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Thursday, July 31, 2008SCHIP Reauthorization Back?By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe Hill had an editorial predicting the resurgence of SCHIP in September and the possibility that President Bush's veto of the measure could be overridden:
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Thursday, July 31, 2008Sloppy Reporting on Ohio's UninsuredBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareColumbus Business First recently published an article discussing the "thorny issue" of the uninsured in Ohio. With all the misinformation out there on the uninsured, this could ... more »»
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Thursday, July 31, 2008Alternative Credentialing for Teachers NeededBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Live Finne, an education specialist at the Washington Policy Center, says that Washington needs to revamp its state curriculum. But there's one important thing standing in the way: a shortage of math and science teachers. In an op-ed, Finne writes: "Over the past 10 years, public ... more »»
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Thursday, July 31, 2008Friedman and the Freedom CureBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principles, Health CareAmerica's ailing health care system could ultimately be blamed on the federal government's de facto confiscation of the individual's innate responsibility for choosing (and ability to demand) quality medical care, wrote Milton Friedman in an more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Will Another California "Safety Net" Hospital Shut Down?Patients Suffer When Hospitals Become Dependent on Government By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareI have written a lot about the collapse of Los Angeles' Martin Luther King, Jr-Harbor Hospital, a hospital almost totally dependent on government funding and under government control. Now, it looks like the same tragic ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Saving Tax Money Through Education Tax CreditsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Do tax credits for educational expenses deplete the public treasury? Hardly, says Adam Schaeffer. The Cato Institute scholar says that both New York and Texas could ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008A Life-Affirming LegacyBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: Economic principles, Health Care
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Terminal Patients (and Their Families) Benefit From Straight AnswersBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareWhen I first heard Sen. Ted Kennedy had been diagnosed with a brain tumor my heart sunk to my heels. That’s what happens these days when I hear about any family hit by the same devastating disease that took my father’s life just over six years ago. The news stirs painful memories ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Making Transparency More than a Good IdeaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe website of the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions is down for a while, but Jim Waters sends out a commentary on spending transparency in Kentucky. Evidently, it's all sizzle and no steak thus far. He writes: How is it that I can find out at 4 a.m. from my bank’s ... more »»
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008Health Alert: Is Medicaid Really Better than Private Insurance?By John GoodmanFiled As: Health CareA study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) claims that Medicaid and SCHIP deliver the same care at a lower cost than private insurance (the study ignored marketing and enrollment costs). Policy conclusion: Enrolling low-income ... more »»
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