Opinion
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07/2001: The Galen Report
Opinion -The June 4 conference on "Transformative Change through Market-Driven Health Care" was a major success with full attendance throughout the day. -
The Case for Managed Care: Part 1 of 3
Opinion -If your approach to analyzing the health care system is through anecdotes, this article is not for you. We will not discuss Aunt Hilda's latest problem with her insurance company. We will not examine Grandpa's hip replacement at his HMO. -
Microsoft Ruling Just First Step
Opinion -June 28 marked a milestone in the history of antitrust law. By ruling unanimously against a lower-court decision that would have broken up Microsoft Corp., the U.S. -
Is Unionization of Teachers Good for Students?
Opinion -"When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children. -
MindPlay Offers Free Reading Skills Test
Opinion -Parents concerned about how well their children are learning to read in school can turn to a free online assessment tool to determine a student's reading level and detect any specific reading deficiencies: The Reading Evaluation, Assessment and -
Charter Law Update
Opinion -State Charter Law Rankings The Center for Education Reform issued a new ranking of the nation's 38 charter laws during Charter Schools Week in May. -
How Drug Price Controls Hurt Consumers
Opinion -Maine is at the forefront of efforts to regulate the price of prescription drugs. -
Increased congestion and proposed solutions
Opinion -Contrary to well-publicized claims by the anti-automobile Surface Transportation Policy Project, cities that have emphasized transit over highways experienced the greatest increases in congestion over the past two decades. -
Congress scrutinizes Endangered Species Act
Opinion -Members of the U.S. -
Canada No Model for Prescription Drug Reform
Opinion -The high cost of prescription drugs has caused many lawmakers to embrace Canada's nationalized health care system as a solution to America's woes. During her successful campaign last year, Michigan Sen. -
07/2001: The Pulse
Opinion -The editor of Employee Benefit News, David Albertson, notes it is difficult to tell if employers are really interested in defined contribution, or if the interest is just wishful thinking on the part of D-C proponents. -
MSAs for Everyone
Opinion -The idea behind Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) is that individuals are able to own and control some of their own health care dollars. -
Missouri Debates Future of Certificate-of-Need
Opinion -At the end of 2001, some elements of Missouri’s Certificate-of-Need (CON) law are set to expire. The looming deadline has opened debate in the state about the continuing need for the program, which first went into effect more than 20 years ago. -
Survey Points Way to Affordable Health Insurance
Opinion -Representatives Richard Armey (R-Texas) and William Lipinski (D-Illinois), along with 23 cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, introduced the Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2001 (H.R. 1331) on April 3, 2001. -
07/2001: State Legislative Update
Opinion -Arizona As predicted in last month’s State Legislative Update, the high-risk pool legislation, formerly on a fast-track for approval, hit a brick wall in the Senate. -
Michigan governor set to approve Great Lakes drilling
Opinion -Following a recommendation by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), Michigan Governor John Engler is preparing to lift oil drilling restrictions on Lake Michigan and Lake Huron he imposed in 1997. -
Gulf Coast energy reserves split Bush brothers
Opinion -As President George W. Bush seeks to build support for increasing the nation’s energy supply through new drilling for oil and natural gas, brother Jeb Bush has sent the President a reminder that all politics are local. -
Bush set to launch Son of Kyoto?
Opinion -After taking a public relations hit from foreign leaders and American environmentalists for deciding not to seek ratification of the controversial Kyoto global warming treaty, President George W. -
Bush Says Reading Is Job 1
Opinion -While many of President George W. Bush's education reform proposals are meeting stern opposition in Congress, one of his pet projects is sailing through with nary a raised eyebrow. -
Safety, jobs at stake in CAFE debate
Opinion -With each new Congress, politicians and professional environmentalists press for amendments to “strengthen” a 25-year-old government regulation that is little understood and plagued with unintended consequences. -
Table: Change in travel time from 1982 to 1999
Opinion -This table lays out the time traveled, the hours spent on the road, etc., by noted smart growth and transportation scholar Randall O'Toole. -
Study: All growth but “smart growth” pays for itself
Opinion -In fast-growing regions, “smart-growth” advocates often use people's fears that existing residents are forced to subsidize newcomers in order to build support for restricted growth policies. -
Bird lovers cry ‘fowl’ over wind power
Opinion -Environmentalist groups are being pitted against other environmentalist groups in a debate over one potential source of “clean” energy. -
Environmentalist study says tap water superior to bottled
Opinion -A World Wide Fund for Nature (WWFN) study is urging environmentally minded consumers to give up their bottled water and drink tap water instead.
