Opinion
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The U.S. Revives the Personal State
Opinion -Editorial -It was French king Louis XIV (1638-1715) who famously declared, “L'etat c'est moi” (“I am the state”). This week, it was clearer than usual that this is an attitude apparently shared by Donald Trump, president of the United States. -
Senate Bill Would Require Review of Drugs, Devices Approved in Other Countries
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has reintroduced a bill that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review within 30 days all drugs, biological products, or medical devices already authorized for use in trusted countries. -
Feds Approve Billion Dollar Conversion of LNG Plant on Mississippi Coast
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan for Kinder Morgan’s $1.1 billion Gulf LNG liquefied natural gas plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi to begin exporting natural gas upon completion of necessary alterations. -
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Heartland Weekly: Heartland Takes on UN in Salt Lake City on Monday
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of August 19, 2019 -
RESULT Act Could Clear Way for Alzheimer’s Help, Family Hopes
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The FDA has not approved a new therapy for Alzheimer’s disease in 15 years, according to a June 20, 2018 report in Healio Family Medicine. -
Out-of-State Tennessee Medicaid Beneficiaries Discovered
Opinion -health-care-news, News -An audit by the Tennessee Office of Inspector General found 16 people living in Georgia received coverage under TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, and are now under investigation. -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Touts Continued Environmental Progress
Opinion -environment-climate-news -America’s air quality has become the envy of the world, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states in its annual report on air quality. -
Louisiana Approves Full Funding for Choice Scholarship Program
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Provides $41.9 million for the Louisiana Scholarship Program (LSP). -
Oklahoma Pays to Educate ‘Ghost Students’ in Government Schools
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -Many government schools across Oklahoma are receiving funding to educate “ghost students” who no longer attend them. -
Trump Executive Order Aims to Inject New Life into Kidney Treatment
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Trump administration is rolling out new payment rules and incentives under an executive order to deliver better health care for kidney disease, a condition that afflicts 37 million people in the United States and has limited treatment options. -
CMS Offers States Help in Establishing Reinsurance Programs
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have rolled out new resources to help states navigate the process of obtaining State Relief and Empowerment Waivers, also known as Section 1332 waivers, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
Medicare For All Would Require Huge Tax Hikes On The Middle Class
Opinion -Editorial -In many cases, tax burdens would double, and for tens of millions of families, the increased taxes would far outweigh not needing to pay for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs. -
Zoning and Construction Gridlock
Opinion -Editorial -Zoning and land use regulation has largely choked off housing construction in many American cities. This is an unintended but predictable consequence of requiring government permission for building. -
HHS Finds Deficiencies in Hospice Care Under Medicare
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Hospice providers under Medicare commonly deliver poor service that endangers the health of those using the program, the Office of Inspector General in the U.S Department of Health and Human Services reports. -
Enemies of Fossil Fuels Want to Take Away Others’ ‘Automobility’
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Authoritarians and Malthusians are trying to restrict peoples freedom to drive. -
Lawsuit May Explain Trump Administration’s Mixed Signals on Medicaid
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Whether the Trump administration has an appetite for approving a Medicaid block grant may depend on the outcome of a federal lawsuit on Obamacare -
New Michigan Rule Extends Licensure Mandate, Fees to More Midwives
Opinion -News -Certified professional midwives in Michigan are now subject to a state occupational licensure requirement. -
Trump Greenlights HSAs for DPC and Media Ignores It: Commentary
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -You might have missed this big news because the media largely ignored it, but President Donald Trump signed a historic health care health care executive order (EO) a few weeks ago. -
Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Rule on Drug Prices in TV Ads
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Trump administration’s plans to promote transparency in drug pricing suffered a significant, if not entirely unexpected, -
New York Legislature Passes Sweeping Farm Labor Regulations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The New York state law requires farms to allow workers to engage in collective bargaining rights and would impose overtime pay requirements and eligibility for unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. -
Heartland Weekly: Could Socialism Flip Minnesota Red?
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of August 12, 2019 -
Massachusetts Electric Car Rebate Program to End in September
Opinion -environment-climate-news -A rebate program designed to spur electric vehicle sales in Massachusetts is likely to end in September. -
Trump Administration Proposes Pilot Program to Import Foreign Prescription Drugs
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Trump administration is working to permit the importation of less-expensive prescription drugs originally intended for foreign markets. -
CMS Denies Obamacare Funding for Partial Medicaid Expansion in Utah
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) turned down a first of its kind request to provide 90 percent funding for expanding Medicaid to able-bodied adults
