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The Federal Regulatory Burden on American Health Care Soared Under Republican Rule
This dramatic different in length motivated me to attempt a similar measurement of the federal regulatory burden on U.S. health care by counting the pages dedicated to regulating health care in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) over the past decade. (I focused only on Medicare and Medicaid, regulation ...
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State Sovereignty Resolutions: The NY Times Weighs In
According to the New York Times, legislators sponsoring these resolutions are merely carrying water for various corporate interests in the health sector. Conspiratorially, the NY Times asserts that the idea of state sovereignty over health care popped up at the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, and was then picked up as ...
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It’s not about health care reform
The current legislation being presented in Congress is not about health care reform or health insurance reform. The only purpose is to increase the federal government’s power and control over American citizens. Many of the people supporting the legislation are doing so simply because they support the president and believe ...
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Suburban schools not always great
A prominent California legislator from an inner-city district recently told a friend of mine that there were no poor-performing schools in the wealthy suburbs. This is a common perception among legislators, the media and parents, but it stands at odds with the facts. In 2008, there were 528 schools where ...
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Conservative Alternatives to ObamaCare
(Sue Lowden) Rather than crippling our nation with higher debt and higher taxes to fund government-run health care, I have called for solutions that can begin to drive down the cost of health insurance, thus making it more accessible to those who do not have coverage today. First, Congress ...
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As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice
As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice. In September, ...
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Health reform: Pluses, minuses
Opinionline: What people are saying about health debate The New York Times, in an editorial: “The health care reform bill that Senate Democratic leaders have cobbled together to win support from all 60 members, … has drawn scornful attacks from a united Republican opposition. … The bill … has some ...
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Now Is the Time to Fight
However, from the start of Christmas week, the important and interesting question was not whether the Senate would pass its bill (that was a foregone conclusion once Ben Nelson yielded to party pressure and waived his abortion objections in exchange for a nice helping of pork). It was whether those ...
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Democrats in Fantasyland on Health Care Reform
While Harry Reid, the Scrooge of the Senate, forces a health care vote on December 24, Americans are commencing their Christmas celebrations. Across the continent from Washington, one popular destination, Disneyland, is decorated with Christmas splendor in anticipation of hundreds of thousands of people visiting it over the holidays. There ...
Business & Economics
Deflation delusion
Commentary: We’re in the midst of moderate stagflation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MarketWatch) — The federal government recently reported that consumer prices had risen in November for the fourth straight month, thanks largely to big jumps in the price of gasoline and oil. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve and many commentators have dismissed ...
The Federal Regulatory Burden on American Health Care Soared Under Republican Rule
This dramatic different in length motivated me to attempt a similar measurement of the federal regulatory burden on U.S. health care by counting the pages dedicated to regulating health care in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) over the past decade. (I focused only on Medicare and Medicaid, regulation ...
State Sovereignty Resolutions: The NY Times Weighs In
According to the New York Times, legislators sponsoring these resolutions are merely carrying water for various corporate interests in the health sector. Conspiratorially, the NY Times asserts that the idea of state sovereignty over health care popped up at the Goldwater Institute in Arizona, and was then picked up as ...
It’s not about health care reform
The current legislation being presented in Congress is not about health care reform or health insurance reform. The only purpose is to increase the federal government’s power and control over American citizens. Many of the people supporting the legislation are doing so simply because they support the president and believe ...
Suburban schools not always great
A prominent California legislator from an inner-city district recently told a friend of mine that there were no poor-performing schools in the wealthy suburbs. This is a common perception among legislators, the media and parents, but it stands at odds with the facts. In 2008, there were 528 schools where ...
Conservative Alternatives to ObamaCare
(Sue Lowden) Rather than crippling our nation with higher debt and higher taxes to fund government-run health care, I have called for solutions that can begin to drive down the cost of health insurance, thus making it more accessible to those who do not have coverage today. First, Congress ...
As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice
As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice. In September, ...
Health reform: Pluses, minuses
Opinionline: What people are saying about health debate The New York Times, in an editorial: “The health care reform bill that Senate Democratic leaders have cobbled together to win support from all 60 members, … has drawn scornful attacks from a united Republican opposition. … The bill … has some ...
Now Is the Time to Fight
However, from the start of Christmas week, the important and interesting question was not whether the Senate would pass its bill (that was a foregone conclusion once Ben Nelson yielded to party pressure and waived his abortion objections in exchange for a nice helping of pork). It was whether those ...
Democrats in Fantasyland on Health Care Reform
While Harry Reid, the Scrooge of the Senate, forces a health care vote on December 24, Americans are commencing their Christmas celebrations. Across the continent from Washington, one popular destination, Disneyland, is decorated with Christmas splendor in anticipation of hundreds of thousands of people visiting it over the holidays. There ...
Deflation delusion
Commentary: We’re in the midst of moderate stagflation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MarketWatch) — The federal government recently reported that consumer prices had risen in November for the fourth straight month, thanks largely to big jumps in the price of gasoline and oil. Nevertheless, the Federal Reserve and many commentators have dismissed ...
