Opinion
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What Should the Next Congress Do About Health Care?
Opinion -Although it’s too early to tell, next year we may have a very different Congress in Washington, one which might actually listen to the opinions of constituents. If so, what should the next Congress do about health care? -
Obamacare and Medicaid
Opinion -The key to understanding how the massive Obamacare bill will affect health care across the nation is to understand how it will expand and change the role of Medicaid. -
States Target Internet and Telecom for Exorbitant Taxes
Opinion -State governments are starving for more money to pay for their broken budgets. -
The Hsiao-Gruber Health Care Mega-System
Opinion -Professor William Hsiao of the Harvard School of Public Health recently unveiled his recommendations for this year’s version of health care reform in Vermont. The 2010 legislature defined and paid for Dr. -
Individual Rationing vs. Government Rationing
Opinion -“There is a strong moral component of medicine and its practice. But we also must remember that health care is an economic good: It costs money to provide it for people. And the moment something costs money, the laws of economics become important. -
Maternity Coverage Suffering Under Obamacare
Opinion -Individuals seeking maternity coverage in the non-group insurance market are discovering fewer options are available as insurers seek to cut costs to meet the regulatory demands of President Obama’s health care law. -
‘Tofu’ Law that Snared Blagojevich Ought to be Repealed
Opinion -Illinois politicians were posing for holy pictures this week after the conviction Monday of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on 17 federal criminal charges. -
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.
