Publications

- Health Care
Research & Commentary: Obamacare Costs Taxpayers $4 Trillion

Published April 26, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
A new report from the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, using Congressional Budget Office data, reveals the federal health care law will impose $4 trillion in tax increases by 2035.
- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Credit Union Member Business Lending and Bill S. 2231

Published April 25, 2012

By Matthew Glans

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would lift—but not eliminate—the current cap on credit unions’ ability to lend to businesses.
Research & Commentary: Federal Flood Insurance Subsidies in Puget Sound

Published April 23, 2012

By Matthew Glans

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
For more than four decades, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has subsidized construction in floodplains in the United States. Although intended to break even and discourage construction in the most flood-prone areas, NFIP has done neither.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Teachers Association Options

Published April 20, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
For many decades, unions were the only large-scale professional organizations available to teachers and education administrators.
The Leaflet – Standing With ALEC

Published April 19, 2012

By John Nothdurft

Publication -

The Leaflet -
“Color of Change,” Common Cause, the Center for Media and Democracy, and other extreme leftist groups’ attempts to defame the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are not surprising.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: Medicare Competitive Bidding

Published April 19, 2012

By Benjamin Domenech

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
The policy centerpiece of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget proposal this year is his Medicare reform.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Research & Commentary: Taxing Internet Sales in Connecticut

Published April 18, 2012

By Bruce Edward Walker

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Connecticut is one of many states struggling to balance their budgets by introducing taxes on Internet goods and services.
- FIRE
- Economy
Research & Commentary: Onshore Reserving in the District of Columbia

Published April 18, 2012

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Many insurance and reinsurance companies reserve assets for U.S. catastrophe coverage in “offshore” locations such as Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Germany. They do this because current U.S.
The Leaflet – Tax Day Edition

Published April 12, 2012

By John Nothdurft

Publication -

The Leaflet -
One of the most dreaded days of the year is approaching … tax day. This year Tuesday, April 17 will be the last day people can file their taxes.
- Health Care
Policy Tip Sheet – Academic Drug Detailing

Published April 12, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

Publication -

Policy Tip Sheets -
In this policy tip from Heartland, a report is highlighted about the pharmaceutical industry known as academic drug detailing.
Research & Commentary: Subsidies for Renewable Energy in Florida

Published April 11, 2012

By Matthew Glans

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Sometime in the next few days, Florida Gov.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Digital Learning Possibilities and Pitfalls

Published April 11, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Harnessing modern technology to tailor education personally and make it efficient is new and greatly unsettled territory. States, schools, entrepreneurs, and families are testing variations on many programs to see what works for them.
- Government & Liberty
- Technology
Wired to Waste

Published April 9, 2012

Publication -

Policy Studies -
As the 21st Century evolves and our economy begins to recover, there is near-universal agreement on the importance of expanding Americans’ access to high-speed Internet service.
- Education
Research & Commentary: The Louisiana Parent Trigger

Published April 5, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Louisiana legislators have proposed an education reform that is garnering significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. The legislation, first passed in California, is currently being drafted in a dozen other states.
Research & Commentary: Cat Bonds for State-Run Catastrophe Insurance

Published April 4, 2012

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Catastrophe bonds are insurance-linked securities that offset major costs to taxpayers and insurers caused by natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Cat bonds, as they are known, work differently from other types of bonds.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: HHS Final Exchange Rules

Published April 4, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
As states have been debating whether to implement a health insurance exchange, a key deterrent has been that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had released only draft rules.
The Leaflet – Supreme Court Edition

Published March 29, 2012

By John Nothdurft

Publication -

The Leaflet -
In what has been one of the most anticipated cases in decades, the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States earlier this week.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Special-Needs Vouchers

Published March 26, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Seven states currently offer special-needs students the opportunity to take their public funds to a private school, and at least 10 more states are currently considering similar legislation.
- Education
Research & Commentary: Obama Administration Education Policies

Published March 26, 2012

By Joy Pullmann

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
As the 2012 elections approach, it is an appropriate time to review the president’s record on education policy. Several prominent observers have done so recently. The president’s education policies seem to please no one extremely well.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: The Obamacare Individual Mandate

Published March 26, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
The most heavily debated element of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the constitutionality of the individual health insurance mandate, which requires every citizen, with few exceptions, to purchase health
Research & Commentary: Repatriation of Foreign Earnings

Published March 26, 2012

By Matthew Glans

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
To avoid high U.S. corporate tax rates, U.S.-based companies operating internationally have kept their foreign earnings in subsidiaries overseas rather than bringing them back to the United States.
- Health Care
Research & Commentary: PPACA and Medicaid Expansion

Published March 26, 2012

By Kendall Antekeier

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires states to expand Medicaid eligibility to all individuals whose income is less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level.
Shades of EPA: The Flawed Human Health Effects Epidemiology in the California Air Resources Board’s Diesel Truck Emission Rules

Published March 16, 2012

Publication -

Policy Briefs -
On December 12, 2009, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a subdivision of the California Environmental Protection Agency, published its final rule to reduce diesel exhaust emissions in the state, the “Goods Movement Emission Reduction Plan”
Research & Commentary: Hydraulic Fracturing Impact Fees

Published March 12, 2012

Publication -

Research and Commentaries -
Hydraulic fracturing has enabled profitable extraction of oil and gas in diverse areas of the country. As a result, many states sitting atop the country’s shale formations are reconsidering the way they tax these resources, to fill budget holes.

Publications

Heartland Newsletters