Grace-Marie Turner
Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform. She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive, consumer-driven marketplace in the health sector.
The Galen Institute has been instrumental in promoting Health Savings Accounts and other consumer-friendly ideas that transfer power over health care decisions from bureaucracies to individuals.
In December of 2004, Grace-Marie was invited by President Bush to speak on HSAs and consumer-directed health reform at the White House Economic Summit. She recently was appointed by former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council of Healthcare Research and Quality.
Grace-Marie also is founder and facilitator of the Health Policy Consensus Group, which serves as a forum for analysts from market-oriented think tanks around the country to analyze and develop health policy recommendations.
She is the editor of Empowering Health Care Consumers through Tax Reform, published by the University of Michigan Press.
In 1995-96, Grace-Marie served as executive director of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform. For 12 years, she was president of Arnett & Co., a health policy analysis and communications firm in Washington, D.C.
Her early career was in politics and journalism, where she received numerous awards for her writings on economics and politics.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008Reality Testing Key to Real ReformBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareBefore policymakers attempt to fix the individual health insurance market, it's important for them to get a clearer picture of what's actually happening in this sector where an estimated six percent of privately-insured people obtain coverage. Prevailing wisdom holds that "there is ... more »»
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008Generics, Competition Lower Medicare "D" CostsBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe cost of the Medicare prescription drug program fell $6 billion this year - savings driven by the widespread use of low-cost generic drugs, reports USA Today. Generics account for 64% of Medicare prescriptions compared ... more »»
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Saturday, November 22, 2008Open Enrollment Here for Medicare PatientsBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: General, Health CareThe holiday season is here again. But amidst the hustle and bustle of gift-giving and family get-togethers, seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D should carve out time to consider whether they want to stay with their current prescription drug plan. From Nov. 15 through the end of the year, Medicare is ... more »»
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Friday, November 21, 2008It's Time to Commence with Interstate CommerceA national health insurance market would spread risk and reduce costs By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: GeneralGiving people more options to purchase coverage across state lines would generate a much more competitive market so people are not trapped by the expensive mandates and regulations in their states.
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Monday, November 10, 2008Good for Me, but Not EveryoneBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareRobert Blendon of Harvard recently published a detailed survey of Americans' views toward health ... more »»
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008Concierge Medicine Sweeping MarylandBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareConcierge care appears to be sweeping across Maryland as primary care doctors feel the financial crush of rising costs and low insurance reimbursement rates, reports The Baltimore Sun. Physicians ... more »»
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Monday, November 3, 2008Centralized Decision-Making Bad for MedicineBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CarePolitical and policy leaders in the U.S. see a new system of “comparative effectiveness reviews” as a solution to many of our problems in the health sector. This is coming, so we need to pay attention. We invited a leading European authority to conduct a seminar yesterday for our ... more »»
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Monday, November 3, 2008Medicaid Savings Through New Prescription DrugsBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareThe use of newer prescription drugs has helped reduce the growth in U.S. disability rates, according to a new report from Columbia University professor Frank Lichtenberg. He used Medicaid prescription data from 1995-2004 and ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008Business Support for Government-Imposed SolutionsBy Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareA new survey by the Mercer consulting firm finds that businesses are far from united on ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008What Can Business Do?By Grace-Marie TurnerFiled As: Health CareA Fortune 100 CEO asked me recently what two things would be most important for his company to do regarding health reform. They are highly committed to continuing to offer health coverage but are increasingly worried about costs.First, I said self-insured companies need the protection of ERISA so that ... more »»
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