Opinion
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Michigan House Advances Constitutional Carry Legislation
Opinion -Republicans hold the majority in both the Michigan House and Senate, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, supports stricter gun regulation. -
Winning the Day for Freedom
Opinion -The Heartlander, Fall 2019 -
CMS Establishes Rating System for Obamacare Insurance Plans
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are rolling out a star-based rating system to help people select health insurance plans on HealthCare.gov and to improve the overall quality of coverage. -
Michigan Grapples with Psychiatric Hospital Upgrade
Opinion -After months of delay, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has recommended the state downsize rather than expand the Caro Center, a 106-year old regional psychiatric hospital in the state’s “thumb” area. -
Poll: Voters Confused About Medicare for All
Opinion -Democrat voters are confused about what a single-payer, Medicare for All plan actually means, a new poll shows. -
NH Supreme Court Rejects Northern Pass Transmission Line
Opinion -New Hampshire’s Supreme Court upheld a state commission’s rejection of the Northern Pass electricity transmission line. -
Costs of Employer Health Plans Expected to Rise Further in 2020
Opinion -Large employers expect health care costs to rise by 6 percent in 2020, to $15,375 per employee, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health. -
We Need to Celebrate Human Achievement Day, Now More than Ever
Opinion -October 21 was the anniversary of Thomas Edison’s invention of the first workable lightbulb. -
NBA Should Follow South Park’s Script and Quit Kowtowing to Communist China
Opinion -Shamelessly, the NBA is more enamored with making money in China than respecting the First Amendment rights of its own fans in America or standing up for American values. -
Max Weber on Politics as a Vocation
Opinion -Political election seasons are always interesting times. -
Facing Down the Surveillance State
Opinion -A ban on facial recognition software used by law enforcement or government agencies that started in San Francisco and Oakland has, in part, gone statewide -
Pseudo Scientists Wreak Havoc on Society’s Mental Stability with Fake Data
Opinion -The excessive social media coverage and exposure to climate and weather-related natural disasters can result in any number of mental health consequences including anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Woke Evangelists Spread the Gospel
Opinion -America’s newest religion is secular, and its zealous missionaries are focusing their efforts on the country’s youth. -
Trump Issues Executive Order to Protect, Improve Medicare
Opinion -President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at shoring up Medicare’s financial health and delivering better care to the nation’s seniors. -
States Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Demanding Stricter Asbestos Standards
Opinion -Ten states and Washington, D.C. sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency demanding it undertake further research concerning risks stemming from the public’s exposure to asbestos. -
Costs of Employer Health Plans Are Rising Faster Than Wages, Inflation
Opinion -Annual costs for employer-provided health plans are rising at a faster clip than wages and inflation, the 2019 Employer Health Benefits Survey by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation shows. -
Heartland Weekly: Real Experts on Climate Change Advise Trump
Opinion -Week of October 21, 2019 -
Michigan’s CON Board Sidelines Promising Cancer Treatment
Opinion -The Michigan Certificate of Need (CON) Commission adopted rules restricting patient access to CAR-T cell therapy, a cutting-edge cancer treatment covered in part by Medicare and Medicaid. -
Medicare Coverage of CAR-T Cell Therapy Raises New Questions
Opinion -The Trump administration’s greenlighting of CAR-T cell cancer therapy for Medicare patients nationwide put an end to the patchwork of local determinations on the use of the innovative and expensive treatment. -
This Halloween, the Monsters Are Coming for … Your Choices, Your Rights
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #339 -
Medicare for All Could End Bernie’s Chance for Stents
Opinion -Bernie Sanders had to cancel some campaign events because of chest pain and treatment for clogged arteries. He received two coronary artery stents. -
The Accidental Brilliance of Silly Putty
Opinion -Here’s the word of the day: viscoelastic. It is a substance that seems solid but slowly drips into a puddle over time. The same substance if pulled quickly snaps and breaks. -
Teachers Unions Trapping Children in Unsafe, Unhealthy Environments
Opinion -The federal government just released a report about schools that concludes what anyone who has ever ridden a public bus, used a public bathroom or stood in line at the DMV could tell you: Private is better. -
Postal Service Board of Governors Need to Embrace Innovative Reforms
Opinion -The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors has reached a quorum for the first time since 2014.
