Opinion
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Earth Day Reality Check
Opinion -Forty years ago, native Pennsylvanian Rachel Carson and author of Silent Spring wrote “We stand now where two roads diverge. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #2-4
Opinion -Victory for Common Sense In a major victory for common sense, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 7 issued a ruling saying a $145 million punitive damages award against State Farm Insurance Cos. was excessive and violated constitutional principles. -
Feds Tighten Fuel Economy Mandates on Light Trucks
Opinion -Federal regulators on April 1 imposed controversial new restrictions on light trucks, vans, and SUVs, mandating a 1.5-mile per gallon increase in fuel economy. Under the new standards, auto manufacturers must achieve a fleet average of 22. -
Heartland Calls for Reform of Illinois Appeal Bond Requirement
Opinion -I am writing to strongly endorse the appeal-bond reform movement that has resulted in reforms in other state legislatures and has become a major issue here in Illinois following the Price v. Philip Morris decision on March 21. -
Tri-Cities Voters Reject Broadband
Opinion -Tri-Cities voters soundly rejected a $62 million municipal broadband network for cable television, telephone and high-speed Internet access. All sought permission to establish a cable television system and to own and operate a public telephone utility. -
Speakers Announced for Chicago Conservative Conference, May 17 in Chicago, Illinois!
Opinion -Nationally known conservative activists Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, Janet LaRue of Concerned Women for America, and John Lott of the American Enterprise Institute as well as University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein; and local -
‘This Battlefield Is America!’
Opinion -The battle for expanding school choice options is being fought city by city across the United States, declared Howard Fuller, chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), delivering an impassioned speech to more than 600 invited -
A Nation Still at Risk
Opinion -This month marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of one federal report that did not end up on a shelf gathering dust, but instead inspired significantly increased spending on public education, although this ultimately produced little progress -
The Lesson of 20 Wasted Years
Opinion -When the National Commission on Excellence in Education published A Nation at Risk in 1983, millions of Americans were shocked to discover they were in the grips of a national crisis because of the poor performance of their public education system. -
Job Opening with Manhattan Institute
Opinion -The Manhattan Institute is seeking a Research Assistant/Press Officer for Education Policy for its new office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. -
04/2003 The Friedman Report: Dad Crusades for Other People’s Children
Opinion -Steve Schuck, a prominent real estate developer in Colorado, has been a fervent crusader for school choice for almost two decades ... -
What Does America Think?
Opinion -Public opinion polling is a powerful tool for eliciting information about the strength of people’s preferences, their understanding of various issues, and their likely choices from a set of alternatives. -
Thumbs Down on Smallpox Vaccine Program
Opinion -Health care professionals nationwide are refusing to be inoculated against smallpox, worried about the vaccine’s side effects and not sure the threat of a chemical attack justifies the risk posed by vaccination. -
Why Doctors Are Leaving Medicare
Opinion -Medicare recently dodged a potentially fatal “bullet,” but 2003 is still a “make or break” year for the 23-year-old program that provides most of the health care for this nation’s senior citizens. Doctors throughout the U.S. -
Quality of Care for Medicare Patients Improving
Opinion -Medicare patients appear to be getting better care for such ailments as heart attacks, pneumonia, breast cancer, and diabetes than they did a few years ago, but the quality varies dramatically by region and state. According to Dr. -
Medicare-for-all Plan Headed for Congress
Opinion -A disconcerting letter has been circulating among physicians recently. It’s from a group called Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP). You might have heard of them. Their chief spokespersons are Dr. -
From Welfare Reform to Medicaid Reform
Opinion -A study published in February 2003 by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured found the uninsured received $35 billion in health care for which they did not pay in 2001. Of this care, $30. -
AIDS: It’s Now up to Africa’s Leaders
Opinion -As the U.S. edges closer to war with Saddam Hussein, its global popularity seems to be ever diminishing. President George W. -
Obese Kids Re-Plead Their Case
Opinion -Lawyers for two obese New York teenagers and their siblings filed an amended complaint to replace the original suit dismissed by Judge Robert Sweet in the U.S. District Court of New York. -
04/2003 Scandlen at Large: Maryland and HRAs
Opinion -I recently testified on Health Reimbursement Arrangements before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee. Maryland is unique in having a “Health Care Access Commission” that defines what benefits will be allowed to be offered in the small group market. -
04/2003 The Galen Report
Opinion -President Bush has fulfilled his promise to propose much-needed changes to the Medicare program, but his delay in providing details has put the White House on the defensive as the debate begins on this first-tier issue. -
Addressing Black Leadership Concerns
Opinion -“I think that black leaders are, in fact, very concerned about representing their constituents. They know that their constituents are in the worst schools in our country. They know that those schools aren’t getting any better. -
04/2003 State Update
Opinion -Arkansas * Connecticut * Florida * Illinois Missouri * New Hampshire * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Washington ARKANSAS Preauthorization on Hold The Department of Human Services has suspended for 60 days the requirement that claims -
Missouri Proposal Adds New Layer of Bureaucracy
Opinion -Missouri State Senator James Mathewson (D-Sedalia) has introduced a measure he says would give the state more “buying power” by combining into a single plan the myriad health plans offered to government employees in the state.