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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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Wednesday, July 9, 2008Three Reforms for Education ... But No VouchersBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)While looking for something else, I came across an unusual proposal by George Liebmann, of the Calvert Institute. It's unusual in the sense that Calvert is a free-market oriented group, so you'd think that Liebmann would endorse school vouchers, tax credits, or something along those ... more »»
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Thursday, July 10, 2008Patient Ownership of Health is the American WayBy Donald R. MayFiled As: Health CareOur nation champions free enterprise and personal freedoms. We have fought wars to end socialist tyranny, and we stand firm against North Korea, Cuba, and other communist dictatorships. How is it that we are on a path to socialized medicine when Canada, Britain, and even Russia and China are seeking free ... more »»
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Thursday, July 10, 2008Vouchers Work, DC EditionBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation offers a review of a recent study of the District of Columbia voucher program. It says "Like all the previous top-quality research, the new results from ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008Put a Cap on School SpendingBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralThe U.S. Constitution lays down the minimum safeguards that citizens enjoy against government. States are free to expand on that, according to the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, which has produced a book on the more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008ADA Seeks to Increase Tooth Decay in AlaskaBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareYou would think that the American Dental Association would be supportive of efforts to help remote Alaskans fight tooth decay. But anyone familiar with the concept of rent seeking shouldn't be surprised at the situation explored by Reason ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008Medicaid, Medicare: Rationing Through a Thousand CutsBy Donald R. MayFiled As: Health CareIf you doubt that government-run health plans lead to rationing, consider Medicaid and especially Medicare.As Medicare prepares to cut physician reimbursement by 10.6% on 15 July, physicians nationwide are preparing to no longer care for Medicare patients. It was more »»
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008Obesity in Kentucky ... GovernmentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxJim Waters of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions says that obesity is getting a lot of attention in Kentucky. One form of obesity that should get more attention, he says, is growth in government employment. Back in 1982, the governor called for an executive branch workforce to never ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008California's Health Insurance Rescissions: Hospitals Get Their Pound of FleshMaybe Anthem Blue Cross didn't break the law, but it sure stuck the providers By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareYesterday, I asked the quasi-rhetorical question: "Why did California's campaign against Anthem Blue Cross collapse?", addressing state regulators' failure to collect a $1 million fine for Anthem Blue ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008Smart Growth for North DakotaFiled As: EnvironmentDoes North Dakota need smart growth? Only two other states have a lower population density, so it's not as though the state has a surplus of people that it needs to fit into a small space. Even so, a contractor working on a ... more »»
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