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Healthcare bill to Obama’s desk

Dick Taffe — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:17:04 +0000

President Obama said it was answering ”the call to history” when the House passed the Senate’s version of healthcare reform and sent the bill to his desk for signing. Political Science Professor Graham Wilson, author of “Only in America? American Politics in Comparative Perspective,” says GOP unity in opposition shows how far right the party has moved on domestic policy since the days of Richard Nixon.

“But the situation so baffling to citizens of other democracies in which the United States was the only advanced democracy in the world that did not have health insurance for all its citizens is over.”

Contact Graham Wilson, 617-353-2540, gkwilson@bu.edu

Lowering drug prices for Medicare

Dick Taffe — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:42:12 +0000

Deep in the healthcare-reform debate is a discussion of how Congress could lower drug prices for seniors enrolled in Medicare “Part D.” School of Law Professor Kevin Outterson, an authority on pharmaceutical law, has some provocative ideas. In a paper published in Health Affairs, Outterson details an approach to reducing drug prices for seniors by providing medications to low-income elderly through Medicaid rather than Medicare.

Contact Kevin Outterson, 617-353-3103, mko@bu.edu

Hospitals, White House near deal

Dick Taffe — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:12:39 +0000

With an announcement expected Wednesday, major hospital associations and the White House are hammering out a $150 million cost-saving deal to help finance the U.S. healthcare system. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform; Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can offer insight into the ongoing Congressional healthcare reform battle.

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu

Healthcare-reform debate intensifies

Dick Taffe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:01:03 +0000

With major healthcare-reform bills expected to be introduced this month, President Obama is ratcheting up the public heat on Congress to agree on a measure to both expand coverage and cut costs. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the upcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can put the politics in context.

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu