Opinion
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South Carolina Medicaid Choice
Opinion -As Congress considers recommendations on Medicaid reform from the federal Medicaid Advisory Commission, National Governors Association, and National Conference of State Legislatures, individual states have been working to reform their Medicaid programs -
Hospitals in the Hot Seat
Opinion -In the coming year there will be a convergence of forces descending on America's hospital industry like the proverbial ton of bricks. And the industry isn't remotely prepared for it. -
Options for Hospital Administrators
Opinion -Defensiveness and rationalizations will make an administrator look guilty when the television cameras are rolling. -
Merck Plans Appeal After Losing First Vioxx Verdict
Opinion -In August, a Texas jury found the pharmaceutical company Merck responsible for the death of a man who took the Cox-2 painkiller Vioxx for eight months. The verdict awarded $253.4 million to the man's widow. Merck will appeal the decision. -
Vermont Insurer Proving Successful with HSAs
Opinion -When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont introduced a basic high-deductible health plan coordinated with a Health Savings Account (HSA) in January 2004, there was a 400 percent growth in the number of customers moving from the Medical Savings Account (MSA) -
Tough Medicaid Choices Ahead for Congress
Opinion -After a quiet August in Washington as members of Congress returned to their states and districts, the Capitol roared back to life in September because of budgetary deadlines. Congress continues to explore how it will come up with budget savings. -
New HSA Resources Provide Info to Consumers
Opinion -HSAs en Español In remarks to the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce in Oakland August 26, U.S. -
Penn. Board Considers Mercury Restrictions
Opinion -Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board on August 16 approved a request by the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to examine the feasibility of imposing mercury restrictions more stringent than federal standards. -
Hollywood Targets Nuclear Storage Facility
Opinion -Opponents of the Goshute Indians' plans to build a state-of-the-art nuclear storage facility on their Utah desert reservation flew a small group of activist celebrities to Washington, DC on July 25 to lobby members of Congress to block the Native -
Parents: How To Make the Most of Online Schools
Opinion -The development of the Internet and the increasing public desire for educational choices have brought about a wide variety of online programs for school-age students. -
Push for Universal Preschool Grows
Opinion -The Institute for America's Future and the Center for American Progress, co-chaired by Arizona Gov. -
Ill. Governor Implicated in Pension Probe
Opinion -As the federal corruption trial of Illinois' immediate past governor was about to begin, the state's current governor apparently was implicated in a massive fraud, extortion, and kickback scheme involving the government employee pension system. -
Nearly 14,000 Pork Projects in Federal Budget this Year
Opinion -"Pork" spending by Congress has exploded in recent years. The $286 billion highway bill passed in July was bloated with 6,371 special projects inserted by members of Congress for their states and districts. -
Higher Alcohol Taxes Unlikely in 2006
Opinion -After mostly unsuccessful efforts to boost state taxes on beer and other alcoholic beverages in 2005, advocates for higher taxes are likely to face another dry year in 2006. -
Dominick’s Move Sparks Alderman into Action
Opinion -The debate over deed restrictions surfaced when California-based Safeway Inc., which owns the Dominick's grocery story chain, closed 12 stores in the Chicago area in March 2004. At that time, Dominick's had a restrictive covenants agreement in place. -
Market Failure in Broadband?
Opinion -“Market failure” is one of the tiresome litanies we hear from those who wish to impose higher taxes on consumers and increased regulation on businesses. -
Texas Takes the Lead in Telecom Competition
Opinion -Throughout the spring and summer, Texas has been a battleground in the telecom wars, with traditional phone companies and the cable industry going head-to-head over deregulation and access to millions of Texas consumers. -
Recent Hurricanes Not Caused by Warming, Scientists Conclude
Opinion -The recent devastation by Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall on the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coastlines on August 29, has brought renewed claims from some environmental activists that global warming is contributing to an increasing number -
Localities Bolster Private Property Protections
Opinion -City and county governments across the nation are bolstering private property protections in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 23 decision in Kelo v. City of New London. -
New Jersey to Sue Delaware for Blocking LNG Pier
Opinion -New Jersey and Delaware will be squaring off in the U.S. Supreme Court, say New Jersey officials, over Delaware's refusal to allow New Jersey to build on its Delaware River shore a pier for boats carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG). -
Executive Summary of Pombo/Gibbons Mercury Report
Opinion -1. Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is ubiquitous in the environment. Most of the mercury existing in the environment is released through natural processes. -
Leading Hurricane Experts Downplay Global Warming
Opinion -Claims in the media that global warming is making hurricanes worse are running into a gale of their own from scientists who specialize in studying the tropical storms. -
New Data Cast Doubt on Alarmist Warming Predictions
Opinion -Three papers in Science Express, published online on August 11 and scheduled for later publication in Science, have made a splash in the news media. -
Aquatic Herbicides Ring up More Success Stories
Opinion -Advances in chemical technology are increasingly allowing weed-choked lakes around the country to be transformed into vibrant recreation and wildlife refuges.
