Grace-Marie helps Jim understand the Medicare Drug Benefit programs that are currently available to senior citizens. She also provides a phone number and a Web site that will help with the decision of which provider to use.

Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk first about the avian flu and the threat of a possible global pandemic, and how changing of regulations could help in the development of vaccines. They move on to discuss how the recent report by the Tax Reform Commission could affect how we provide healthcare insurance for ourselves and our employees.

Grace-Marie talks with Jim about new research that shows the introduction of Health Savings Accounts as a new form of health insurance, has been very successful. They go on to talk about how HSAs are good for small businesses.

Grace-Marie joins Jim to talk about some of the current health care legislation that's being considered in Congress, for example the ability to purchase individual insurance policies across state lines.

Jim and Grace-Marie continue their discussion about the benefits of a market-based solutions for the challenges we face providing healthcare for ourselves and our employees. Both agree that Congress needs to pass the Association Healthcare Plan legislation, which will allow small business to band together with industry organizations or others, like chambers of commerce, to purchase health insurance in bulk.

Grace Marie joins Jim to talk about what's going on in the world of public health care policy. She explains what businesses are doing to help employees with health care costs.

Grace-Marie and Jim discuss the advantages of a health care system based on market forces and tax reform, including new programs such as Health savings accounts.

Jim and Grace-Marie discuss the presidential candidates' solutions to health care on election day.

Grace Marie joins Jim to discuss the Presidential candidates' solutions to health care.

Grace-Marie joins Jim to compare and contrast the Kerry health policy initiatives with President Bush's.