What Should the Next Congress Do About Health Care? – Health Care News
Dr. Goodman looks ahead to where we should go from here on health care reform in Health Care News.
Top 10 New Revelations about Obamacare – Human Events
Human Events lists NCPA research in these ten points worth noting about health care reform.
Oberstar's Proposal To Revise Clean Water Act Is More Than EPA Can Handle
NCPA Expert Says the Federal Government Already Mismanages Lands They Currently Regulate.
Cost Sharing: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly – Health Affairs
A Health Affairs commentary by Dr. Goodman explores the problems of health care cost sharing.
NCPA: Doctor Shortage To Result From Increased Patient Load
Millions of people will try to access health care services that simply won't be there because the already strained health care providers will not be able to meet the increased demand, as a direct result of the new national health care reform, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Critical Condition: Primary Care Physician Shortages
Under the new health care law, most U.S. residents will be required to have health insurance by 2014. About 32 million additional people are expected to enroll in some type of health plan. Evidence suggests that insured people consume twice as much medical care as uninsured people, other things being equal. This means that 32 million people will try to double their consumption of medical care. Yet, who will provide that care?
Huge Opportunities – National Journal
The National Journal blog includes John Goodman's view on the future of consumer directed health care.
Healthcare law tax credits encourage small businesses to stay small, not hire – The Hill
NCPA Policy Analyst, Pamela Villarreal told The Hill that under the health care bill, when business owners decide to hire an extra worker, they're not only going to be paying that worker's salary, but they're going to have to absorb the cost of losing the tax credit as well.
Goodbye, Employer-Sponsored Insurance – The Wall Street Journal
In The Wall Street Journal, John C. Goodman looks ahead to the uncertain future of employer sponsored insurance.
Goodbye, Employer-Sponsored Insurance – The Wall Street Journal
In The Wall Street Journal, John C. Goodman looks ahead to the uncertain future of employer sponsored insurance.
TARP: A Loan Not a Gift
In October 2008 Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The act created a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) aimed at preventing a meltdown of the banking system. Some TARP funds were subsequently used for purposes outside the financial industry, but most were used to purchase preferred stock in banks to shore up bank capital as a buffer against bad assets.
What about Those Deficits?
Each year, foreign governments and investors increase their holdings of U.S. debt. In effect, they are lending the United States money to finance its excess of imports over exports. However, continued excessive deficits could make U.S. trading partners reluctant to continue the process. Reluctance to buy or efforts to sell dollar holdings by foreign investors would cause U.S. equities to decline, interest rates to spike and the dollar to plunge.
Health Care Tax Credit For Small Businesses Comes With A Price
Although the IRS announced yesterday the ground rules for small businesses expecting to claim a new federal tax credit, small business owners may be in for a big surprise. The tax credit penalizes employers if they hire more workers or increase salaries, according to a new report by the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Obama's Tax on Job Creation
The landmark health reform law signed by President Obama will require small businesses to provide health insurance to their employees. This burden will be offset by a tax credit for each employee covered. However, the credit is arbitrarily reduced as firms grow, penalizing employers that hire more workers or increase their salaries. Thus, the credit may discourage firms from hiring more workers or higher-paid workers.
America's Approaching Debt Disaster – CBN NEWS
NCPA's Brian Williams told CBN News that lawmakers would rather give their constituents government-financed freebies than a balanced federal budget.
Americans Know the Drill – The Wall Street Journal
The amount of energy America's economy consumes is rising, and oil is a significant portion of its generation. But the domestic production of American oil is falling, and that means that imports must increase each year, which is why increasing the amount of our offshore drilling is a critical component of our energy future.
Reaction Mixed On Proposed Poverty Measure – The Washington Times
NCPA's Pamela Villarreal told the Washington Times that she can see the new poverty measure as an attempt to redistribute more wealth further down the road.
NCPA: Climate Bill Good For Nuclear, Drilling, But Still A Tax
Although Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) claims that the Kerry-Lieberman climate bill, which was formally released yesterday, will not raise taxes for Americans and will have "very little if any cost increase to the American consumer," the bill will inevitably have the same negative economic impact of any other tax, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Rescissions: Much Ado About Nothing – Kaiser Health News
In this Kaiser Health News column, John Goodman writes: "How many times have you heard President Obama say, "Health insurers won't be able to drop your coverage just because you get sick?"
Rescissions: Much Ado About Nothing – Kaiser Health News
In this Kaiser Health News column, John Goodman writes: "How many times have you heard President Obama say, "Health insurers won't be able to drop your coverage just because you get sick?"
Manage Your Own Preventive Care – National Journal
Dr. Goodman takes a closer look at the real cost of preventative care for the National Journal.
Do We Need An Individual Mandate? – Health Affairs Blog
In the Health Affairs blog, Dr. Goodman gives an analysis of the problems with individual insurance mandates.
Four Trojan Horses – National Healthcare Reform Magazine
John Goodman warns of four misunderstood aspects of Obamacare in a featured piece in the first edition of Healthcare Reform Magazine.
Four Trojan Horses – National Healthcare Reform Magazine
John Goodman warns of four misunderstood aspects of Obamacare in a featured piece in the first edition of Healthcare Reform Magazine.
The Truth behind Green Jobs – The Daily Caller
Although President Obama continues to tout green job creation, research shows that every green job created through government mandates or subsidies, actually cost more jobs than it creates, NCPA's H. Sterling Burnett told the Daily Caller.