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Thursday, August 14, 2008Confronting the Culprit Behind Runaway Insurance CostsBy Mark Todd EnglerFiled As: GeneralFlint Hills Center senior fellow and StateHouseCall blogger Gregory Schneider uses the Council for Affordable Health Insurance's annual more »»
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Thursday, August 14, 2008MN Health Dept. Posts 2008 Reforms SummaryBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareThis year Minnesota passed a broad set of health reforms that aim to promote healthy behaviors, align provider payments with value, standardize certain administrative procedures, expand Medicaid to more adults, encourage broader use of Cafeteria plans, mandate payment for medical homes,... more »»
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Thursday, August 14, 2008On Second Thought, Don't Kill All the LawyersAdvancing smart government through law By John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralAs a rule, state-focused policy groups that belong to State Policy Network have a heavy emphasis on educating the public and lawmakers and offering alternative visions of where policy can go. The Goldwater Institute does that too, but it has a ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008Tightening the Screws on Business in MassachusettsBy Marc KilmerFiled As: Health CareThe state of Massachusetts is targeting businesses to help cover the shortfall in revenue to pay for the state's health care plan:
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008The Real Cost of Mandated Infertility Treatment Is IncreasingAll women's employment prospects will suffer because of court ruling By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareOne of the most expensive benefits mandated by some states is infertility treatment. I was pleased to be interviewed by Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal for her article on the issue. Ms. Shellenbarger quotes me ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008Smart Leasing Pays OffBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe stereotypical view of small-government enthusiasts is that they advocate the politically impossible tasks of dumping one government department after another. Dumping government departments may in fact be a good idea, but there are other ways of maximizing the use of taxpayer dollars. The Georgia ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008How Much Would You Pay?To do something about global warming? Not much By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentEcon 101 is the study of supply and demand--and costs and benefits. It looks like North Carolina residents don't see much benefit in proposals to do something about global warming. Roy Cordato, of the John Locke Foundation ... more »»
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Monday, August 11, 2008Why is there no Doggie Health Care Crisis?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareSeveral months ago I wrote on this site about dog health care vs. human health care. John Goodman, one of the nation's free market health care analysts has picked up on that theme on his NCPA ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008Neo-Prohibitionism, Alcohol Taxes, and Central Planning in CaliforniaDo they really think a higher excise tax will stop a rapist? By John R. GrahamFiled As: Health CareThe last time I had a critical look at the neo-prohibitionists, it was via a pamphlet opposing a tobacco tax hike in California. Now, the Marin Institute has ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008Bill Richardson Revised Health Care Proposal: Still Moving in the Wrong DirectionBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAfter failing to gain either legislative or popular support for his ambitious, universal health care plan which would have relied heavily on government mandates, Governor Richardson has introduced a more »»
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