Happy Birthday, Medicare – Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health News' Blog Watch cites John Goodman's Health Blog post on high-risk pool problems and portable insurance solutions.
Anderson, Goodman Clash on Health Reform – FrontBurner
D Magazine's Front Burner Blog on the NCPA Health Care Forum
Health Care Forum: John C. Goodman and Ron Anderson
Join us to hear John C. Goodman, NCPA President and CEO and Ron Anderson, MD, President and CEO of Dallas' Parkland Health and Hospital System, discuss how the recently passed health care legislation will impact you and if it is the cure for America's ailing health care system.
E-mail could be good for your patients' health – American Medical News
Devon Herrick is interviewed on the effectiveness of electronic communications between physicians and patients
Seniors uninformed on health care reform? – Washington Business Journal
John Goodman's another source on the debate over what seniors know about health care reform, according to the Washington Business Journal
Unfunded Liabilities of State and Local Government Employee Retirement Benefit Plans
Investors breathed a tentative sigh of relief in recent months as they watched their retirement accounts make up for lost ground. Just a few months earlier, as they watched their 401(k)s weather dramatic stock market swings, many may have wished they were covered by a defined benefit pension plan from their employer (or union).
What Does Health Reform Mean for You? A Consumer's Guide
A Better Health Care System?
National Center for Policy Analysis Health Care Forum, Co-sponsored by NCN
Panel Discusses the Coming Impact of Health Care Reform
Think tank disputes premise that seniors who reject healthcare reform don't get it – Health Watch
John Goodman's response to a national health reform survey of so-called "confused" seniors featured in The Hill's health blog.
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care Delivery? – Kaiser Health News
Innovation is critical to improving health care delivery, according to John Goodman's latest op-ed in Kaiser Health News.
President Obama Misleads Public on Major Energy, Environmental Issues
Dallas – It is no surprise that a federal appeals court refused to reinstate the Obama Administration's deepwater drilling moratorium, since the scientist cited in support of the moratorium actually rejected the policy, according to NCPA Senior Fellow, H. Sterling Burnett.
How to kill Main Street – The Washington Times
NCPA Policy Chairman, Michael Whalen explains in a Washington Times editorial that mark-to-market accounting rules will hurt small business loans and ruin economic recovery.
How to Ration Health Care – The Health Care Blog
John Goodman examines how health care rationing could affect your treatment options in his latest post on The Health Care Blog.
Biotechnology Could Solve Famine And Malnutrition
The use of biotechnology to create genetically modified crops can meet the needs of a growing population, according to a new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis, especially as the world's population grows from six billion to approximately nine billion people this century.
Hillary Clinton for President – The Wall Street Journal
Hillary for President? NCPA Board Chairman and former Governor Pete du Pont's Wall Street Journal op-ed explores the possibilities.
Education Vouchers Benefit Edgewood Economy
Tuition voucher programs attempt to improve academic performance through school choice. Vouchers pay a set amount to schools chosen by the students' families. Programs can be federally funded (like the D.C. Opportunities Scholarship Program), funded by local government (such as the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program) or privately funded.
The Likely Effect of the Federal Budget Deficit
Many people are worried about the United States' federal budget deficit and accumulating debt burden. In 2009 the federal budget deficit reached a record $1.4 trillion, and public debt (U.S. Treasury securities held by institutions and individuals outside the federal government) is currently more than $8 trillion and growing.
Emergency Rooms Will Get More Crowded – National Review Online
John Goodman's research continues to generate discussion on the future patient load in emergency rooms.
Alaska Challenges Obama's Polar Bear Habitat Designation
Alaska state officials are objecting to the Obama administration's decision to list more than 187,000 square miles-almost the entire U.S. polar bear population's range-as critical habitat. Critical habitat is defined as an area containing features essential to the conservation of species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Dr. No to Run CMS – The Health Care Blog
On The Health Care Blog, Goodman's post on the controversial appointment of Donald Berwick to head Medicare and Medicaid services.
What Will Happen To Emergency Room Traffic? – Health Affairs Blog
The expected increase in over-crowded emergency room traffic is the subject of Dr. Goodman's latest Health Affairs commentary.
Uninsured Emergency Room Use Greatly Exaggerated – Health Care News
Dr. Herrick explains projected increases in emergency room traffic in this Health Care News commentary.
Greg Wilkinson Joins NCPA Board Of Directors
Greg Wilkinson, president of Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd., a Dallas-based general contracting firm, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
New Federal Subsidies Marred by Marriage Penalty – The Heartland Institute
In the latest Health Care News, Dr. Goodman explains the economic ramifications of penalizing marriage in the health care reform overhaul.
Congress and "The Doctor Fix": What's the Message?
Actions speak louder than words. Complex political wrangling accomplished passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA] by Congress that was signed into law on March 23, 2010. However, the Democratic controlled Congress has not shown the same will to eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate [SGR] formula that has been a chronic problem for physician reimbursement with Medicare and TRICARE.