NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - Thursday, July 3, 2003

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Daily Policy Digest
Thursday, July 3, 2003

	Lower taxes are "unfair," says the European Union....
DISCOVERY INSTITUTE/WASHINGTON TIMES

	$1 spent on drugs lowers hospital costs $3.65, according to one study....
CATO INSTITUTE

	Canadians will increase patient waits for surgery if they spend health care money the wrong way, says Nadeem Esmail....
FRASER INSTITUTE

	Only about 76 percent of teachers in charter schools are fully credentialed, compared with 88 percent in traditional ones....
RAND CORPORATION/NEW YORK TIMES

	Disqualifications for blood donors are increasing, shrinking the pool of volunteers....
USA TODAY

	Inefficient regulations governing benefits impose costs on taxpayers, say analysts....
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL

	In a study for the National Center for Policy Analysis, Milliman & Robertson estimates that combining the average Medicare expenditure with the average medigap premium will provide enough money to enroll seniors in the same type of health plans other Americans have - including health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and medical savings account plans - assuming the private plans pay Medicare reimbursement rates. Click here to read more about how this would address Medicare's many problems.

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