Joseph D. Coletti
Joseph Coletti is Fiscal Policy Analyst at the John Locke Foundation, an independent public policy organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served as editor of newsletters and briefing books on the Japanese economy and U.S.-Japan relations. Coletti led marketing research and forecasting projects with J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo. He also served as Director of Policy and Communications for the U.S. – Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., before joining the Locke Foundation. Coletti received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
Friday, July 18, 2008Preventive Care Still Expensive PolicyBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareIt's always nice to have new research back you up.
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Friday, July 18, 2008State Health Plan BailoutBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareThe State Health Plan for teachers and state employees in North Carolina has gone from an expected $50 million surplus this year to a $200 million deficit in the last couple weeks. Legislators, on a bipartisan basis, are trying to salvage it by jeopardizing the last fig leaf of fiscal responsiblity in the ... more »»
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Friday, July 18, 2008Ambulance-chasing for OrgansBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareI go rounds with my colleague Donna Martinez on the value of creating a market for organs. She likes presumed consent - opting out of donations instead of opting in - which strikes me as coercive. I favor allowing people to sell ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008RomneyCare EvaluatedBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareThe Massachusetts health insurance experiment cut the uninsurance rate among working-age adults to 7 percent in fall 2007 from 13 percent in fall 2006 according to a new survey published in the journal Health ... more »»
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Thursday, May 29, 2008Fighting Back Against Certificate of NeedBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareRoy Cordato explains some of the problems with CON in response to a lawsuit against the North ... more »»
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Thursday, May 22, 2008Should we end ERISA?What is seen and what is unseen By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareSomebody suggested the other day getting rid of the health insurance component of ERISA. Duke economist Chris Conover estimated that the ERISA mandate actually produced $46 billion in net benefits. In North Carolina, ERISA ... more »»
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Friday, May 9, 2008More CON jobsKeeping supply away from demand By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareState officials in North Carolina rejected applications for certificates of need (CONs) this week from two regional hospitals to build satellite facilities ... more »»
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008What if My Wife Suggests I Whiten my Teeth?NC lets mall kiosks survive to brighten another day By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareYou may have seen the teeth whitening kiosks in the mall. You may have even used them. The North Carolina Dental Society raised questions about their more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008Mental Health ProblemsBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareThe Raleigh News & Observer last week ran a five-part series on the state's six-year attempt to reform mental health care. Lefties wanted to pin the blame on "privatization," but the articles more ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008UNC Health Care to Charge UpfrontBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health Care"UNC Health Care's data suggest that it must collect most patient fees upfront if it is to collect them at all," according to a story in the Raleigh News & Observer. This is the health system ... more »»
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