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Monday, April 7, 2008A Longer School Year is No SolutionFiled As: Education (k-12)Many proposed education reforms involve "more," usually more money. One such "more" is to extend the school year. Writing for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Terry Stoops calls it "more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Slacker Mandate Advances in KentuckyBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Kentucky General Assembly has approved legislation that will add the state to the growing list of states that require insurance companies to cover adult "children" on parents' insurance. ... more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Massachusetts Doctors Stretched ThinAnother unintended consequence of RomneyCare By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWhile the Massachusetts health care plan has not produced its promised universal coverage, there are more people signed up for health insurance than before the law took effect. Unfortunately for some of them, they are finding that health insurance more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Hillary's PlanBy John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareBarack Obama had it right from the beginning. Hillary's health plan, he said, would try to force people to buy something they cannot afford and then impose a heavy fine on them when they don't buy it. At the end of the day, they will be worse off than they were at the outset. Now Hillary ... more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Yet Another Medicaid ExpansionFiled As: Health CareThe South Carolina Policy Council reports on yet another plan to expand Medicaid, this time in a project called the South Carolina Collaborative. Supporting the effort are the state's medical association, hospital association, and ... more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008When Health Care Transparency is a Trojan HorseBy Linda GormanFiled As: General, Health CareStart your week right by enjoying the gate crashing call to action pasted below. An email from a progressive group, it clearly shows how calls for health care transparency are being used as Trojan horses--without more government control we'll never know what is going on--and why those interested in ... more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Retail Clinics Mean Quicker ServiceFiled As: Health CareThe Houston Chronicle reports that the rise of walk-in clinics at retail outlets and expanded government prescription drug coverage to seniors may be responsible for the shrinking number of patients at the Harris County ... more »»
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Sunday, April 6, 2008Early Retirement = "Unpatriotic"Must we work longer to serve Social Security and Medicare? By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAndrew L. Yarrow of the Baltimore Sun argued recently that Americans who retire early from the work force are both "selfish and ... more »»
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Friday, April 4, 2008Home School Decision on HoldFiled As: Education (k-12)That controversial decision to squash home schooling in California? It's now on hold. A small breath of fresh are for freedom of choice in education.
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Friday, April 4, 2008It’s Not Just Your Health, It’s Your FreedomFiled As: Health CareThe title of these comments—shamelessly borrowed from a Mr. Goodwrench ad campaign of a few years back--is indicative of where we should be headed in the health care debate as the end of the Kansas legislative session draws to a close. Health care reform should be concerned with creating a ... more »»
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