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Welcome to the National
Institute of Health Policy
The National Institute
of Health Policy (NIHP) is a program of the University of St.
Thomas designed to influence changes in state and national
health policy. From 1998 to 2008 it was financed by 38 health
care organizations in the Upper Midwest region. NIHP produced
policy specific forums and seminars which attracted national
speakers and produced significant white papers and reports.
Currently the university
is seeking to develop a new funding base to continue and grow
the institute. The founder, Senator Dave Durenberger, will
continue to be active with the program.
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Commentary
from Dave Durenberger
August 12, 2010
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MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT
Congress has long been concerned about the solvency of social insurance programs like Social Security and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund. Part A of Medicare, like Social Security, is funded from payroll taxes on employers, employed and self-employed. Part B (Physicians and other providers), Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (drugs) are financed from general revenue, mainly income tax. When the trustees warned in 1983 that Social Security would be bankrupt within a year, it led to a bi-partisan effort to raise the age of eligibility, the payroll tax and the tax on high income beneficiaries.
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To read past Chairman's
Commentaries, please click
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delivery of the Chairman's Commentary, please click
here.
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Recent News
'Senator Health' weighs in on reform controversy
Thursday, August 20, 2009
D ave
Durenberger moderates Mankato town hall meeting with
Congressman Tim Walz
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Dave Durenberger and his experienced panel discuss health care
reform
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
Recommended Reading
Dartmouth Study Shows that Large Multispecialty Group Practices
Provide Higher Quality Medical Care at Lower Cost
CAPP, May 11, 2010
New Briefing on Payment Innovation: What Lies Ahead Under Health
Reform? The Commonwealth Fund, May 10, 2010
What's in There? The New Health Reform Law and Medicare Alliance
for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser
Family Foundation, May 7, 2010
What Will Happen Under Health Reform--And What's Next? A
Resource for Journalists from The Commonwealth Fund, May, 2010
Design of Medical Devices Conference
Speech by Senator Durenberger, April 3, 2010
Torskeklubben, the Norwegian Luncheon
Speech by Senator Durenberger, April 3, 2010
First Friday, University of St. Thomas
Speech by Senator Durenberger, March 5, 2010
UC Davis Medical School
Speech by Senator Durenberger, February 18, 2010
Here’s the Rx for a Bipartisan Health Care Reform Bill
CQ Roll Call, Norman Ornstein, February 24, 2010
Time to rebrand health care reform
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Editorial, February 2, 2010
Upper Midwest Bariatric Forum
Speech by Senator Durenberger, November 20, 2009
Low-Cost, High-Quality Care in America
Health Affairs Blog, July 28, 2009
High Performance Health Care
Blog
University of St. Thomas
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Upcoming Events
Live Presentation of Meet the Press Across America
Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Ted Mann Concert Hall
2128 South 4th Street, Minneapolis
In a special forum hosted by the Humphrey Institute's Center for
the Study of Politics and Governance - Meet the Press moderator
David Gregory will speak with Minnesota Governor Tim
Pawlenty about politics, the Republican Party, and the major
issues facing the country: the economy, immigration, and
national security. The Governor will also take questions from
the audience. This event is part of a special Meet the Press
Across America series featuring discussions with key political
and community leaders from throughout the country. As a special
guest of the Humphrey Institute, we would like to invite you to
a reception with David Gregory immediately following the
presentation. The private reception to follow on Ted Mann’s Tier
I right lobby. RSVP to Lea
Chittenden at
chit0018@umn.edu or 612-625-2530.
Excerpts from the program will be broadcast on
Minneapolis NBC Affiliate KARE-TV and on Sunday’s “Meet the
Press.” The entire program will also be archived on the “Meet
the Press” website:
www.mtp.msnbc.com.
For directions and additional
information, please visit the Humphrey Institute at
http://www.hhh.umn.edu/index.php.
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