Health Care Policy 2006

One of the most important issues facing our nation is the fact that the United States, alone out of major industrialized nations, is the only one that lacks some form of Universal Health Care.  Rather, the Bush Administration has turned to so-called 'market-driven' policies that have created confusion, increased costs, and even more increased profits for elements of the private sector such as prescription drug manufacturers, insurance companies, plan administrators and others--all with not only no demonstrable improvement in health care, but actually a continued deterioration of the system.

Because of that, we are stepping up our coverage of policy issues as the nation enters into elections in 2006 and 2008.  It is imperative that the nation--especially our growing seniors' population--is equipped with facts that will enable them to determine what is needed to fix the country's ineffective, highly costly health care system. 

Daniel Hines
Publisher

From the people who brought you Part D…President to push for ‘market-driven’ health care proposals...Newswise — University of Michigan researchers who have studied the impact of out-of-pocket health costs on Americans’ behavior are available to comment on new ‘consumer-driven health care’ proposals that President George W. Bush is expected to unveil in his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening...(more)

American Legacy Foundation(R) supports National Public Health Week and 'Healthy Aging'...Comments from Cheryl Healton, Dr. PH, foundation president and CEO...(more)

AHRQ releases 2005 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports...Quality of health care for Americans has continued to improve at a modest pace, and health care disparities are narrowing overall for many minority Americans. But for Hispanics, disparities have widened in both quality of care and access to care, according to reports by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)...(more)