Coburn Introduces Legislation to Stop Medicare and Medicaid Fraud – Health Care News
NCPA health policy expert Devon Herrick discusses Senator Coburn's new Medicaid and Medicare fraud prevention legislation.
Democrats and the Health-Reform Albatross – The Wall Street Journal
Karl Rove quotes John Goodman in the Wall Street Journal.
College Productivity Fails To Keep Up With Cost Hikes
Both college tuition and federal aid dollars show rapid hikes in recent years but unfortunately research also shows education productivity has dipped at the same time, according to a new analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Think Tank Tackles College Costs and Degree Production – Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Center for Policy Analysis today released a report called "Why Is College So Expensive?"
Why Is College So Expensive?
Soft consumer demand in a weak economy has led many businesses to cut prices. But this is not the case in the market for higher education. Entering college freshmen and returning students face ever-higher tuition and fees. In fact, tuition at American universities has been increasing faster than inflation for the past 30 years.
Finally, Some Hope – The Wall Street Journal
How big has the government grown under the Obama administration? "The average level of U.S. government spending as a percentage of GDP from the end of World War II to the present is 19.6 percent," observes the Heritage Foundation. "In the past two years that level has exploded, reaching 24.7 percent in 2009 and an estimated 25.4 in 2010. . . . Without urgent action the U.S. is on course for national bankruptcy."
Greenhouse Gas Emissions – The Dennis McCuistion Show
H. Sterling Burnett discusses greenhouse gas emission issues on the Dennis McCuistion Show.
ObamaCare's Tax Credit System Will Make April 15 Even Harder – Investor's Business Daily/Yahoo! News
Devon Herrick warns that you will need to be prepared for changes when you do your income taxes.
Empty Promises – Kaiser Health News
For Kaiser Health News, John Goodman explains what it would take to provide the sharp increase in preventive services if all the beneficiaries opt to take full advantage of them.
Empty Promises – Kaiser Health News
For Kaiser Health News, John Goodman explains what it would take to provide the sharp increase in preventive services if all the beneficiaries opt to take full advantage of them.
Renewable Energy Standard Another "Washington Knows Best" Effort
DALLAS – The renewable energy standard (RES), backed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and three Republicans, is yet another, Washington knows best, one-size-fits-all piece of proposed federal legislation that is nothing more than a back-door energy tax, according to the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
Congestion Pricing, Road Construction Best Solutions For Gridlock
DALLAS – Current solutions for traffic congestion on U.S. highways, including the construction of old-style toll roads, are not useful and do little to address ancillary problems such as road maintenance. A better, more efficient solution is to implement congestion pricing, according to a brief analysis released today by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Consumer Power Report #240 – Health Care News
An overview of the six-month anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with Dr. Goodman in Health Care News.
Tolling by Time Reduces Congestion and Improves Air Quality
Traffic congestion is a growing problem in many metropolitan areas. Congestion increases travel time, air pollution, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel use because cars cannot run efficiently.
Health Care Grandfather Clause – News 8 at 5
National Center for Policy Analysis CEO and President and Kelley Wright Fellow John C. Goodman on WFAA discussing the grandfather clause of the health reform bill and how it affects current health insurance plans.
How Seniors Will Pay for ObamaCare – The Wall Street Journal
Six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, John Goodman outlines the costs of health reform faced by seniors in The Wall Street Journal.
How Seniors Will Pay for ObamaCare – The Wall Street Journal
Six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, John Goodman outlines the costs of health reform faced by seniors in The Wall Street Journal.
Getting Our Money's Worth – The Health Care Blog
Dr. Goodman on the cost of health care at The Health Care Blog.
Medical Tourism Growing but Trends Changing
As insurers and employers look for ways to cut health care costs, medical tourism – both abroad and within the U.S. – is an increasingly popular option for expensive procedures and care, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Medical Tourism: Have Insurance Card, Will Travel
Most Americans are shielded from the full cost of health care and have little or no incentive to compare prices or choose lower cost providers.
Mau-Mauing the Medical Loss Ratio – The Health Care Blog
NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham comments on Sen. Baucus throwing a wrench in the works of health care reform.
Mau-Mauing the Medical Loss Ratio – The Health Care Blog
NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham comments on Sen. Baucus throwing a wrench in the works of health care reform.
Get Rid Of It – The Wall Street Journal
NCPA Senior Fellow Ed McCaffery on a progressive spending tax in The Wall Street Journal.
Point Person: NCPA's John Goodman on health care – The Dallas Morning News
Dr. Goodman explains the pros and cons of implementing the health reform law in the Dallas Morning News.
Dr. Washington – Investors.com
Devon Herrick is quoted in an Investor's Business Daily editorial on the uninsured report released last week