Not only were lives, millions of dollars, and thousands of barrels of oil tragically lost in the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, but another possible loss from the disaster would be if it derails the Obama administration's plan to open new areas to offshore oil and gas production, says NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
NCPA's Devon Herrick is interviewed on retail clinic trends.
The recent explosion and collapse of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico was horrendous.
Dallas – A big supporter of green jobs, President Obama has regularly touted legislation containing provisions to subsidize green job creation. Unfortunately, there is growing evidence that government support of green industries will cost more jobs than it creates, according to a new analysis by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
On the campaign trail in 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama announced a plan to create five million new "green collar" jobs. Since becoming president, he has repeatedly touted his support for green jobs; for instance, in his 2010 State of the Union address and Earth Day remarks on April 22, 2010. In addition, recent stimulus legislation and appropriations bills have contained provisions to subsidize or promote green job creation.
National Review Online cites the John C. Goodman profile today.
The new health plan may present challenge for Congressional coverage, according to Devon Herrick.
Breitbart's Big Government looks over how the NCPA President & CEO John Goodman has changed the face of health care and where we can go from here to improve health care quality, access and costs.
Author and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole contends that government "congestion experts" may actually be making America's traffic problem worse. On Tuesday, April 27, O'Toole is the featured speaker at the National Center for Policy Analysis sponsored event, and will outline simpler, less expensive, and more effective solutions
With the recent actions taken by the Obama administration, it has been Earth Year, so there is not much of a need for Earth Day, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
NCPA Chairman of the Board Pete du Pont receives top honors from the Delaware Historical Society.
A cultural battle is under way in America, a battle between, in columnist Michael Barone's, words, "the culture of dependence and the culture of independence."
Many Americans are buying prescription drugs from Canada over the Internet or in person at lower prices than in the U.S. – a shopping trend that has spurred some senators …
Consumers recently lost a money-saving opportunity when a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted against over the counter (OTC) access to the prescription cholesterol-reducing drug, Mevacor. They are …
Medicaid, to put it simply, is an unsustainable program. Kansas and most other states are struggling to counter low-quality service and rising costs. Indeed, Medicaid costs are expected to overcome …
Most people agree that it is better to own than rent. Ownership allows people to build up assets for the future while at the same time developing positive incentives for …
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) were recently made available for federal government workers and are becoming increasingly available in the private sector. While Kansas legislators considered allowing state and local government …
Patients often complain they have difficulty obtaining information on the price and quality of services offered to them by health care providers. Policies and procedures adopted by the industry are …
Obesity is an increasingly common problem around the world, and especially in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), two-thirds of the U.S. population is overweight, …
Two new studies–one from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the other by the U.S. Census Bureau–compare the effects of health insurance on health status and on the …
The Internet is transforming the way Americans interact with the health care system, and consumers want more opportunities to use it. According to a 2002 Harris Interactive poll, 90 percent …
Consumer-driven health plans generally include personal accounts — such as Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) — that allow patients to directly control some of their health care dollars. Because they have …
Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) has introduced the Health Care Choice Act (H.R. 2355), which would allow insurers licensed to sell policies in one state to offer them to residents of …
Your Health Matters: What You Need to Know about U.S. Health Careby Gregory Dattilo and Dave RacerBloomington, MN: Alethos Pr Llc, 2006336 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 0977753409, $24.95Available through Amazon.com "For …