Bait and Switch
Townhall.com: The Obama administration has been promising benefits that it cannot pay for including health care and the Affordable Care Act, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Who will succeed Bernanke as Fed chair?
Bankrate.com: Vice Chair Janet Yellen will receive criticism for being soft on inflation should she be nominated for Chairwomen of the Federal Reserve, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer.
Report: Anti-PBM Laws Could Raise Health Care Costs for Oklahoma Businesses, Consumers, Government Programs
Associated Press: Lawmakers should avoid policies “that undermine payers’ ability to use mail-service pharmacies, preferred pharmacy networks, and other innovative pharmacy benefit management (PBM) tools”, according to a new NCPA study.
Obamacare Subsidies Create Perverse Incentives
Psychology Today: The Affordable Care Act does not promote subsidies that encourage economic growth but incentives to remain dependent on the federal government, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Merrifield: School choice essential element in learning
Austin American Statesman: Giving vouchers to parents seeking to enroll their kids in private schools could spur the creation of new education models, says NCPA Senior Fellow John Merrifield.
‘Perverse regulations’ from health law raising drug costs, study finds
The Hill: Perverse drug plan regulations proposed in various states would drive up consumers’ drug costs, according to a new NCPA study.
Unnecessary Drug Regulations Hiking Rx Prices: NCPA Study
As drug coverage increases as a result of expanded health insurance and Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, unnecessary regulations will increase prescription drug costs, according to a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
The Cruel Things President Obama Is Doing To The Labor Market
Forbes: With the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, employers are now subject to regulations that will hurt the labor market, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
Unnecessary Regulations that Increase Prescription Drug Costs
Drug coverage will become more prevalent as more uninsured families gain health insurance as a result of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Drug therapy is arguably the most efficient method to treat most illnesses — often substituting for more expensive hospital and surgical treatments. Broader use of prescription drugs for chronic illness could reduce medical costs by avoiding expensive emergency room visits, costly complications and hospitalizations.
How Obamacare Will Affect Immigrants
Psychology Today: In his latest post, NCPA President John C. Goodman says that legal resident aliens who make below 133% of the poverty level will be able to obtain highly subsidized insurance that low-income US citizens cannot purchase.
How Fracking Can Reduce the Budget Deficit
Forbes: Fracking can have an economic impact beyond the obvious direct effect of extracting resources from the earth, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer.
Mar 4, 2013
NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick presented the results of a report on Florida Medicaid expansion in Tallahassee to a joint session of the Florida Senate and House Select Committees for …
As U.S. scales back, ‘King Coal’ reigns as global powerhouse
The Washington Times: The shale gas revolution should not lead to an over regulation of the coal industry due to the abundance and stable prices coal offers, says NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
How Liberals Live
Townhall.com: NCPA President John C. Goodman says that there is very little in common with wealthy and poor liberals in his latest Townhall.com post.
The Democratic Majority Is Doomed
Wall Street Journal: The primary reason today’s liberal Democratic coalition will fade is because the very policies it pushes sow the seeds of its own destruction.