Los Angeles Times: The individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act is the key to making sure people do not wait until they are sick to purchase health insurance, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
The Wall Street Journal: Instead of worrying about how high to raise taxes, the government should concern itself with creating an environment beneficial for long-term economic wealth, says NCPA Board Member Pete du Pont.
Albany Tribune: Medicaid dollars are distributed unfairly and inefficiently among the states and need to be subject to reform, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today piece, NCPA President John C. Goodman analyzes the waste and inefficiency of Medicaid.
Townhall.com: NCPA President John C. Goodman says the tax increases caused by the Affordable Care Act are a larger burden on Americans than the Bush tax cuts.
The Washington Times quotes the NCPA in an editorial on Unfunded liabilities owed to Social Security and Medicare adding $59 Trillion to the total national debt.
The Wall Street Journal: According to a new NCPA study, the payroll tax holiday has increased the instability of social security.
In December 2010 President Obama traded Congress a two-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for a one-year, 2 percentage-point payroll tax holiday and additional unemployment benefits. The “Temporary Employee Payroll Tax Cut” reduced the employee portion of the Social Security payroll tax from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent on individual earnings up to the taxable maximum of $110,100.
On January 1, 2013, taxes will go up and federal spending will be cut as a result of an agreement last summer between House Republicans and President Obama. Under current law, increases in the top rate of nearly every major federal tax will go into effect on January 1 because the Bush tax cuts expire and tax increases to pay for ObamaCare go into effect.
Psychology Today: In his latest Psychology Today commentary, NCPA President John C. Goodman purposes three alternatives to make Medicaid more competitive.
Townhall.com: In his latest commentary post, NCPA President John C. Goodman analyzes the usefulness of labor unions in the 21st Century.
Many Americans just above the poverty level would get better access to higher quality health care by obtaining insurance in the health insurance exchange than through Medicaid, according to a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
The Supreme Court’s ruling that provisions of the Affordable Care Act that would take away all federal Medicaid funds from states that refuse to expand their Medicaid programs are unconstitutional inadvertently liberated millions of people who might have been forced into Medicaid.
Forbes: In his latest Forbes op-ed, NCPA President John C. Goodman dispels the myths associated with raising the Social Security eligibility age.
Forbes: In his latest Forbes op-ed, NCPA President John C. Goodman dispels the myths associated with raising the Social Security eligibility age.
Throughout the history of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), fraud, mismanagement and waste have plagued what is perhaps the most comprehensive veterans’ assistance system in the world. An examination of the Veterans Disability Compensation Program offers little reassurance that the system is improving. What can be done about the VA?
The Daily Caller: Three major taxes from the new Affordable Care Act will disproportionately affect the middle class and chronically ill, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Life expectancy has increased for most Americans in general over time, and life expectancy at retirement has been rising for decades. This has resulted in lengthening periods of retirement and higher associated spending on Social Security and Medicare. However, the longevity gains are significantly larger for men with relatively high lifetime earnings than those with relatively low lifetime earnings.
Townhall.com: Liberal commentators focus on taxing the wealth of corporate executives, neglecting the top 1 percent of income earners who acquired wealth through sports, music and acting, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Market Watch: Third-party payers see the medical expenses and tell the consumers what care they should receive, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Psychology Today: In his third commentary in a series on tort reform, NCPA President John C. Goodman gives his solution to allow free experts and courts in a contractual, no-fault system.
Psychology Today: In his latest post, NCPA President John C. Goodman analyzes the benefits of how changing malpractice laws will allow Doctors more protection from lawsuits, but also give consumers more protection.
Human Events: According to an NCPA study, millionaires in Britain are leaving the country due to higher tax rates, leading to lower revenue levels for the federal government.
Townhall.com: Republicans are hesitant to agree to a budget deal for fear that spending cuts will be pushed down the road unless Democrats understand that reforming health care is in everybody’s interest, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Forbes: In his latest Forbes commentary, NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer writes about his personal encounter with motivational speaker Zig Ziglar.