With more children spending time in nonparental care, concerns about the quality of out-of-home care have increased. These concerns have led state and local governments to regulate and license facilities and caregivers. However, these barriers to entry make it more costly to become a child care provider, driving up the price of nonparental care.
FrontPageMag.com: Walter Williams’ latest commentary at FrontPageMag.com focuses on John Goodman’s Health Alert about income inequality
Wall Street Journal: NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont weighs in on the President’s re-election bid if he bumps Biden for Clinton on the ballot.
Wall Street Journal: NCPA Board Chairman Pete du Pont weighs in on the President’s re-election bid if he bumps Biden for Clinton on the ballot.
Forbes.com: NCPA’s Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer discusses in his recent Frobes.com commentary the impact of regulation on job creation.
The American Spectator: John Goodman’s work on Health Savings Accounts mentioned in the American Spectator story the fate of “Obamacare” in the Supreme Court.
Heartlander: H. Sterling Burnett was featured in a Heartlander article regarding the EPA’s banning of rat and mouse poison.
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Forbes.com: As part of Forbes.com’s Human Ingenuity series, NCPA’s John Goodman addresses cost-saving solutions for reforming health care.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the new health reform law – contains financial incentives for the states to establish health insurance exchanges where qualifying individuals and small businesses can purchase subsidized, individual health insurance, starting in 2014.
Health Affairs Blog: NCPA President John Goodman, with former Medicare Trustee Tom Saving, recommends policy changes to resolve Medicare funding questions.
Health Affairs Blog: NCPA President John Goodman, with former Medicare Trustee Tom Saving, recommends policy changes to resolve Medicare funding questions.
Chairperson Teichman, Vice-chairpeson Shultz and members of the committee, I am Devon Herrick, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. I welcome the opportunity to share my views.
U.S. News: NCPA President John Goodman gives his views on the newly announced Supreme Court decision to rule on the health care reform law.
Human Events: A new article spotlights the NCPA’s national conference in Washington, DC on U.S. policies towards rare earth metals.
There is a looming physician shortage. Nonphysician primary care providers, or nurse practitioners, could help fill the gap. Nurse practitioners, also called advanced practice nurses in some states, have more advanced training than licensed vocational nurses or registered nurses, often earning a doctorate in their field before entering the workforce. This gives them the ability to diagnose and treat ailments much like a primary care physician.
Bankrate.com: An NCPA analysis of the four leading Social Security reform proposals was recently covered at Bankrate.com.
NCPA: Most Social Security reform proposals would result in fewer benefits for future retirees. However, if the program pays out less in benefits there is an offsetting gain: payroll taxes needed from younger workers to support the program will be lower than they would be to fully fund benefits under the current program.
Entitlement reform has dominated the ongoing debate over reducing the federal government’s persistent deficits and mounting debt. Together Medicare and Social Security account for a third of current federal spending and will continue to grow as a share of both the economy and federal spending in coming years.
Reuters: New York reporter Toddi Gutner includes Wendell Cox’s views on the dynamics of international real estate pricing.
WBAP Newsradio – The Mark Davis show promotes the upcoming Hatton W. Sumners distinguished Lecture Series during a Cal Thomas interview
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – An NCPA-sponsored, Washington DC conference on rare-earth elements explained the dangers of relying on limited supplies of rare earth elements from China.
Forbes.com: NCPA’s Bob McTeer provides a candid view into the FOMC forecasts in his recent Forbes.com commentary.
NCPA senior fellow Devon Herrick will participate in a panel discussion on Social Media and the Drug Industry. Dr. Herrick will speak on the use of social media to empower patients …