NCPA Constitution Day Fun Run
NCPA Constitution Day Fun Run WHEN: Sunday, September 13, 2015 7:30 a.m. WHERE: University of Texas at Arlington …
Travel Taxes: The Hidden Trifecta
In recent years, in a drive toward more revenue, officials at every level of government have raised a trifecta of travel-based taxes dramatically. As a result, travelers bear large effective tax burdens that …
NCPA Publishes U.S. Map of Successful Anti-Fracking Campaigns
NCPA: The NCPA launches a new map that tracks hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” bans, restrictions and other government action hostile to this revolutionary technique used to enhance U.S. oil and gas production, announces NCPA Executive Vice President/COO Jacki Pick.
The 50-Year Old Medicare Program Is Showing its Age
Townhall.com: The Medicare program has grown well beyond what Congress imagined when it was created 50 years ago, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall.com commentary.
Medicaid’s Poverty Trap Illustrated
The Independent Institute: The U.S. health care system needs to create a universal, refundable tax credit instead of forcing people to be poor to receive benefits, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Independent Institute commentary.
Health Care Reform 2015: As Pharmacists Push For A Bigger Role In Healthcare, Doctors Flinch
International Business Times: Giving pharmacists a bigger role in health care could lead to bigger bills for, worries NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an International Business Times article.
Opinion: Only 20-40 Cents of Each Medicaid Dollar Benefits Recipients
InsideSources: Medicaid spending could be significantly reduced, with no harm to recipients’ health, if the spending were converted to vouchers or something similar—rather than being paid to providers directly, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an InsideSources commentary.
Will US Oil Prices Rise or Fall Heading into 2016?
Flow Control Network: The price of crude oil could rise at an annual rate of $8 a barrel over the next 12 months, says NCPA Senior Fellow R. David Ranson in a Flow Control Network article.
Allen West: We Don't Need Obama to Develop 'Gun Safety Laws' — 'Guns Already Have Safeties'
CNS News: “I have always asserted that an armed American is a citizen; an unarmed American is a subject,” says NCPA President/CEO Allen West in a CNS News article.
As a Global Leader, America Should Ditch the Export-Import Bank
Townhall.com: The United States should ditch the Export-Import Bank and lead the world to a better system of free trade, low taxes and minimal regulation, says NCPA President/CEO Allen West in a Townhall.com commentary.
Export-Import Bank not dead yet?
The Washington Post: The reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank undermines our credibility as a global economic leader, says NCPA President/CEO Allen West in a Washington Post article.
Congressional committee to hold hearings on health insurance industry consolidation, including Humana-Aetna deal
Insider Louisville: Proposed mergers between health insurance companies could be scuttled by government interference, cautions National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Insider Louisville article.
The Changing Price of Oil Relative to Gold
The collapse of crude oil prices in 2014 was a big surprise, but popular explanations quickly circulated. Most attributed the collapse to changes in supply and/or demand. It is true that a …
Regulating Genomic Research: Top-Down Or Bottom-Up?
Forbes: As genomic sequencing moves from science fiction to reality, Congress must update the way information technology is regulated to keep up with new innovations, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Ways to keep disability honest
Bankrate: NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal suggests reforms to keep the financially-troubled Social Security disability benefits afloat in a Bankrate article.
Disability funds for 11 million people would run out in final days of 2016 election
Washington Examiner: A major overhaul of the disability program, specifically a rating system to give more benefits to those with worse disabilities and fewer to able-bodied people needs to happen, says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Washington Examiner article.
Allen West on the Iran Deal
FOX Radio: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses how the Iran Nuclear Agreement affects the U.S. and Iran with FOX Radio.
Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care
DoctorsLounge: “A doctor’s primary concern used to be whether a patient had insurance. Now, it’s the type of insurance,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a DoctorsLounge article.
Allen West at the Stop Iran Rally
FOX & Friends: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses the Iran Deal on the streets of New York City in a FOX & Friends interview.
The Rand Paul Tax Plan
Senator Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) plan for comprehensive tax reform is generally much better than the status quo, but some of its elements could be substantially improved to make it more pro-economic growth. Additionally, …
Texas is Working to Protect the Electrical Grid Against Natural or Man-Made Electromagnetic Pulse
Chairman Johnson, Senator Carper and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit written comments about securing the electrical grid against solar storms and electromagnetic pulse. I …
Overtaxing Corporations Bad for Business, Workers
NCPA: Raising U.S. corporate tax rates purely to generate tax revenue discourages investment, shrinks the economy, and hurts workers, according to a new report from the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center.