President Obama's Slip
Wall Street Journal – NCPA Chairman Pete du Pont talks GOP election prospects for 2012.
President Obama's Slip
Wall Street Journal – NCPA Chairman Pete du Pont talks GOP election prospects for 2012.
A Health Insurance Plan President Gingrich Might Support
Kaiser Health News: How NCPA President John Goodman shaped Newt Gingrich’s views on health care policy is reported by Kaiser Health News.
Why Mandated Health Insurance Is Unfair
Wall Street Journal: NCPA President John Goodman’s Wall Street Journal op-ed on the ethics of President Obama’s health care “individual mandate.”
Why Mandated Health Insurance Is Unfair
Wall Street Journal: NCPA President John Goodman’s Wall Street Journal op-ed on the ethics of President Obama’s health care “individual mandate.”
Medicare Reimbursement to Physicians: Deja Vu All Over Again
The ASCO Post: John Goodman and Nora Janjan on the impact of lower Medicare reimbursements for physicians.
Private Policing Options for the Poor
Protection against criminality is a traditional function of government. Where government fails, however, people often turn to the private sector. That is why there are three times as many private security guards as public police. The need for private security is greatest for low-income families, since they are victimized by crime more often than other income groups. In fact, the rate of crimes against households in poverty is three times greater than against higher income families, according to U.S. Department of Justice data.
Medicare Whac-A-Mole
Reason.com: NCPA President John Goodman is quoted on Medicare financing
Newt's Wrong, Most Conservatives Opposed Insurance Mandate
Forbes: Forbes Contributor Merrill Matthews on John Goodman’s role in the origins of Consumer-Driven Health Care
What’s Going on Behind the Curtain? Climategate 2.0 and Scientific Integrity
NAS: NCPA’s H. Sterling Burnett on Climategate 2.0 in his article published with the National Association of Scholars.
The Jitney Potential: Transportation for the Poor
Low-income families need transportation. They need to get to and from jobs, medical clinics and schools — in addition to markets for other jobs and services. The automobile is the most convenient form of transportation, but it is expensive to own and operate. Fares for public transit, such as buses, are low, but the service is slow and inflexible — and the buses may not go where the traveler needs to go.
When Did Gingrich Stop Supporting a Health Insurance Mandate? Did He Ever?
Reason.com: Newt Gingrich tells ABC he prefers John Goodman’s approach to the health insurance mandate question.
Should a Business Buy Its Own Building?
Forbes.com – NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly discusses the economic benefits of businesses owning their own real estate in a recent Forbes commentary.
Should a Business Buy Its Own Building?
Forbes.com – NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly discusses the economic benefits of businesses owning their own real estate in a recent Forbes commentary.
Widespread Drug Shortages Projected to Worsen
NCPA Study – The major cause of the recent drug shortages can be directly linked to excessive government price regulations and the shortage is projected to get worse, according to a report released today from the National Center for Policy Analysis
What to Do about Drug Shortages
American hospitals and physicians are facing an unprecedented shortage of commonly used drugs. President Obama announced his support for legislation to address this problem by requiring drug makers to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of possible shortages six months in advance.
Bank Credit Highest Since Before Lehman as U.S. Growth Continues
Bloomberg Businessweek: Bob McTeer is quoted in a Business Week story on bank
credit growth.
Newt Gingrich’s Changing Stance on Health-Care Mandates
The Washington Post – Newt Gingrich tells the Washington Post that it was NCPA health reform ideas that changed his mind about health care mandates.
What to Do about Drug Shortages
Mr. Chairman 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 appreciate the opportunity to submit this statement for the record.
Newt Gingrich on NCPA health care solutions
CNN: Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about health care solutions developed by John Goodman in his book “Patient Power”.
Long Term Care Post Leads HA Blog November Most-Read List
Health Affairs: NCPA’s John Goodman and Thomas Saving blog post, A Better Way To Approach Medicare’s Impossible Task was the second most read article at the Health Affairs blog for November.
Social Security reform is like putting lipstick on a duck
Dallas Morning News: An NCPA study on Social Security Reform options from Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Liqun Liu at the Private Enterprise Research Center at Texas A&M was featured in the Dallas Morning News.
Dec 3, 2011
NCPA Senior Fellow, H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. will speak at the annual Dupont Summit 2011 hosted by the Policy Studies Organization at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C. Dr. …
Gingrich Talks About the Individual Mandate
ABC News: Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich commends John Goodman’s policy proposals as the solution to the health cost challenge.
Paying for Pet Projects at the Pump
The federal and state governments levy taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel primarily to fund highway construction and repair. These taxes average 40 cents on every gallon of gas purchased. However, a significant portion of revenue is diverted to other purposes, such as education and public safety.