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Thursday, July 3, 2008New Health Care Mandates in the Keystone StatePA passes autism mandates, pushes "slacker mandate" By Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Health CareThe Pennsylvania General Assembly just passed a bill to require insurance companies to cover autism services, along with colorectal cancer screening. Despite the fact these ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008A Point and Shoot Camera for $8,000By John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareHaving bought a point and shoot digital camera for $300 a few months ago, I can relate to David Catron's article on health insurance mandates, which recently ran in the American Spectator. Here's an excerpt from the beginning of ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Green Doesn't Make the GreenPush for "green collar jobs" is wishful thinking By John LaPlanteFiled As: Employment, EnvironmentCan environmental policies be pursued without regard to their effects on employment? The "green collar" jobs idea suggests that they can: New, good-paying, clean jobs will replace dangerous, dirty old jobs. Well, that was the promise. Todd Myers, of the Washington Policy Council, says the ... more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Summertime UnemploymentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EmploymentSummer is often the time when teenagers seek that first job. But it's more difficult to find one these days. A weakening of economic growth is one reason. But the Nevada Policy Research Institute suggests that a voter-mandated increase in the minimum wage is also more »»
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Thursday, July 3, 2008Strangle the Cyber Schools?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Online schools are a promising new addition to the educational landscape. Will they survive opposition from the education blob? The Commonwealth Foundation reports on legislation currently under ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008Invading Privacy to "Protect Children"?By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Annapolis Capital had this intersting headline this week: "Protecting Children Aim of New State Laws." One state law, prohibiting anyone from selling products with unsafe levels of lead (isn't that ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008Unbalanced Medical Billing in California: The (Wrong?) Regulator AttacksDepartment of Managed Health Care Cannot Keep Up With Health Care Changes By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareIf the media want to mock an enterprise that cannot manage the pace of change, they describe its alleged similarities to buggy-whip manufacturers after the dawn of the automobile age. But what happens to the government agency that regulates the buggy-whip manufacturers? Obviously, the ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008North Carolina Increasing Cost of Health InsuranceMental health parity law goes into effect By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareWith all the fury being expended over the rising cost of health insurance and health care, you would think that politicians would refrain from taking steps to raise the cost of health insurance. Of course, pandering for votes doesn't take a back seat to anything. The latest case in point: more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008Utah Group Opens New Policy CenterBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Economic principlesThis month, the Sutherland Institute launches a new program, the Center for Community and Economy. According to the institute, the new center "will focus on promoting a true free-market economy that provides private-sector ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008Lessons from the "Robber Barrons" EraBy Gregory L. SchneiderFiled As: Health CareIn his book The Myth of the Robber Barons (1996), Burton Folsom eviscerates the idea that capitalists exploited the people during the industrial revolution--and provides some inspiration for health care reform. The theme of business-as-exploitation developed as a result of the Great Depression of ... more »»
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