Hospitals: The Big Box Health Care Store You Should Avoid
Townhall: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick warns that hidden fees, price gauging, and monopolistic practices plague large hospitals, and recommends visiting independent practices for competitive prices in a Townhall commentary.
Drilling Deeper: The More Things Change…
PB Oil & Gas: A PB Oil & Gas story features the NCPA’s “Frac Map,” which shows the bans, restrictions, and regulations on frac’ing in the United States.
The FDA Wants to Regulate Feces Like a Drug
Right Side News: “Usage of donor fecal matter in research and transplantation faces stringent regulations and red tape from the FDA,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Dr. Devon Herrick in a Right Side News commentary.
How Corporations Are Taxed
Executive Summary There appears to be agreement in principle that U.S. corporate tax rates are too high. The top U.S. corporate income tax rate is 35 percent — the highest in …
We Must Learn from the 2008 Crash or Repeat It … Soon
CNSNews.com: This week’s stock market roller coaster shows just how vulnerable the U.S. economy remains to economic turmoil – and could point to an impending market crash bigger than that of 2008, warned NCPA CEO Allen West and FCI Contributor Richard Bowen in a CNS News commentary.
“Free” Canadian Health Care At $12,000 Per Family
Right Side News: Noting the lack of transparency and medical coverage in Canada’s healthcare, Senior Fellow John R. Graham points out the tremendous flaws of a single-payer system in a Right Side News commentary.
Travel taxes are sneakily high and, apparently, increasing
USA Today: USA Today’s Road Warrior Voices cites NCPA research when cautioning travelers about the perils of travel taxes.
Another Health Insurance COOP Bites the Dust
Townhall: “With 21 of 23 COOPS facing losses and lacking business plans, healthcare COOPs are fraught with self-serving capitalists looting taxpayer money,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall.com commentary.
Do Mortgage Deductions Help Homebuyers?
NCPA: Mortgage-related deductions do little to reduce the cost of home ownership for those in the lowest income quintiles, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pamela Villarreal and Research Associates Matt Cafrelli and Joshua Latshaw.
Electronic Health Records: A Physician’s View
Driving to my medical office one spring morning on the Dallas North Tollway, I was taken aback by a massive billboard extolling the virtues of electronic health records (EHRs) at a local …
Voters, candidates at odds on healthcare
Modern Healthcare: The bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act could pave the way for healthy debate and relief from high drug costs, says Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Modern Healthcare article.
Occupational licensing and health spending
The Hill: Senior Fellow John R. Graham offers bipartisan solutions to the burdensome licensing restrictions that artificially increase Medicare costs in a commentary at The Hill.
Who Benefits from Mortgage Deductions?
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 ended personal deductions for interest on credit card debt and other types of loans, but continued the home mortgage interest deduction, a popular tax expenditure. Supporters …
Discussing Freedom and Liberty and Issues in the News that Threaten Both
Discussing Freedom and Liberty and Issues in the News that Threaten Both WHEN: September 24, 2015 Buffet Breakfast: …
Glenn Beck
Glenn BeckWhat the American Dream Means WHEN: Friday, October 2, 2015 WHERE: Dallas Marriott Las Colinas 223 West …
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 …
Wisconsin Pensions: Better Than Other States, But Still Insolvent
The Huffington Post: NCPA research on Wisconsin pensions and other post-employment benefits (OPEB) receives high praise in The Huffington Post commentary.
Unfreezing Assets Will Sanction-Proof Iran
The Daily Caller: The penalties for violations built into the nuclear deal hinge on two faulty assumptions: sanctions can be reapplied and other countries have a vested interest in Iran’s compliance. Iran has mastered the art of masking oil revenue, routing embargoed goods through well-advertised smuggling routes in places like Dubai, and channeling finances through covert investment partnerships with Russia. The Iranian government is sanction-proofing its economy. They will invest, convert, and shelter the new revenue (and future revenue) to guard against future U.S. action. The most important enforcement tool available fails without a target.
With Scott Walker in Minnesota, MinnPost writes that most in Wisconsin pay more in taxes
Madison.com: Living in Minnesota, but working in Wisconsin? You may be better off moving closer to work, according to a 2014 NCPA report referenced in a Madison.com story.
Fed Policies Are Setting the Stage for Another Bust: NCPA
NCPA: By the time the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and the other members of the Board of Governors become concerned about their easy money policies, they will have set the stage for another “bust,” like the 2008 financial crisis, warns Richard Ebeling, BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, in a new study from National Center for Policy Analysis.
Only 20 to 40 cents of each Medicaid dollar benefits recipients
Providence Journal: Less than half of Medicaid spending actually improves recipients’ welfare, argues National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Providence Journal commentary.
Markets, Not Janet Yellen, Should Set Interest Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered her semiannual monetary policy report to Congress on July 15, 2015. Speaking before the House Committee on Financial Services in Washington, D.C., Yellen said that trends …