Leadership is a wonderful thing, but it is truly found when it is tested, and on that count malaria leadership has failed.

The implementation of ObamaCare will force health-insurance plans to scale back on administrative expenses to meet new federal requirements, which could eliminate critical services and threaten the quality of coverage.

What reforms will revive the FEHBP and improve Medicare?

This careful analysis of Medicare and the FEHBP is an invaluable guide for policymakers considering major health reforms while juggling the twin problems of runaway health care spending and looming Medicare insolvency.

The United States has a vital interest in making sure that popular protests for freedom in the Middle East are not squelched--and that they do not cascade into upheaval that results in extremist regimes.

Health care reforms should be more focused on eliminating waste by becoming more efficient and putting patients first.

In Putting Medicare Consumers in Charge: Lessons from the FEHBP, noted health insurance expert Walton Francis identifies key lessons from that experience, arguing not only that both Medicare and the FEHBP can be improved, but also that each program contains lessons--both positive and negative--for national health care reform today.

Instead of pretending that Medicare is the best model for the country, policymakers should recognize that the program is as much in need of reform as the rest of the health system.