Nathan Benefield
Nathan Benefield is the Director of Policy Research with the Commonwealth Foundation, an independent, non-profit public policy research and educational institute located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Nathan has researched and written on public policy issues including taxation, government spending, education reform, transportation funding, health care policy, and economic development. Nathan has had editorials featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Allentown Morning Call, and dozen of other papers across Pennsylvania. Nathan has provided testimony to Pennsylvania House and Senate Committees related to the state budget and transportation funding.
Nathan is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, also earning a masters degree in public service management from DePaul. He is currently working to complete his doctoral dissertation in political science from Loyola University of Chicago.
Nathan is a resident of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
Monday, August 4, 2008Fixing Medicaid in PABy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Commonwealth Foundation released a report by Michael Bond on reforming Medicaid in the Keystone state in May (I am tardy in blogging on the subject). Bond ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008The Church of SCHIPBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareMichael Cannon pulls a troubling quote from an advocate of SCHIP expansion, who admits his support is based on faith, not evidence.Of course Cannon is a more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008New Health Care Mandates in the Keystone StatePA passes autism mandates, pushes "slacker mandate" By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Pennsylvania General Assembly just passed a bill to require insurance companies to cover autism services, along with colorectal cancer screening. Despite the fact these ... more »»
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Thursday, June 12, 2008An American Cure for Reforming Health CareBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareTom Coburn presents his proposal to reform our health care system at the Manhattan Institute. Here is the core of his argument:
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008Who saves from McCain's proposal?By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareWith the re-release of John McCain's health care plan came a lot of criticism (along with more »»
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Thursday, May 1, 2008PA Senate GOP offers alternative health care planBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette summarizes a hearing on health care affordability in Pennsylvania. Rick Dreyfuss of the Commonwealth Foundation was among those to testify (more »»
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Sunday, April 27, 2008School Choice SavesBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Education (k-12)Last week, the Commonwealth Foundation launched SchoolChoiceSaves.org, a website focused on revealing the benefits of parental choice in education -- how school choice saves children from poor-performing schools and saves taxpayers' ... more »»
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Monday, April 21, 2008State Heath Policy Q&ABy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe NCPA has a new report on State Health Care Reform: Key Questions and Answers, highlighting many of the key policy questions, including "Does universal health coverage lower health care costs?" and more »»
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Friday, April 18, 2008The Health Insurance MafiaDoctors Against Health Insurance By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareHere is a great editorial in the Wall Street Journal on how the health insurance industry acts like the Mafia:
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Monday, April 21, 2008Teachers Unions and VouchersPSEA Continues Misinformation on School Choice By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Education (k-12)The head of the PSEA, the NEA affiliate in Pennsylvania, takes me to task for in a more »»
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