Opinion
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Public’s Medicare for All Doubts Confront Presidential Candidates
Opinion -News -Candidates for the Democrat Party presidential nomination who have been defending the costs of their health care proposals are facing big doubts among their potential voters about their plans for a single-payer, Medicare for All system. -
Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Claims Revealed
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Internal Revenue Service wrongly granted $73.8 million of electric vehicle tax credits for 16,510 tax returns that made fraudulent or mistaken claims for the credits between 2014 and 2018. -
Congressional Republicans Present Health Care Plan
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Republican Study Committee (RSC) presented a 68-page plan to make health insurance more affordable, protect people with preexisting conditions, and give consumers more control over their care. -
Michigan Legislature Blocks CON Restriction on New Cancer Therapy
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Michigan Legislature blocked an attempt by the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) Commission to limit access to a new treatment for some blood cancers, known as CAR-T cell therapy. -
FDA Nominee Brings Patient Care Perspective
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Confirmation hearings on Stephen Hahn began November 20. Hahn told the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, he will put science over politics. -
Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace
Opinion -Editorial -Who do people consider to be less ethical or honest than either telemarketers or used car salesman? If you said Washington politicians, you’d be right on the button. -
The IRS at the Breaking Point
Opinion -Editorial -Anyone who deals with the IRS on a regular basis knows that the agency is in trouble: IRS employees are less able than ever to effectively and efficiently handle their work. -
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Heartland Weekly: Green Energy Guts More Oil Market
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of November 11, 2019 -
Commentary: Thanks to Trump, Seven Million Americans Have Quit Food Stamps
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The booming economy is the primary driver of the dramatic decrease. -
Medicare for All Would Be Quite Costly to Middle Class Americans After All
Opinion -Editorial -Sen. Elizabeth Warren, like most of the Democrats running for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, is all-in on Medicare for All (M4A). -
Facing Enrollment Declines, Pennsylvania Freezes State University Tuition
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The tuition freeze is only the second in the 36-year history of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. -
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
Opinion -health-care-news, News -A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care. -
Temporary Federal Spending Law Averts Government Shutdown
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The bill continuing resolution gave Congress more time to reach an agreement on federal spending for fiscal year 2020, which began October 1. -
Michigan Road Fix Could Require Gas-Tax Hike ‘Close to 80 Cents,’ States DOT Director
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Gov. Whitmer has struggled to find the $2.5 billion annually she has said is necessary to “fix the damn roads.” -
Economics Is the Great Reality Check
Opinion -Editorial -There is a sense these days, whether in politics or academia, that people should shape their own realities and each result is as valid or real as any other. -
The Most Beautiful Disruption in Media
Opinion -Editorial -On Tuesday, Disney will release an amazing thing that no one on the planet could have anticipated 10 years ago: a service that streams Disney programming on the Internet available to subscribers for $7 per month. -
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
Opinion -health-care-news -The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need. -
Five Reasons Why Warren’s Policies Will Destroy Freedom as We Know It
Opinion -Editorial -When people take a deep dive into Warren’s policy views, they might want to think twice about supporting her run for the nomination. Here are five reasons why Warren should stay as far from the White House as possible -
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Heartland Weekly: Warren Health Care Plan is Devastating
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of November 4, 2019 -
California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs
Opinion -News -Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine. -
Labor Department Proposes Industry-Led Apprenticeship Programs
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Currently, the private sector is largely excluded from creating certified apprenticeship programs, which are led by unions and local and state government entities. -
Commentary: E-Cig, Vaping Bans Keep People Smoking, Preserving Vital Government Revenue Stream
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Some states have turned future tobacco settlement payments into cash by issuing securities. -
Trump Administration Tackles California Air Quality, Threatens State’s Federal Highway Funds
Opinion -The United States Environmental Protection Agency warned California’s agency charged with ensuring the state’s air quality warning the state could face federal sanctions if it did not rapidly submit complete required state air quality plans. -
Report: Unsubsidized Individuals Are Fleeing the Obamacare Exchanges
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Obamacare exchanges are having an increasingly difficult time keeping people who must pay the full premiums out of their own pockets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report.
