State Health Watch Archives – July 1, 2003
July 1, 2003
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New plan for health insurance for all could mean savings for states
A proposal by health policy experts Karen Davis, president, and Cathy Schoen, vice president, for health policy, research, and evaluation for the Commonwealth Fund in New York City, suggests a framework through which automatic, affordable health insurance could be provided to nearly all Americans. -
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision on Maine’s drug program, states look for direction
Given the complex set of opinions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 6-3 vote allowing work on Maines prescription drug program to continue, states have been forced to try to determine what impact the decision will have on their efforts to control pharmacy costs and to make cost-effective drugs available to those who need them. -
No lack of solutions for problem of uninsured
The barriers to solving the problem of the uninsured do not include a lack of viable solutions. There are a number of reform strategies that would solve the problem, but deciding on a particular one is difficult because all viable solutions require making difficult trade-offs. -
Is Congress ready for universal health care coverage?
Congressional staffers and health policy experts who participated in an Alliance for Health Reform presentation on the Commonwealth Funds proposal for a consensus framework to provide coverage for the uninsured see value in discussing the issue but are far from united about the proposal. -
Grants fund ways to improve health system access and navigation
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) in Lawrenceville, NJ, has given 10 grants of up to $50,000 each to consumer organizations representing people with chronic illnesses and disabilities for projects that will increase access to services and enhance consumer capacity to navigate the Medicaid managed care delivery system.