Opinion
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Can We Afford Higher Tax Rates?
Opinion -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 -Impeaching judges is serious. -
We’re All "These People" to Someone Else
Opinion -Watch for this phrase in your social media feeds: “these people.” -
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Two New Gas Export Projects
Opinion -The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved two new Liquefied Natural Gas export projects in April. -
North Carolina Senate Rejects Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -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 -Medicare’s assets will be depleted by 2026, the 2019 Medicare Board of Trustees Annual Report states. -
Georgia Pares Back CON Laws
Opinion -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 -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 -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 -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 -Democratic contenders attempt to lock in teacher union endorsements to the detriment of taxpayers and the neediest students. -
States Move to Exempt Direct Primary Care from Insurance Regulations
Opinion -In an effort to encourage more consumer-driven health care provider models, a growing number of states are moving to exempt direct primary care (DPC) from insurance regulations. -
Non-Physician Practitioner Bill Fails in Florida Senate
Opinion -Proponents are not giving up the fight to expand the role of non-physician health care practitioners in Florida after a bill that would have allowed practitioners to work independently of doctors. -
Tesla Posts Big Losses as Government Subsidies Wane
Opinion -Tesla reported losses of $702 million during the first quarter of 2019, breaking a streak of two straight quarters posting a profit. -
Florida Legislature Approves International Drug Purchasing
Opinion -Florida has joined Colorado, Missouri, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia in attempting to save money on prescription drugs by importing them from another country. -
Tennessee Passes Education Savings Account Legislation
Opinion -The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation establishing an education savings account program supported by Gov. Bill Lee. -
New UN Report on Looming Mass Extinctions Exposed in US House Testimony
Opinion -A new UN report warns that “around 1 million species already face extinction, many within decades.” -
Heartland Weekly: The Biggest Lesson from ‘Game of Thrones’
Opinion -Week of May 20, 2019 -
Bills Before Congress Would Allow Use of Health Savings Accounts for Direct Primary Care Dues
Opinion -Congress is considering legislation that would modify the federal tax code to allow the use of pretax health savings accounts (HSAs) to pay for the noninsurance payment model of direct primary care (DPCs). -
Proposed FDA Rule on Biosimilars Suffix Sparks Industry Concerns
Opinion -The biosimilar drug industry, along with consumer, taxpayer and health care groups are crying foul over the Food and Drug Administration’s newly released guidelines requiring a four-letter suffix on biosimilar drug names that would distinguish them from t -
Federal Government To Offer One Million Acres in California for Oil and Gas Development
Opinion -The Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management has offered a detailed plan to open more than a million acres of public and private land in California to oil and gas development, including through the use of fracking. -
Special Edition on Agriculture and Climate Change
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #324 -
Judge Rules Against Association Health Plans
Opinion -A federal judge struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2018 rule that loosened regulations on association health plans (AHP), temporary group health insurance plans for small businesses and associations, which are not subject to the same require -
Midwestern Governors Push Major Gas Tax Hikes
Opinion -Citing pressing transportation needs, three Midwestern governors – two Democrats and one Republican – are calling for significant gas tax hikes in their states.
