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Friday, October 3, 2008Georgia Considers Health Insurance Tax HikeUp to 5.5% on Private Health Insurance By Kelly McCutchenFiled As: Health CareThe Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) recently announced its intention to apply a new tax on private health insurance.This proposed tax could potentially increase the cost of private health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians by up to 5.5 percent and open the door to even ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008School Failure is CostlyFiled As: Education (k-12)A new report from the Friedman Foundation describes the financial impact on state budget coffers of high school dropouts. It is focused on Maryland, though a similar story could be told elsewhere. The effects ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008Open the BooksFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Illinois Policy Institute has launched OpenIllinois.org, which advocates for transparency in government spending. It includes a "Who's posting?" section that gives you examples of more »»
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Matthews in WSJ on Interstate Health InsuranceBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareWriting in the Wall Street Journal, Merrill Matthews says that John McCain's plan to allow individuals and small businesses to buy insurance across state lines - a policy championed in Congress by John Shadegg ... more »»
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Friday, October 3, 2008This Little Piggy Went to NevadaFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Nevada Policy Research Institute has a recent publication that puts a spotlight on wasteful spending in state government. It's called the Nevada Piglet Book. You can read it here.
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Friday, October 3, 2008New Report Compares US and Canadian Health CareBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareI doubt this will surprise regular readers of this blog, but Canada's single payer health system isn't all that Michael Moore makes it out to be. From a new report of the Fraser Institute.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Rendell continues push for "Cover All Pennsylvanians"By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CarePennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has revised his proposal to increase government spending and eligibility for health insurance yet again. The latest edition has lowered the cost of the ... more »»
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Ninth Circuit Does It AgainSan Francisco Decision Will be Reversed By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Health CareThe Ninth Circuit has issued another ruling that is certain to be overturned by the Supreme Court, keeping intact its record as the most reversed appeals court in the United States.A three judge panel of the court ruled that San Francisco’s play-or-pay mandate on employers does not violate ... more »»
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Thursday, October 2, 2008There's No Intelligence in the Design of Public SchoolsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)If you turn anything over to government, especially a government monopoly, you're going to have political conflict. We see that in K-12 schools, among other places. Craig Westover of the Minnesota Free Market Institute comments on a recent dust-up over comments made by Gov. Tim Pawlenty, in ... more »»
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Thursday, October 2, 2008Paying Teachers for ResultsFiled As: Education (k-12)What a novel idea: Pay teachers for results. The Texas Public Policy Foundation reports (pdf) on teacher incentive plans in several cities in Texas. It finds "higher test scores, higher state accountability rankings, ... more »»
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