Editorials: Health Care

CDC Recommendation Could Save Children’s Lives

Dr. Richard Dolinar, M.D.
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December 26, 2011
When flying, many people secure their luggage better than they secure their children. It seldom makes much difference.

Parents Should Heed Ben Franklin’s Vaccination Story

Benjamin Domenech
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December 23, 2011
New data indicate increasing conflict between parental rights advocates and vaccination experts.

Farewell, Don Berwick

Benjamin Domenech
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December 06, 2011
December brings the end of the controversial tenure of Don Berwick, who will step down as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services next week.

Indiana's Innovative System Clings to Life

Benjamin Domenech
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November 27, 2011
As governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels has achieved remarkable success in a policy area that challenges every governor across the country: the desperate need for Medicaid reform.

One Way Virginia can Ensure Higher Premiums and More Bureaucracy

Benjamin Domenech
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November 13, 2011
Is Bob McDonnell about to become Barack Obama's favorite governor?

Obama’s Contraceptive Mandate Will Snare Religious Organizations

Kendall Antekeier
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November 02, 2011
A proposed Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate emanating from President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act will require all private health insurance plans to cover

Obamacare’s Unkept Promises

Benjamin Domenech
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October 14, 2011
In 2008, Barack Obama promised voters that if he was elected, his health care reform would reap the average family enormous benefits by solving the most tangible problem with health care: rising pr

Cronyism Is Endemic in Contemporary Politics

Benjamin Domenech
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October 06, 2011
“Cronyism.” That word is likely to be thrown around a great deal over the coming months in the Republican primary battle.

Texas and Massachusetts: A Health Care Contrast

Benjamin Domenech
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August 31, 2011
As the 2012 Republican presidential nomination race heats up, there are many readily apparent contrasts between former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and the nation’s longest-serving governor,

FDA Poses Far More Danger than Dietary Supplements

Kendall Antekeier
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August 26, 2011
With the nation’s pharmaceutical market already suffocated by the heavy-handed government regulations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Sen.