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The Burden Of Over-Regulation
PRI in the News
By: Stephen D. Albert
8.31.2006
Summer's Best Two Weeks (SB2W) is a nonprofit summer camp located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Laurel Mountains for children ages 8 to 18. SB2W counselors have led campers on rafting trips for over three decades. Yet in 2001, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources forbid campers from rafting down the Lower Youghiogheny River unless led by a commercial outfitter.
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Health monopoly not the solution
Health Care Op-Ed
By: Diana M. Ernst
8.31.2006
A competitive health insurance market is the ideal for an efficient, quality health-care system and neither Canada nor the United States has it. Unfortunately, American and Canadian health systems are more alike than people realize, insofar as government bureaucracy has severely stunted both.
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Not much cause for boasting
Education Op-Ed
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
8.30.2006
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a study comparing the performance of public school students with students at private schools. Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association, concludes from this study that public schools are “doing an outstanding job.”
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Terminating new drug development
PRI in the News
By: Peter Pitts
8.30.2006
What does 300 percent of poverty-level living mean? Well, for a family of four in California it means an annual household income of $60,000. And to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger it means votes.
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California Focus: Another enviro-scare campaign
Environment Op-Ed
By: Benjamin Zycher
8.29.2006
Is water vapor is a "pollutant"? Yes, according to the California Climate Action Team Report. Prepared in support of pending state "global warming" legislation, it recommends 45 emission-reduction measures intended to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions toward 1990 levels by 2020.
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"Medi-Cal Hammer" Won't Swing
Health Care Op-Ed
By: John R. Graham
8.28.2006
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislators have agreed on a “discount” plan for prescription drugs that will hurt biotech investment and is more likely to cause drug prices to rise than drop. It also endangers Medi-Cal’s ability to manage costs and beneficiaries’ health.
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States have the tools to manage Medicaid
Health Care Op-Ed
By: John R. Graham
8.27.2006
New York now holds the lead on runaway Medicaid spending. To get a grip on the problem, politicians in Albany will have to create the right incentives, not just impose more government controls -- which are a major part of the problem.
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Bill would discount drugs for poor
PRI in the News
By: Victoria Colliver
8.26.2006
California's plan to require pharmaceutical companies to offer discounted medicines to low-income and uninsured residents takes the debate over government intervention in the drug market to a new level.
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Nixing Net Neutrality
Technology Op-Ed
8.25.2006
This week, a key federal official cautioned against calls for net neutrality, the effort to expand government reach in the Internet marketplace. It's a wise move to keep the Internet free of red tape. So why are lobbyists pushing for new rules?
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Northern Exposure
PRI in the News
8.24.2006
With the cost of health care looming as an election issue in America this fall, doctors in Canada are speaking out about their own system and voicing some serious displeasure. The latest sign is the selection this week of the head of Canada's largest private hospital, Brian Day, to become the president of the Canadian Medical Association in August 2007. Dr. Day's election is being viewed as a sign that Canadian doctors are getting fed up with socialized medicine
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Reading, Writing, Ripped Off: The Plight of Teachers
PRI in the News
By: Bob Williams
8.22.2006
"Gim'me the money and shut up!" That is what teachers in Washington State have been hearing from their union for the last decade. Now, these teachers, who are refusing to simply give up and pay are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Commentary: Arnold's Raw Deal
PRI in the News
8.18.2006
Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute makes the case that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's new drug plan is bad for Californian patients. By imposing "voluntary" price controls on the industry, Pipes contends that Schwarzenegger's plan will stunt research and development of new medical advances that help to save thousands of lives every year.
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S.F. health care prescription hard for Californians to swallow
Health Care Op-Ed
By: Diana M. Ernst
8.18.2006
"Universal health care" is on the blockbuster list of campaign catchphrases this year in California. Supervisors have approved Mayor Gavin Newsom's Health Access plan for the uninsured, but it is not a valid model for California, nor for San Francisco.
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Allow Market Forces To Work
Health Care Op-Ed
By: John R. Graham
8.18.2006
Five million to 6 million Americans have enrolled in health savings accounts, authorized by the federal government in 2004, and about half of adult Americans have heard of these accounts.
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Here Come the Next-Gen Passports
Technology Op-Ed
8.18.2006
This week, the U.S. State Department began rolling out "e-passports," new high-tech documents that bolster border security through identity safeguards. In a dangerous world, upgrading passports is prudent policy that serves the interests of Americans at home and abroad, but not everyone is happy with them.
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Arnie versus the drug companies
Health Care Op-Ed
By: Sally C. Pipes
8.18.2006
SAN FRANCISCO - In the Golden State, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on July 22 his new discount drug plan, described as a “voluntary” agreement between pharmaceutical companies and the state of California. But it’s more like a raw deal. What he is really selling is price controls on pharmaceuticals.
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Editorial: Fixing health care the right way
PRI in the News
8.12.2006
SAN FRANCISCO - There’s a case for a consumer-oriented health care that promises to stabilize out-of-control costs. You do it by fostering greater individual choice and free-market competition. The case is made powerfully in a new Pacific Research Institute study, “What States Can Do to Reform Health Care: A Free Market Primer.”
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A Laptop in Every Hut?
Technology Op-Ed
8.11.2006
On Tuesday, government officials in India rejected an offer to participate in a much-hyped project to distribute laptops costing US$100 each to the world's impoverished children. A closer look reveals this scheme to be little more than open source evangelism in the Third World.
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Legal Reform Is Key to U.S. Global Competitiveness
Business and Economics Op-Ed
8.10.2006
Recently, IBM announced plans to create 43,000 new jobs based on a three-year, $6 billion investment in India. These jobs and facilities, exported from America in IBM’s effort to remain globally competitive, represent a trend for businesses, as many find it more profitable to produce outside the United States. But lawmakers aren’t helpless when it comes to finding a way to keep American businesses at home.
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AOL gaffe draws Capitol Hill rebuke
PRI in the News
By: Declan McCullagh
8.9.2006
AOL's recent privacy gaffe that exposed user search histories may breathe new life into a proposal to slap strict rules on what data Internet companies may collect.
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More worry than work for McDonnell panel
PRI in the News
8.7.2006
Attorney General Bob McDonnell stood next to a 24,000-page stack of state regulations last week and warned that excessive government nit-picking is harming Virginia businesses.
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Building a Better Telecom Framework
Technology Op-Ed
8.4.2006
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a key draft decision that redraws telecom laws in a forward-thinking way. If commissioners can hear above the cawing of activist groups, consumers will benefit greatly.
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Senate Opens 'Massive Hole' in Drug Importation Ban
PRI in the News
By: Diane Carol Bast
8.1.2006
On July 13, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a $32.8 billion FY 2007 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The measure includes a controversial provision that would prohibit U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents from seizing prescription drugs imported by individuals from mail-order Canadian pharmacies or carried over the border.
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National Conference Focuses on Consumerism
PRI in the News
By: Grace-Marie Turner
8.1.2006
The dynamic Consumer Directed Health Care(CDHC) Conference, held May 8-10 in San Francisco, showcased the creativity and energy being invested in CDHC options and opportunities.
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