Opinion
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Lawmakers Fight for Certificate of Need Reform in Missouri and Tennessee
Opinion -Editor’s Note: With legislative sessions winding down in Missouri and Tennessee, three state lawmakers are hopeful their bills have opened the door to reform and eventual repeal of their states’ certificate of need (CON) laws. -
Texas House Bill Pushes ER Insurance Network Transparency
Opinion -News -The Texas State Legislature is considering a bill that would require freestanding emergency rooms (ERs), those separated from hospitals, to post notice of the health benefit plans for which the facility is an in-network provider. -
Texas Senate Passes Legislation to Combat Surprise Medical Bills
Opinion -By an overwhelming 29-2 margin, the Texas Senate approved legislation designed to prevent patients from being subjected to surprise medical bills. -
The Totalitarian Left Will Not Let Anyone But The Totalitarian Left Govern
Opinion -Editorial -We have on numerous occasions visited the topic of DC gridlock. -
New Mexico Strikes Down Local Right-to-Work Laws
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A number of New Mexico counties adopted right-to-work ordinances, then the Legislature stepped in. -
The America That Was — The Good and the Bad
Opinion -Editorial -We live in a time when an understanding and an appreciation of what a free society can or should be like is being slowly lost. -
The Education of Greta Thunberg: Naivety Meets Reality for the Teen Climate Alarmist
Opinion -Editorial -Since she first stood alone in front of the Swedish parliament last August protesting insufficient action in fighting climate change, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg has literally become the poster child for a worldwide student movement. -
FDA Considers Changing Labeling Requirements for Nondairy ‘Milk’ Products
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The FDA is considering modifying the definitions, called “standards of identity,” for a variety of food products. -
Congress Considers Boosting Generic Drugs with CREATES Act
Opinion -With bipartisan support, Congress is moving forward with the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act, which aims to expand market opportunities for generic drugs. -
ALS Patient Gets Running Start with ‘Free to Choose Medicine’ Movement
Opinion -An experimental treatment that enabled a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to literally run around the room while testifying before a FDA panel has cast a new light on the agency’s process of approving life-improving treatments quickly. -
Maine Bans the Sale and Distribution of Styrofoam Containers
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Ignoring objections raised by business groups, conservative politicians, and consumers, Maine became the first state in the country to ban Styrofoam, also known as polystyrene. -
Maryland Legislature Passes Clampdown on Prescription Drug Costs
Opinion -A bill to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board cleared the Maryland General Assembly and has been sent to Gov. Larry Hogan for his signature. -
Contra New York Times Scare Story, Trump Is Trying to Improve Climate Forecasts
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #325 -
Can We Afford Higher Tax Rates?
Opinion -Editorial -Several Democratic presidential candidates are proposing raising the top income tax rate to 70 percent. -
Judicial Activism: It’s Way Past Time To Impeach Fake Judges
Opinion -Editorial -Impeaching judges is serious. -
We’re All "These People" to Someone Else
Opinion -Editorial -Watch for this phrase in your social media feeds: “these people.” -
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Two New Gas Export Projects
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved two new Liquefied Natural Gas export projects in April. -
North Carolina Senate Rejects Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -News -A rarely used state Senate rule and growing concerns over the potential cost of providing health care to tens of thousands of additional low-income residents in North Carolina stymied efforts to enact Medicaid expansion in this year’s legislative session. -
Upcoming Medicare Insolvency Poses Big Challenges for Government, Individuals
Opinion -News -Medicare’s assets will be depleted by 2026, the 2019 Medicare Board of Trustees Annual Report states. -
Georgia Pares Back CON Laws
Opinion -health-care-news, News -After some back and forth in the Georgia General Assembly, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law significant reforms to the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) process. -
HHS Changes Family Planning Grant Rules to Allow More Providers
Opinion -News -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made revisions to the rules on Title X funding to give low-income women more options for health care and family planning services. -
Commentary: Panic Over Measles Leads to More Government Intrusion
Opinion -Editorial -In general, it is not a good idea to panic about anything. The panic itself often causes more harm than the original threat. -
Two People Affected by Columbine Shooting Promote Solutions to School Violence
Opinion -school-reform-news, budget-tax-news -In the 20 years since the April 20, 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, two people who were affected by that day have taken up the issue of student safety. -
POTUS Candidates Line Up to Kiss the Union Ring
Opinion -Editorial -Democratic contenders attempt to lock in teacher union endorsements to the detriment of taxpayers and the neediest students.