David Walker, Peter G. Peterson Foundation President & CEO and Former Comptroller General of the United States spoke at the Jan. 29 Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series luncheon.
President and CEO, Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller General of the United States
When it comes to nondisclosure, the United States government is the father of all financial malfeasants. Indeed, Uncle Sam has been misrepresenting the nation's finances for decades. In the process, he has run up an undisclosed bill that makes the financial bailout and economic stimulus spending look paltry.
If Congress does not act soon to repeal the estate tax it will impose an enormous tax rate that will even affect middle-class families and cause substantial economic damage, according to a new analysis by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
The estate tax is not yet dead, by a long shot. Federal taxes on estates fell as a result of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA). In fact, the estate tax will even disappear for one year (2010) due to EGTRRA. In 2011, it is scheduled to return with a higher tax rate and lower exemption than before. However, Congress is expected to pass legislation applying the tax retroactively to those who die in 2010.
On the Health Affairs health blog, John Goodman outlines ten ways the chronically ill can effectively cut health care costs.
A new Washington Times Op-Ed credits the NCPA as one of the independent policy organizations that have developed "solutions to limit Medicare and Medicaid spending without increasing taxes."
FOX Business News reports that "health reform is not dead," although it's going to take common sense to make it happen, in this story that includes NCPA input on the benefits of buying health insurance across state lines.
Weather-wise it has been a very cold January, and politically the Scott Brown Senate victory has chilled Washington even further Democrats. But if the Democratic economic policies continue nevertheless, this year will be nothing like the bitter economic January we will be living in a year from now.
The San Antonio Business Journal reports on a new NCPA analysis on the rapid growth of retail health clinics nationwide.
Americans need to move quickly to rein in out-of-control government spending to avoid the mounting debt that threatens America's future, according to David Walker, Peter G. Peterson Foundation President & CEO and Former Comptroller General of the United States.
NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett applauds Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for her efforts to block the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Kaiser Health News features NCPA President John Goodman's commentary on who really does and doesn't understand the administration's health reform proposals.
Kaiser Health News features NCPA President John Goodman's commentary on who really does and doesn't understand the administration's health reform proposals.
Yahoo! News as well as Forbes, USA Today and nearly 200 other news sites covered an NCPA release on the results in Massachusetts and the NCPA's leadership in grassroots opposition to a government health care takeover.
The National Center for Policy Analysis is in direct contact with more grassroots opponents of Obama health reform than any other organization. NCPA President John C. Goodman says, "What we saw yesterday in Massachusetts is reflective of what we see all across the country."
Concierge, or direct practice medicine, was nearly unheard of a decade ago but the number has climbed to more than 5,000 practices, according to National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Concierge medical practices take many forms and go by different names, such as direct practice physicians. They all strive to make medical care more accessible and convenient to patients by rebundling and repricing medical services in ways that are not possible under third-party insurance. The result is innovations that raise quality and improve patient care coordination.
The Fort Worth Business Press quotes NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick on physicians' time constraints.
A series of e-mails between scientists who serve as gatekeepers for the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change leaked from the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit has caused a firestorm of controversy that has yet to die down several months after the news first broke.
NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick tells the Atlanta Journal Constitution ways for consumers to comparison shop for prescription medications.
The number of walk-in clinics is expected to nearly triple in the next four years in response to increased patient demand, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
The growth of the Internet, high-speed telecommunications networks and electronic medical records have made it possible for patients to seek care in a variety of clinical settings without losing the continuity of care a primary care provider offers. Health care entrepreneurs using these technologies in retail clinics are making medical care increasingly accessible and convenient, while raising quality and reducing costs.
In October, the Harris County Healthcare Alliance, in collaboration with UnitedHealthcare and Community Health Choice, launched a program to offer healthcare benefits to uninsured employees of small businesses in the Texas county…
Happy New Year. Your tax bill just went way up. When the clock hit midnight on Jan. 1, some 70 new taxes on the middle class and small businesses went into effect, thanks to Congress's failure to prevent the expiration of popular and economically vital tax breaks on time.