Commentary
Commentary
Getting The Energy Regulatory Balance Right
Sensible environmental regulations play an indispensable role ensuring that public lands are sustainably managed. But, as Earth Day’s 47th anniversary is celebrated, it is important to recognize that sensible regulations should also encourage the responsible development of new and existing energy sources. Without cheap and affordable energy, not only would ...
Commentary
Suburban NJ schools underperform
Are the public schools serving New Jersey’s middle-class students performing well? Lots of parents think so. They believe that student performance problems are limited to low-income areas in the inner city — in places like Newark or Camden. But many suburban public schools serving middle-class New Jersey students are not ...
Commentary
President Obama Double Downs On Medicaid’s Failures
President Barack Obama is calling on taxpayers to shell out more money for his health reform law’s disastrous Medicaid expansion. The president recently asked Congress to approve $106 billion in new Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. Nevermind that the Congressional Budget Office just concluded that, as is, Medicaid ...
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N.J. should embrace doctor teleconferencing
At hospitals and clinics across New Jersey, thousands of new doctors could soon be on call — literally. In Trenton, lawmakers are considering two bills that would enable doctors and patients to skip the office visit and conduct appointments using video-conferencing tools like Skype. They’re right to embrace this kind ...
California
Friedrichs decision isn’t end in fight against public-sector unions
As expected, in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 4-4 tie vote in the critical Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case, which sought to determine whether non-union public employees could be forced to subsidize union collective bargaining. While the tie vote means that ...
Commentary
Trump’s Healthcare Plan: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Donald Trump recently released a healthcare reform plan. If only he had spent as much time crafting it as he does his hair. The GOP frontrunner is right that Obamacare has failed to fix what ails America’s healthcare system. As Trump put it, the Affordable Care Act has “tragically but ...
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Obamacare’s dismal enrollment season
Obamacare’s most recent open-enrollment period ended with a whimper. According to the latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services, the exchanges signed up 40 percent fewer people than expected. Many of those who have opted out — and chosen to pay $695 or 2.5 percent of their ...
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To Cut Healthcare Costs, Companies Find Safety in Numbers
Health care is consuming an ever-greater share of corporate America’s balance sheet. According to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey, employers today spend $12,591 on average for family coverage — a 54 percent increase since 2005. Some companies have finally had enough. Twenty of America’s largest corporations — including American ...
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ObamaCare Keeps Our Health System In A State Of Emergency
America’s emergency rooms are on life support. The average ER visit takes over two hours. In some states, it’s north of three. President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act would alleviate the pressure on ERs by expanding access to insurance — and thus diverting people who previously would’ve gone ...
Commentary
Little to celebrate on Obamacare’s sixth birthday
Last week marked Obamacare’s sixth birthday. President Obama is, of course, celebrating the occasion. At a recent speech in Milwaukee, the president offered a catalog of the law’s supposed successes. Unfortunately, not one of his boasts stands up to scrutiny. He’s ignored the growing pile of evidence that his namesake ...
Getting The Energy Regulatory Balance Right
Sensible environmental regulations play an indispensable role ensuring that public lands are sustainably managed. But, as Earth Day’s 47th anniversary is celebrated, it is important to recognize that sensible regulations should also encourage the responsible development of new and existing energy sources. Without cheap and affordable energy, not only would ...
Suburban NJ schools underperform
Are the public schools serving New Jersey’s middle-class students performing well? Lots of parents think so. They believe that student performance problems are limited to low-income areas in the inner city — in places like Newark or Camden. But many suburban public schools serving middle-class New Jersey students are not ...
President Obama Double Downs On Medicaid’s Failures
President Barack Obama is calling on taxpayers to shell out more money for his health reform law’s disastrous Medicaid expansion. The president recently asked Congress to approve $106 billion in new Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. Nevermind that the Congressional Budget Office just concluded that, as is, Medicaid ...
N.J. should embrace doctor teleconferencing
At hospitals and clinics across New Jersey, thousands of new doctors could soon be on call — literally. In Trenton, lawmakers are considering two bills that would enable doctors and patients to skip the office visit and conduct appointments using video-conferencing tools like Skype. They’re right to embrace this kind ...
Friedrichs decision isn’t end in fight against public-sector unions
As expected, in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 4-4 tie vote in the critical Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case, which sought to determine whether non-union public employees could be forced to subsidize union collective bargaining. While the tie vote means that ...
Trump’s Healthcare Plan: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Donald Trump recently released a healthcare reform plan. If only he had spent as much time crafting it as he does his hair. The GOP frontrunner is right that Obamacare has failed to fix what ails America’s healthcare system. As Trump put it, the Affordable Care Act has “tragically but ...
Obamacare’s dismal enrollment season
Obamacare’s most recent open-enrollment period ended with a whimper. According to the latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services, the exchanges signed up 40 percent fewer people than expected. Many of those who have opted out — and chosen to pay $695 or 2.5 percent of their ...
To Cut Healthcare Costs, Companies Find Safety in Numbers
Health care is consuming an ever-greater share of corporate America’s balance sheet. According to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey, employers today spend $12,591 on average for family coverage — a 54 percent increase since 2005. Some companies have finally had enough. Twenty of America’s largest corporations — including American ...
ObamaCare Keeps Our Health System In A State Of Emergency
America’s emergency rooms are on life support. The average ER visit takes over two hours. In some states, it’s north of three. President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act would alleviate the pressure on ERs by expanding access to insurance — and thus diverting people who previously would’ve gone ...
Little to celebrate on Obamacare’s sixth birthday
Last week marked Obamacare’s sixth birthday. President Obama is, of course, celebrating the occasion. At a recent speech in Milwaukee, the president offered a catalog of the law’s supposed successes. Unfortunately, not one of his boasts stands up to scrutiny. He’s ignored the growing pile of evidence that his namesake ...
