Opinion
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Mandates: the Other Side of the ‘Right to Healthcare’
Opinion -Editorial -A “right to healthcare” is a seductive idea that many Americans accept without thinking. But we need to take a closer look at what this means. -
Ending Secret Science at EPA
Opinion -Editorial -Administrator Pruitt initiates overdue changes to bring transparency, integrity to rulemaking -
Department of Interior Will Allow Elephant Trophy Imports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reversed a ban on the importation of animal parts or trophies from sport-hunted African elephants and lions from select countries. -
Congressman Gathers Support for Revamping HealthCare.Gov
Opinion -health-care-news -U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) is seeking cosigners for a letter that would ask the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to revamp HealthCare.gov. -
Minnesota Senate Considers Direct Primary Care Bill
Opinion -health-care-news -The Minnesota Senate is considering making it easier for health care providers and patients to enter into direct primary care (DPC) agreements. -
Energy Department Calls for Smaller, Modular Coal Power Plants
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to help develop smaller, modular coal-fired power plants that are more efficient and flexible than larger facilities. -
CMS Considers Short-Term Insurance Rule Revision
Opinion -health-care-news -The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering expanding the allowable length of short-term insurance plans from three months to 12. -
New Jersey Legislature Approves Individual Mandate Bill
Opinion -health-care-news -The New Jersey Legislature approved a bill that would impose a financial penalty on individuals for choosing not to purchase government-approved health insurance. -
Virginia Senate Considers Medicaid Expansion
Opinion -health-care-news -During a special session called by Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia House of Delegates approved a $115 billion biennial budget expanding eligibility for Medicaid. -
Why New FTC Will Be a Responsibility Reckoning for Google, Facebook, Amazon
Opinion -Editorial -“The Responsibility Reckoning” that everyone has been witnessing over the last year evidently is finally coming to the FTC with the Senate confirmation of a clean slate of FTC commissioners. -
States’ Medicaid Changes Should Prioritize Patients, Not Pharmacies
Opinion -health-care-news -In several states, lawmakers are proposing to use federal Medicaid money to set up state-administered pharmacy benefit programs. -
Medicaid Expansion Bill Stopped in Idaho
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Time ran out for a bill that would have forced Idaho residents with complex medical conditions off of their private health insurance plans and onto Medicaid rolls. -
Georgia Senate Committee Stops CON Repeal Bill
Opinion -health-care-news -A bill that would have removed some government regulations on the supply of health care in Georgia was stopped without receiving consideration by the full state Senate. -
California Coffee Shops Must Display Cancer Warnings, Judge Rules
Opinion -health-care-news -Stores and restaurants in California must warn customers of cancer risks coffee poses, a state Superior Court judge ruled. -
Utah Considers Medicaid Expansion Proposals
Opinion -health-care-news -With Gov. Gary Herbert (R) having signed into law a bill to increase the number of people eligible for Medicaid in Utah, a coalition of political advocacy groups is working to expand the program even more. -
State AGs Join Climate Fight
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #284 -
California Assembly Considers Bill to Limit Health Care Prices
Opinion -health-care-news -The California state Assembly Health Committee is considering a bill that would create a government commission to set prices private health care providers can charge. -
Trump Administration’s Reforms Could Make Welfare Work Again
Opinion -Editorial -For decades, America’s various welfare programs have discouraged low-income adults from working and trapped millions in poverty. -
FDA Should Be Applauded for Finally Enforcing the Law on Illegal E-cig Sales to Youth, But Must Speak Out About Benefits to Smokers
Opinion -Editorial -On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced the initial results of its nationwide crackdown on retailers selling e-cigarette and vaping products to minors. -
GOP ‘Swing Senator’ Collins Vows to Fix Obamacare, Not Repeal It
Opinion -health-care-news -U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) says she intends to continue working to fix flaws in the Affordable Care Act’s individual marketplace provisions, instead of voting to repeal Obamacare. -
Physics Proves Climate Concerns Overblown, Book Shows
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In the book Global Warming Temperatures and Projections, physicist William T. Lynch uses physics and mathematical modeling to analyze climate change, demonstrating peoples’ fears of runaway climate change are unjustified. -
Your Privacy at Risk When Government Drives Your Car?
Opinion -Editorial -The government industrial policy efforts around automated vehicles should end, for the sake of our safety, security and privacy. -
James O’Keefe’s Truth-telling Event With Heartland Institute in Palatine Draws 200
Opinion -Editorial -To expose media falsehoods, “guerilla journalist” James O’Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not tread. -
Missouri Bill Would Expand Short-Term Health Plans
Opinion -The Missouri state Senate Insurance and Banking Committee voted to approve a bill that would allow individuals to purchase renewable short-term health insurance plans lasting up to 364 days.
