Opinion
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The Great Society’s Big Medicaid Lie
Opinion -When Medicaid was first created by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it was characterized as a safety net for the poorest of the poor. In the decades since, the program has expanded dramatically beyond that purpose. -
New Accountability System in Works for Wisconsin
Opinion -Wisconsin parents will have more ways to evaluate schools and their children’s progress under a new accountability initiative proposed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker and state Superintendent Tony Evers. -
Second of Five NCLB Bills Supports Charters, Moves Forward
Opinion -As part of their piecemeal approach toward reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, congressional Republicans are getting support from Democrats for modifying part of the dominant federal education law to encourage states to develop and expand high-quality -
Scott Walker’s Education Plan
Opinion -The oldest voucher program in the nation will expand to two southern Wisconsin counties now that Gov. Scott Walker (R) has signed the state budget. -
Utah District Cuts Ties with Teachers Union
Opinion -Tough economic times have pushed a Utah school district to end formal bargaining relations with union officers and to draft a new, nonunion contract individual teachers must sign in order to keep their jobs. -
Assistant Secretary-Designate Wodder Is a Choice Conservatives Should Like
Opinion -Eli Lehrer, vice president of Washington, DC operations for The Heartland Institute and national director of its Center on Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, issued the following statement on the nomination of American Rivers CEO Rebecca Wodder to the -
#281: IPAB’s Bane
Opinion -Heartland Senior Fellow Avik Roy’s testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health last week was part of a thorough and interesting hearing on IPAB with several notable moments, which he covers thoroughly at his Forbes blog. -
Gov. Walker Signs Largest School Choice Expansion in Wisconsin History
Opinion -The oldest voucher program in the nation is expanding to two southern Wisconsin counties now that Gov. Scott Walker (R) has signed the state budget. -
Value-Based Purchasing in Medicare May Hurt Patients
Opinion -As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases details about its new reimbursement plan under President Obama’s health care law, fresh concerns are arising regarding the concept of value-based purchasing of health-care services, which may -
Eli Lehrer: Broken Government Promises Create Civil Disorder
Opinion -Much as the civil disorder spreading in Greece must disturb law-abiding people everywhere, it's not all that difficult to understand. It stems from dashed expectations and broken promises. -
Study: Internal Disagreements May Be Slowing FDA Decisions
Opinion -Internal disagreements among staffers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could be contributing to slowdowns in prescription drug approval and delays in reaching goals under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, a new report finds. -
From Deep in the Heart of Texas, the Boldest School Choice Idea of Them All?
Opinion -“Necessity is the mother of invention” is a saying often attributed to Plato, though not found in his works. Whatever the origin, it translates into mod-speak roughly as, “Tight spots inspire innovative solutions. -
Heartland Institute Reacts to Wireless Tax Fairness Act
Opinion -On July 14, the House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of moving H.R. 1002, the Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2011, to the full House of Representatives for a vote. -
Shortage of Surgeons on the Way
Opinion -Review of The Coming Shortage of Surgeons, by Thomas E. Williams Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Bhagwan Satiani, M.D.,M.B.A., and E. Christopher Ellison, M.D., Praeger; 195 pp, September 2009. $19.22. -
Heartland Institute Praises House Passage of NFIP Bill: “Good, but not perfect”
Opinion -An executive in the Washington, DC office of The Heartland Institute praised the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 (H.R. 1309). -
Heartland Senior Fellow Testifies before Congress on IPAB
Opinion -On July 13, the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing to discuss the 15-member Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -
Raise Debt Ceiling? No. End Obamacare? Yes
Opinion -Are Americans a “generous” people? General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson says so, but I’ll bet he’d rather not put that proposition to the test. -
The Real Problem with School Choice–There’s Not Enough
Opinion -In the past year, 14 significant school choice programs from Colorado to Indiana to Georgia have begun or expanded. -
#280: It’s IPAB Week
Opinion -This week on Capitol Hill will bring renewed attention to the issue of the Independent Payment Advisory Board and its controversial role within the president’s plan to cut deficits and save costs. -
MEDIA ADVISORY: Heartland Institute Reacts to BULB Act Vote
Opinion -On July 11, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to begin debate on H.R. 2417, the Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act to reverse the 2007 de facto ban on the sale of most incandescent light bulbs in the United States. -
Utah Passes Bipartisan Medicaid Reform
Opinion -With most states struggling to make even small changes to their Medicaid systems, Utah recently enacted bipartisan legislation that would completely overhaul its Medicaid program. -
FCC a Sock Puppet for Activists
Opinion -When you find yourself in a hole, you’re supposed to stop digging. -
Lap Dance Tax Status
Opinion -Lap-dancing is not necessarily art, a New York state court ruled recently.The state of New York collects sales taxes on the price paid for admission to places of “amusement” unless the amusements involved are “dramatic or musical arts performances. -
Coffee Clash
Opinion -A southern Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit because she says the coffee she bought tastes bad.The suit, allegedly a class action, claims she purchased coffee “cartridges” for a Keurig coffee maker.
