Publications
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The Leaflet: Medicaid Expansion Highlighted in Run-Up to 2016 Elections
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses Medicaid expansion and health care reform. -
The Leaflet: Entitlement Reform and Olympic Success
Publication -The Leaflet -The lead essay discusses welfare reform and Olympic success. -
Research & Commentary: ‘Rebate’ Would Undermine Successful Medicare Part D Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines Medicare Part D and the proposed changes to the competitive-bidding process from various perspectives. -
Research & Commentary: State ACA Exchanges an Expensive Failure
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the state of Obamacare exchanges, implementation costs, and expenses related to exchange failures. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Alabama Welfare Reform Policies
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Alabama Welfare Reform Problem Alabama’s current set of welfare and anti-poverty programs disincentivize work, trapping welfare recipients in long-term poverty. -
The Leaflet: Anti-Poverty Welfare Reforms Gain Momentum
Publication -The Leaflet -In 2008 and 2015, The Heartland Institute produced the 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card, the nation’s only comprehensive ranking of the states according to their welfare policies. -
Testimony Before the Alabama Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Senate Committee
Publication -Testimony -IntroductionIn 2015, in partnership with Gary MacDougal, a nationally recognized author and expert on welfare reform, The Heartland Institute published volume two of its Welfare Reform Report Card. -
Research & Commentary: Georgia Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A proposal from State Senator Hunter Hill (Republican - Atlanta) to reform Georgia’s welfare system would implement a cash diversion plan and enact stronger work requirements for some of the state’s welfare programs. -
Research & Commentary: Mississippi Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, implemented in 1996, ended the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children and created Temporary Assistance for -
Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues
Publication -Policy Briefs -This booklet explores solutions to the top public policy issues facing the states in 2016 and beyond in the areas of budget and tax, education, energy and environment, health care, and constitutional reform. -
Research & Commentary: SNAP Asset Testing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as the Food Stamp system, has become one of the fastest-growing welfare programs. SNAP is the fourth-largest means-tested program for low-income families and individuals. -
Testimony to the Georgia House of Representatives Welfare Fraud Study Committee
Publication -Testimony -Testimony by Logan Elizabeth Pike State Government Relations Manager The Heartland Institute Before the Georgia House Study Committee on Welfare Fraud Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Good afternoon Chairman Clark and members of the committee. -
Research & Commentary: Minimum Wage Reform in Missouri
Publication -Research and Commentaries -During the 2015 legislative session, the Missouri House and Senate approved a bill that would have prevented cities from passing ordinances that would increase the minimum wage to a level greater than the state’s. Gov. Jay Nixon (D) vetoed the bill. -
Research & Commentary: Rhode Island Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, implemented in 1996, ended the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children and created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a block-grant program -
Tip Sheet: Welfare Reform Policies
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Problem The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), implemented in 1996, ended the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children and created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a -
Research & Commentary: Massachusetts Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, implemented in 1996, ended the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children and created Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a block-grant program -
2015 Welfare Reform Report Card Executive Summary
Publication -Policy Studies -In the nearly two decades since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was signed into law, the nation has seen a major reduction in the number of welfare recipients. -
2015 Welfare Reform Report Card
Publication -Policy Studies -Most state governments can improve the effectiveness of their efforts to help those in poverty. This 50-state report card offers policymakers and the public a roadmap for how it can be done. -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Welfare Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, implemented in 1996, granted states the flexibility needed to reform their welfare systems. In Missouri, state Sen. -
Testimony to the Missouri Seniors, Families, and Children Committee on Welfare Reform
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Government Relations Manager, Logan Pike, January 20, 2015 testimony before the Missouri House Committee on Seniors, Families and Children, in favor of reforming the state's fragmented welfare system. -
Testimony to the Missouri Seniors, Families, and Children Committee on Welfare Reform
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Government Relations Manager, Logan Pike, January 20, 2015 testimony before the Missouri House Committee on Seniors, Families and Children, in favor of reforming the state's fragmented welfare system. -
Power to the People
Publication -Books -Power to the People: The New Road to Freedom and Prosperity for the Poor, Seniors, and Those Most in Need of the World’s Best Health Care -
Power to the People: Repealing and Replacing Obamacare with Patient Power
Publication -Policy Briefs -Promising “Voters will wildly and widely applaud replacing Obamacare with patient power,” Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara describes in a new Policy Brief the steps needed to do just that. -
Power to the People: Repealing and Replacing Obamacare with Patient Power
Publication -Policy Briefs -Promising “Voters will wildly and widely applaud replacing Obamacare with patient power,” Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara describes in a new Policy Brief the steps needed to do just that.