Opinion
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Global Warming Benefits Outweigh Harms
Opinion -[Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series by scientist/astronaut Walter Cunningham, who was the pilot of the Apollo 7 space mission and possesses a master’s degree in physics. -
Obama Pushes for Reconciliation
Opinion -In the wake of a bipartisan summit at Blair House, President Obama and his allies signaled their intention to press ahead with the controversial reconciliation method of passing the President’s health care reform package. -
Powerful House Chairman Leads Inquiry into Health Care Dealmaking
Opinion -Voter frustration with a lack of transparency in the creation of national health care legislation has prompted House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) to join a Republican colleague in asking the White House to provide significant -
Ryan’s Reform Roadmap Sparks Uproar, Applause
Opinion -Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the ranking Republican member of the U.S. House Budget Committee, has introduced a bill supporting universal health insurance access through a major restructuring of the tax code. -
Deficit Projections May Stop Health Care Reform
Opinion -President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress continue to insist that the push for health care reform is far from over. -
Controversial Study Connecting Vaccines to Autism Retracted
Opinion -Editors of the British medical journal Lancet announced they would retract a controversial 1998 study which sought to establish a connection between child vaccinations and autism in the wake of findings the primary author fabricated data. -
Top Canadian Politician Chooses U.S. Health Care
Opinion -A top Canadian politician attracted national attention when he decided to abandon his country’s health care system, which has been suggested as a model for reforms in the United States, to cross the border in seeking treatment for a heart -
Kyl Braces for Reconciliation on Health Bill
Opinion -Congressional Democrats stand a good chance of passing a modified health-care reform bill even without a 60 seat majority, according to Senate Republican Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), either by pursuing a tactic of reconciliation or by scaling back their -
Congress Likely to Stiff AMA on Medicare Reimbursement Fix
Opinion -The debate over national health care reform has stalled in the wake of the victory by Republican Scott Brown in the recent Massachusetts Senate election. Moderate Democrats want no further action before the midterms. -
Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Tort Reform
Opinion -In a repeat of a prior decision, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the state’s medical malpractice reform law, enacted in 2005. -
State-Level Health Freedom Amendments Offered
Opinion -Facing the prospect of anti-market health care reform at the national level, legislators in several states have decided to act preemptively to maintain their sovereignty while protecting the freedom of their citizens to make health care choices. -
Single-Payer Legislation Making Inroads in States
Opinion -With government-run health care stalled at the federal level, legislators in several states are attempting to pass health care legislation of their own, including single-payer approaches in California, Missouri, and Vermont. -
White House, Allies Turn to Reconciliation
Opinion -The White House and its allies are seeking ways to regroup and pass a new version of government-run health care proposed by President Obama, even preparing to resort to the reconciliation process since no reform package is likely to pass through -
Ten Easy Reforms to Cover Preexisting Conditions
Opinion -Most current proposals for dealing with the problems of preexisting conditions would completely divorce health insurance premiums from expected health care costs. -
Pressure From Attorneys General Forced Nelson to Request Removal of ‘Cornhusker Kickback’
Opinion -In response to criticism from his constituents, the media, and several attorneys general, Sen. -
U.S. Tops List for Health Care Spending
Opinion -A recent report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) shows the United States spends more on heath care than any other country. -
Michigan Taxpayers Spend $2 Billion for Teachers’ Health Care
Opinion -With taxpayer funding for health care entitlements an issue of national controversy, a new database unveiled by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonprofit think tank based in Michigan, shows some Michigan public school teachers don’t -
Mississippi Still Allows Territorial Insurance Rating; Must First File Statewide Rates
Opinion -Contrary to recent news reports, territorial rating for property insurance remains alive and well in Mississippi. -
New Unfunded Federal Medicaid Mandate Would Spell Trouble for States
Opinion -Health care reform legislation recently ushered through the U.S. Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) could do its worst damage to the fiscal health of his home state of Nevada. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. -
School Choice Movement Loses Another Champion
Opinion -Dan Gaby, who in 1999 founded the New Jersey group Excellent Education for Everyone, passed away December 10 at the age of 75.Gaby, a lifelong Democrat, sought a U.S. -
Fight Over Taxpayer Funding for Abortions Puts Stupak in Crosshairs
Opinion -During the congressional debate over health care reform, the issue of taxpayer funding for abortions became one of the most significant lightning rods for Democrats on Capitol Hill, with Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan at the center of the -
Reid Pushes Health Care Legislation Forward
Opinion -As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pressed forward with the massive health care overhaul legislation backed by Senate Democrats and President Obama, pushing to obtain the 60 votes necessary to pass his plan on the Senate floor, new studies by -
Consumer Power Report #141
Opinion -Writing in the Hartford Courant, Diane Levick reports there is "growing competition in the sale of individual policies. The result is a dizzying array of policies and a broader spectrum of prices. -
SCHIP Spending Battle Continues
Opinion -The battle on Capitol Hill over how much to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) hit a roadblock on November 13 when President George W.
