The Uninsured Crisis under ObamaCare
The number of people who lacked health coverage fell slightly to 48 million in 2012, from 48.6 million the year before, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income & Poverty report.
Top 10 blogs for the business of health care
Indianapolis Business Journal, IBJ.com: Indianapolis Business Journal’s J.K. Wall puts NCPA President John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog on his list of top ten health care blogs.
Yellen May Make A Fine Fed Chief, But Summers Would've Been Better For The Press
Forbes: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer compares Janet Yellen and Larry Summers as potential chairs of the Federal Reserve.
Why Do Liberals Believe What They Believe?
Townhall.com: NCPA President John C. Goodman explores the history of liberalism’s economic programs.
Taxes Better in Texas?
KETK TV: The NCPA’s new State Tax Calculator shows taxpayers exactly how their personal tax burden would change were they to move to another state.
Updated Global Warming Primer Dispels Climate Change Myths
NCPA: An updated edition of the NCPA’s myth-buster primer about the misinformation and even disinformation about global warming is now available online and in print.
Global Warming Primer 2nd Edition
NCPA’s global warming primer presents a factual analysis of the state of the climate, the threats posed by global warming, and the implications and results of the possible responses to warming. Presented in a graphical format, the primer is useful for readers from middle school through adulthood who want to understand what scientists and economists know about the earth’s climate and what changes might mean.
Reforming Alabama’s Medicaid Drug Program
Alabama is forging ahead with plans to move Medicaid enrollees into managed care plans. In doing so, the state should change its policies of administering pharmaceutical drug benefits separately from health benefits (called a “carve out”) and reimbursing pharmacies for each prescription filled (called “fee for service”).1
Villarreal: Missouri, Texas tax burdens even out
Austin American-Statesman: The NCPA’s new State Tax Calculator compares tax burdens between Texas and Missouri and finds that both states can claim an advantage over the other, writes NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal.
Dallas’ plastic bag ban debate could drag on a long, long time
The Dallas Morning News: NCPA Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal warns of the impact that Dallas’ proposed plastic bag ban could have on shoppers.
Why Does College Cost So Much?
Townhall.com: NCPA President John C. Goodman discusses the rising costs of higher education.
Why Dismal Jobs Numbers May Be Wal-Mart Workers’ Biggest Hurdle
Fox Business: NCPA Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal says that striking Wal-Mart workers are unlikely to be successful due to the nation’s high unemployment rates.
Steve Landsburg
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Reserve Currency Status – A Mixed Blessing
Forbes: In Forbes, NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer discusses the advantages and pitfalls of reserve currency status with regard to China.
Taxes on Generous Health Plans
Fox News Channel: National Center for Policy Analysis President and CEO John C. Goodman discussing taxes on so called “Cadillac” health plans that have employers and unions upset.
Trouble for Social Security’s other fund
Christian Science Monitor: The current Social Security Disability Insurance program discourages recipients from seeking employment, says NCPA senior fellow Pamela Villarreal.