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Consumers Seek Solutions to Health Insurance Shortcomings
Publication -Consumers are looking for ways to safeguard themselves financially in the event of a catastrophic illness or injury when health insurance runs out or an insurer denies coverage. Insurance denials are up, according to recent reports, and this year new limitations on short-term, limited-duration health insurance (STLDI) policies go into effect. The use of supplemental […] -
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Why are So Many People Angry at Health Insurers? – Commentary
Publication -The public reaction to the fatal shooting of health insurer UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been nothing short of shocking. A post on X wishing that the killer would never be caught racked up 95,000 likes. UnitedHealthcare’s own bereavement message online was cruelly mocked by 77,000 laughing responses. What causes that kind of reaction? Before delving into what’s wrong […] -
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Health Insurers Denying, Delaying More Claims
Publication -The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 3 focused national attention on the denial of coverage claims by health insurers, purportedly a motive for the killing. After Thompson’s death, patients and doctors aired their personal stories on social media, while others posted vitriolic comments about insurers, and Thompson’s alleged assassin became a media […] -
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What Health Insurance Should Be, But Isn’t – Commentary
Publication -By William M. Briggs Now that a health insurance guy has been whacked by an assassin, it’s useful to review why health insurance is such a mess now. Here is an expanded version of a thread I did on Twitter—which is all a repeat of (ignored) arguments I made back when Obamacare was being discussed. […] -
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Is Vaccine Hesitancy Causing a Surge in Infectious Diseases?
Publication -An uptick in mentions of measles in 2024 online discussions and forums shows many people are wondering whether vaccine hesitancy contributes to recent increases in the incidence of the disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 284 cases of measles were reported in 32 states and the District of Columbia in […] -
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Congress Failed to Fix Price Transparency in Lame Duck Session
Publication -The Lower Cost, More Transparency Act (LCMTA) and the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 (HCPTA 2.0) will have to be reintroduced in 2025 in the wake of the GOP winning control of the White House and Senate and keeping its slim majority in the House. Two bipartisan health care bills failed to gain traction […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Details the Costs, Limitations, and Environmental Impact of Electric Vehicles
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Institute for Energy Research (IER) details the costs of electric vehicles (EVs), the limitations to electric vehicle adoption, and the myths surrounding electric vehicle policy. In When Government Chooses Your Car, IER finds that the average price of EVs is 42 percent higher than traditional, internal combustion engine-powered (ICE) vehicles. […] -
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Bureaucracy and Band-Aids: How Government Red Tape is Holding Back Health Care Innovation – Commentary
Publication -By Steve Cohen RN MSN CHt Visualize for a moment: you walk into a hospital with a minor scrape, and instead of the doctor reaching for a Band-Aid, he hands you a clipboard. You are confused until he says, ‘You will need to fill out these 17 forms before we can administer any adhesive medical […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Illinois’ Now-Defunct Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Had Saved Land of Lincoln Taxpayers Over $361 Million Through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results were good news for Illinois families. The analysis looked at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program for low-income students, enacted in 2017, […] -
Research & Commentary: Two New Reports Mirror EPA Findings of Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Two reports from oil and gas industry groups released in November detail the voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction efforts led by the industry and highlight the progress being made on that front. The annual progress report of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a coalition of 12 of the world’s largest oil and […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Shows ESG Leading CalPERS to Underperforming Investment Returns
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Pacific Research Institute details how the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is generating a below-average investment return, in part because of its politicized investment strategy, which incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial […] -
Research & Commentary: New EPA Data Show 44 Percent Drop in Methane Emissions to Go Along with Record Oil and Gas Production
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that methane emissions at the nation’s largest oil and gas-producing basins are continuing to fall significantly, even with record-setting production. EPA has made available the 2023 data from its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), a program requiring the reporting of “greenhouse gas (GHG) data […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Kansas’ Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Sunflower State Taxpayers Over $8,200 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Kansas families. The analysis looked at Kansas’ Tax Credit for Low-Income Students Scholarship Program, launched in 2015, and have found […] -
Research and Commentary: Colorado’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Colorado’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Coloradoans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: California’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in California’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Californians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Maryland’s School Voucher Program Has Saved Old Line State Taxpayers Over $4,300 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Maryland families. The analysis looked at Maryland’s Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program, a school voucher program […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows New Hampshire’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Granite State Taxpayers Over $14,800 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for New Hampshire families. The analysis looked at New Hampshire’s Education Tax Credit Program, a tax-credit scholarship program for low-income students […] -
Research and Commentary: Arkansas’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Arkansas’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Arkansan’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Pennsylvania’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Programs Have Saved Quaker State Taxpayers Over $11.8 Billion through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Pennsylvania families. The analysis looked at both of Pennsylvania’s tax-credit scholarship program—the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program, launched in 2012, […] -
Research and Commentary: Arizona’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Arizona’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Arizona’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Alaska’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Alaska’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Alaska’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Socialist Watch 2024: An Analysis of Socialist Candidates in the 2024 General Election
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Policy Brief contains a list of candidates who ran for a variety of political offices in the 2024 election while championing far-left, progressive ideology and socialist policies. This paper analyzes the outcomes of those races, compares the results to previous analyses conducted by The Heartland Institute, and provides a brief glimpse into what the […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Rhode Island’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Ocean State Taxpayers Over $12,000 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Rhode Island families. The analysis looked at the Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations program for low-income students, launched […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows South Carolina’s Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Palmetto State Taxpayers Over $208 Million through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for South Carolina families. The analysis looked at the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund for students with special needs, launched […]