Since 1991
An Ounce of Prevention Not on Feds’ Health Care List
How much do you think Medicare will pay a doctor or a nurse for keeping a patient out of the hospital? Answer: zero.
Georgia Has Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid under the inflexible federal regulations currently in place would not be a good long-term decision for Georgia, but that doesn’t mean states shouldn’t propose a more effective alternative.
Uncompensated Care and An Alternative to Medicaid Expansion
The current major health care debate in the states is whether or not to expand Medicaid, but we’re asking the wrong question. This study presents a viable alternative.
Malpractice Law Is Bad for Your Health
Let’s compensate all patients any time an injury or death occurs in a hospital for any reason other than the condition that brought them to the hospital in the first place.
Health Care is Key to Rehabilitation
As Female Incarceration Rates Explode
The period of incarceration is a window of opportunity to instill healthier habits and continue to improve female inmates’ health beyond their incarceration
A New Approach to Medical Malpractice Reform
The vast majority of those injured by medical negligence never get their day in court. A handful of victims win big awards each year, but 97 percent receive zero compensation for their injuries. What we have is jackpot justice for some rather than justice for all.
Telemedicine, a Telling Sign of Health Care’s Future
“Telemedicine – telehealth – allows doctors to be more efficient, effective and productive.”
Medicaid Expansion: Hand Up or Handcuff?
The key question is: Is Medicaid expansion beyond the poverty level a “hand up” or a “handcuff?”
Congress Works to Dismantle and Defund ObamaCare
Facing a presidential veto pen blocking repeal of ObamaCare, the House is working to defund, dismantle, and delay implementation of the unpopular health overhaul law to avert at least some of its damage in the near term. The Fiscal Cliff deal chipped away at ObamaCare, eliminating one of its programs completely and cutting funding for another. Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner discusses the growing resistance to the federal health care reform law both inside and beyond Washington.
