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.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007Fact-checking FactCheckBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe group FactCheck.org issued a "fact check" on an ad by Rudy Giuliani comparing health care in the UK and the US. The ad claims that the survival rate for prostate ... more »»
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Friday, October 26, 2007Gov. Rendell only about 25% Right on Med-MalBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareNot to impugn John Graham's previous post, saying "Gov. Rendell Has One Health Reform Half Right," but we think Pennsylvania gets less than a thumbs up on medical malpractice reform (See Evening Bulletin article, "more »»
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Friday, October 19, 2007Compromise on SCHIP ProposedBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareSeveral Republican members of Congress have introduced an alternative to SCHIP expansion, though coverage has been overshadowed by the "Republicans hate kids" outrage. The ... more »»
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Friday, October 19, 2007Health Care Choice "For the Kids"By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareJohn Shadegg has an editorial in the Investor's Business Daily on why his proposal to allow families to buy insurance across state lines, along with a standard deduction or tax credit for health care costs, is a ... more »»
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Thursday, September 20, 2007OECD Report on Biofuels: They're of Limited ValueENvironmental performance "worse than gasoline" Filed As: EnvironmentThe recent OECD report on biofuels is a must read for both state and federal lawmakers considering more ethanol and biodiesel mandates and subsidies:
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007For the Kids?SCHIP expansion was part of HillaryCare's plan. Filed As: Health CareDavid Freddoso on SCHIP on National Review Online takes on two key parts of the SCHIP debate. First is the Bush administration's new rules that states will have to insure low-income kids before subsidizing ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007Drunk on ethanolFiled As: Economic principles, EnvironmentLos Angeles Times article on politicians' love for ethanol - mandating its use and subsidizing its production, while keeping high tariffs on foreign ethanol. They also point out how ethanol is ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007SCHIP Expansion and State FinancesFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareThe Heritage Foundation looks at the effect of the proposed Congressional SCHIP expansion, and offers A State-by-State Analysis of the effect on finances.The SCHIP expansion under consideration would increase the federal tobacco ... more »»
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Monday, July 23, 2007Uninsured in America VideoFiled As: Health CareThere is a great video titled "Uninsured in America", produced by Free Market Cure; a free-market answer to Sicko. From the ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007A Tax on Height?Filed As: Economic principlesGreg Mankiw and Matthew Weinzierl propose a tax on height (get the full study here). It has more advanced statistics and a ... more »»
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