aei.org:80/article/5479 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 25 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0100 1995-09-25T00:00:00-0400 1995-09-25T00:00:00-0400 Uncle Sam, M.D. http://www.aei.org:80/book/100010 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This collection of essays provides an indication of the range and depth of AEI’s work in health care reform and pharmaceutical policy. </body> </html> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 The Political Economy of Health Care Reforms http://www.aei.org:80/book/731 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book explores the political implications and economic consequences of a variety of health care reforms. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2001-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Health Care Policy and Politics http://www.aei.org:80/book/489 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In this volume, the authors address several weaknesses and concerns that should be considered before health care reformers redesign the U.S. system on a foreign model. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Dec 1993 00:00:00 +0100 1993-12-01T00:00:00-0500 1993-12-01T00:00:00-0500 American Health Policy http://www.aei.org:80/book/10 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book focuses on the process of competition in our private health insurance market and its effects on the cost of care and access to insurance coverage. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 1993 00:00:00 +0100 1993-09-01T00:00:00-0400 1993-09-01T00:00:00-0400 American Health Care http://www.aei.org:80/book/646 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Robert B. Helms examines creating incentives for competition and lessons from the United States. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0100 1988-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1988-01-01T00:00:00-0500 The International Supply of Medicines http://www.aei.org:80/book/644 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The author examines regulatory reforms for international supplies of medicines. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 1981 00:00:00 +0100 1981-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1981-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Natural Gas Regulation http://www.aei.org:80/book/645 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The author analyzes price controls from the Federal Power Commission. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jan 1974 00:00:00 +0100 1974-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1974-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Conference Call: Health Care Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/100117 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0100 2009-07-22T10:30:00-0400 2009-07-22T10:30:00-0400 Reform Medicaid First http://www.aei.org:80/event/100082 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:30:00 +0100 2009-07-07T09:30:00-0400 2009-07-07T09:30:00-0400 The Five (Not So) Easy Pieces of Health Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/100070 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-06-04T09:00:00-0400 2009-06-04T09:00:00-0400 Health Reform--Guaranteed? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1847 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:30:00 +0100 2008-12-08T15:30:00-0500 2008-12-08T15:30:00-0500 Old and New Forms of Hospital Competition: Economic and Antitrust Issues http://www.aei.org:80/event/1837 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:30:00 +0100 2008-11-21T09:30:00-0500 2008-11-21T09:30:00-0500 Runaway Medicaid Spending: A Threat to Health Care for the Poor? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1832 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:30:00 +0100 2008-11-07T13:30:00-0500 2008-11-07T13:30:00-0500 Another Warning for Medicare? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1697 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:30:00 +0100 2008-03-26T14:30:00-0400 2008-03-26T14:30:00-0400 Who Killed Health Care? Is It Really Dead? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1531 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:15:00 +0100 2007-06-07T09:15:00-0400 2007-06-07T09:15:00-0400 Robin Hood, Robber Baron, or Rubik's Cube? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1525 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 31 May 2007 10:15:00 +0100 2007-05-31T10:15:00-0400 2007-05-31T10:15:00-0400 Risk and Regulation: A New Look at the Individual Health Insurance Market http://www.aei.org:80/event/1506 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 11 May 2007 10:15:00 +0100 2007-05-11T10:15:00-0400 2007-05-11T10:15:00-0400 Medicare's Fiscal Future: Getting Worse? Getting Better? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1503 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:30:00 +0100 2007-04-24T10:30:00-0400 2007-04-24T10:30:00-0400 How Will the President's Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Work? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1465 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +0100 2007-02-26T09:00:00-0500 2007-02-26T09:00:00-0500 The Business of Health: How Does the U.S. ... http://www.aei.org:80/event/1404 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:15:00 +0100 2006-10-17T10:15:00-0400 2006-10-17T10:15:00-0400 Health Savings Accounts and Tax Subsidies http://www.aei.org:80/event/1197 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:00:00 +0100 2005-11-18T15:00:00-0500 2005-11-18T15:00:00-0500 Price Sensitivity in Health Care http://www.aei.org:80/event/1147 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:15:00 +0100 2005-09-15T10:15:00-0400 2005-09-15T10:15:00-0400 Do Health Accounts Promote Better Spending? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1098 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:15:00 +0100 2005-06-29T09:15:00-0400 2005-06-29T09:15:00-0400 How Not to Cover the Uninsured http://www.aei.org:80/event/1063 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 04 May 2005 15:30:00 +0100 2005-05-04T15:30:00-0400 2005-05-04T15:30:00-0400 Time for Change? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1033 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:45:00 +0100 2005-03-25T09:45:00-0500 2005-03-25T09:45:00-0500 Improving Health Care http://www.aei.org:80/event/941 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:00:00 +0100 2004-11-08T11:00:00-0500 2004-11-08T11:00:00-0500 What Everyone Should Know about the Bush and Kerry Health Plans http://www.aei.org:80/event/919 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 08 Oct 2004 12:00:00 +0100 2004-10-08T12:00:00-0400 2004-10-08T12:00:00-0400 What Happened to the European Pharmaceutical Industry? http://www.aei.org:80/event/916 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 07 Oct 2004 15:00:00 +0100 2004-10-07T15:00:00-0400 2004-10-07T15:00:00-0400 Election Year Health Proposals http://www.aei.org:80/event/902 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:00:00 +0100 2004-09-13T09:00:00-0400 2004-09-13T09:00:00-0400 Putting Health Savings Accounts into Practice http://www.aei.org:80/event/858 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:30:00 +0100 2004-07-16T09:30:00-0400 2004-07-16T09:30:00-0400 Private Discounts, Public Subsidies http://www.aei.org:80/event/851 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:15:00 +0100 2004-06-30T10:15:00-0400 2004-06-30T10:15:00-0400 Employer Decisions to Self-Insure http://www.aei.org:80/event/835 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 02 Jun 2004 10:15:00 +0100 2004-06-02T10:15:00-0400 2004-06-02T10:15:00-0400 Health Care System Crisis http://www.aei.org:80/event/771 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100 2004-04-16T09:00:00-0400 2004-04-16T09:00:00-0400 March Madness http://www.aei.org:80/event/780 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:30:00 +0100 2004-03-25T09:30:00-0500 2004-03-25T09:30:00-0500 Medicare http://www.aei.org:80/event/756 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:15:00 +0100 2004-02-27T10:15:00-0500 2004-02-27T10:15:00-0500 The Price of Pharmaceuticals http://www.aei.org:80/event/682 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:15:00 +0100 2003-12-12T10:15:00-0500 2003-12-12T10:15:00-0500 A New Approach to Vaccine Development http://www.aei.org:80/event/670 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2003 11:00:00 +0100 2003-12-01T11:00:00-0500 2003-12-01T11:00:00-0500 The Effects of Certificate of Need Regulation on Medicaid Nursing-Home Expenditures http://www.aei.org:80/event/640 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:15:00 +0100 2003-10-15T09:15:00-0400 2003-10-15T09:15:00-0400 Medicare Spending http://www.aei.org:80/event/609 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:15:00 +0100 2003-09-25T09:15:00-0400 2003-09-25T09:15:00-0400 Passing the Buck on Medicaid http://www.aei.org:80/event/471 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 05 Aug 2003 10:00:00 +0100 2003-08-05T10:00:00-0400 2003-08-05T10:00:00-0400 What Do People Buy When They Don't Buy Health Insurance? http://www.aei.org:80/event/338 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 05 Jun 2003 09:15:00 +0100 2003-06-05T09:15:00-0400 2003-06-05T09:15:00-0400 Implementing the New Health Insurance Tax Credit http://www.aei.org:80/event/319 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 21 May 2003 09:15:00 +0100 2003-05-21T09:15:00-0400 2003-05-21T09:15:00-0400 Detecting Medicare Abuse http://www.aei.org:80/event/86 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:00:00 +0100 2003-01-10T11:00:00-0500 2003-01-10T11:00:00-0500 Can Asia Avoid the AIDS Typhoon? http://www.aei.org:80/event/56 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-11-25T09:15:00-0500 2002-11-25T09:15:00-0500 Are Consumers Smart Enough to Pick Their Own Health Plan? http://www.aei.org:80/event/103 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-09-27T09:15:00-0400 2002-09-27T09:15:00-0400 The U.S. Organ Procurement System http://www.aei.org:80/event/151 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 24 Jun 2002 12:00:00 +0100 2002-06-24T12:00:00-0400 2002-06-24T12:00:00-0400 Is More Health Information Better? http://www.aei.org:80/event/143 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-06-14T09:15:00-0400 2002-06-14T09:15:00-0400 Health Outcomes among the Chronically Ill http://www.aei.org:80/event/190 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-04-25T09:15:00-0400 2002-04-25T09:15:00-0400 The Economics of Health Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/209 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-02-22T09:15:00-0500 2002-02-22T09:15:00-0500 Is the Pharmaceutical Revolution Paying Off? http://www.aei.org:80/event/213 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:00:00 +0100 2002-01-29T11:00:00-0500 2002-01-29T11:00:00-0500 Does Health Insurance Increase the Use of Medical Care? http://www.aei.org:80/event/15 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:15:00 +0100 2001-12-14T09:15:00-0500 2001-12-14T09:15:00-0500 Is Inequality Bad for Our Health? http://www.aei.org:80/event/48 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:30:00 +0100 2001-10-11T09:30:00-0400 2001-10-11T09:30:00-0400 The Coming Generational Storm http://www.aei.org:80/event/380 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:15:00 +0100 2001-06-28T09:15:00-0400 2001-06-28T09:15:00-0400 Responsible Tax Credits for Health Insurance http://www.aei.org:80/event/400 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:30:00 +0100 2001-04-20T10:30:00-0400 2001-04-20T10:30:00-0400 The 2001 Medicare Trustees Reports http://www.aei.org:80/event/410 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:15:00 +0100 2001-03-23T09:15:00-0500 2001-03-23T09:15:00-0500 Third-World Incentives for Pharmaceutical R&amp;D http://www.aei.org:80/event/419 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:15:00 +0100 2001-02-23T09:15:00-0500 2001-02-23T09:15:00-0500 The Problems and Opportunities of the Health Care Information Explosion http://www.aei.org:80/event/427 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 01 Dec 2000 08:45:00 +0100 2000-12-01T08:45:00-0500 2000-12-01T08:45:00-0500 Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry http://www.aei.org:80/event/444 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 06 Oct 2000 22:15:00 +0100 2000-10-06T22:15:00-0400 2000-10-06T22:15:00-0400 Competition or Local Monopoly http://www.aei.org:80/event/453 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-09-22T09:15:00-0400 2000-09-22T09:15:00-0400 Incentives for Research on Diseases of the Poor http://www.aei.org:80/event/458 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 28 Jul 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-07-28T09:15:00-0400 2000-07-28T09:15:00-0400 Private and Public Insurance http://www.aei.org:80/event/474 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 23 Jun 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-06-23T09:15:00-0400 2000-06-23T09:15:00-0400 The Tail of the Weight Distribution http://www.aei.org:80/event/462 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 09 Jun 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-06-09T09:15:00-0400 2000-06-09T09:15:00-0400 Turmoil in the Health Care System http://www.aei.org:80/event/494 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 22 May 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-05-22T09:15:00-0400 2000-05-22T09:15:00-0400 The 2000 Medicare Trustees' Reports http://www.aei.org:80/event/501 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:30:00 +0100 2000-04-10T09:30:00-0400 2000-04-10T09:30:00-0400 Is TennCare a Good Model for Health Reform? http://www.aei.org:80/event/533 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:15:00 +0100 2000-02-18T09:15:00-0500 2000-02-18T09:15:00-0500 Why Is Mental Health Insurance Different? http://www.aei.org:80/event/550 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 03 Dec 1999 09:15:00 +0100 1999-12-03T09:15:00-0500 1999-12-03T09:15:00-0500 What Is the Best Way to Add a Drug Benefit to Medicare? http://www.aei.org:80/event/564 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 09 Nov 1999 09:00:00 +0100 1999-11-09T09:00:00-0500 1999-11-09T09:00:00-0500 Does Managed Competition Work? http://www.aei.org:80/event/562 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 05 Nov 1999 09:15:00 +0100 1999-11-05T09:15:00-0500 1999-11-05T09:15:00-0500 State Fiscal Relief http://www.aei.org:80/speech/28374 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The proposed increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage is a misguided approach for giving temporary aid to the states. </body> </html> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-22T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-22T00:00:00-0400 The Impact of Pharmaceutical Price Controls on R&amp;D http://www.aei.org:80/speech/22650 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This presentation covers the impact pharmaceutical price controls have on drug research and development. </body> </html> Mon, 16 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-16T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-16T00:00:00-0400 Tax Policy and Health Coverage http://www.aei.org:80/speech/20859 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This presentation aims to understand the historical and economic forces that have shapedthe U.S. health caresystem and how tax policy changes might be used to expand coverage. </body> </html> Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-01-12T00:00:00-0500 2004-01-12T00:00:00-0500 Medicare 101 http://www.aei.org:80/speech/19437 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Medicare is being criticized by both experts and beneficiaries for its inability to keep pace with medical technology and modern health coverage, and for its impending financial shortfalls. </body> </html> Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-11-07T00:00:00-0500 2003-11-07T00:00:00-0500 Positive Economics and Dismal Politics http://www.aei.org:80/speech/21293 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Politicians are striving to legislate improvements in medical quality without asking why our current market arrangements have put too little emphasis on quality and consumer satisfaction. </body> </html> Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-02-16T00:00:00-0500 2000-02-16T00:00:00-0500 The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance http://www.aei.org:80/speech/14903 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Fewrecognize that the root cause of the poor market performance is the special tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance. </body> </html> Wed, 16 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-06-16T00:00:00-0400 1999-06-16T00:00:00-0400 Future of Medicare http://www.aei.org:80/speech/16923 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The public policy issue today is not the value of medical education, but who should bear the burden of financing this education. </body> </html> Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0100 1998-08-10T00:00:00-0400 1998-08-10T00:00:00-0400 Tax Policy and the History of the Health Insurance Industry http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100022 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Reform of tax policy is a necessary condition for the efficient reform of our health care system. </body> </html> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-29T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-29T00:00:00-0500 Medicaid: The Forgotten Issue in Health Reform http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100087 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Medicaid provides health care for the poorest and most severely disabled members of our society, and improving its quality should be a top priority. </body> </html> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-06T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-06T00:00:00-0500 Taxing Health Insurance: A Tax Designed to Be Avoided http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100046 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Capping the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance will bend the curve of health care costs and make it more feasible for smaller firms to offer more cost-effective insurance to their workers. </body> </html> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-12T00:00:00-0400 The SCHIP Open http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/26708 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Lost in the debate over SCHIP reauthorization is the effect that creating an open-ended entitlement will have on states' incentives to spend money that may leave poor states behind. </body> </html> Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-28T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-28T00:00:00-0400 The Medicaid Commission Report http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/25434 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Worthwhile Medicaid reforms would directfunds to the states and populations that need them most. </body> </html> Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-12T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-12T00:00:00-0500 Tax Reform and Health Insurance http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/21921 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Changing the 1943 policy on the exclusion of employer-provided health insurance from taxable income wil help create a more efficient health care system. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 The Official Future of Medicare http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/20440 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Medicare trustees gave a strong warning in their annual report that the program faces serious financial problems that will begin to affect the federal budget this year. </body> </html> Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Three Roadblocks on the Road to Health Reform http://www.aei.org:80/issue/29166 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As Americans debate health care policy, there seems to be bipartisan agreement that reform is long overdue, but the agreement stops there. </body> </html> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-08T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-08T00:00:00-0500 Health Care a la Karl Marx http://www.aei.org:80/issue/17629 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The latest general report from the World Health Organization is built on the faulty foundation that health care is a special economic activity requiring intense governmental involvement. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2000-08-01T00:00:00-0400 The Origins of Medicare http://www.aei.org:80/issue/10089 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The nation and Congress are currently debating the future of Medicare, a popular program subsidizing health care for the elderly. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-03-01T00:00:00-0500 1999-03-01T00:00:00-0500