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Why the Utah Health Exchange is No Model for Health Reform
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
7.28.2011

The Utah Health Exchange is the model some conservatives believe can be used to push back against Obamacare.  Witness the Wall Street Journal (July 16) soundly rejecting regulatory guidance on what the Administration is now calling “Affordable Insurance Exchanges,” but encouraging governors to get on the exchange bandwagon, in the hope they can build free-market exchanges that will blunt Obamacare’s worst effects. 


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It’s Time to Neuter California’s Legislature
Capital Ideas
By: Katy Grimes
7.19.2011

In June, several California legislators complained about having their pay cut by state Controller John Chiang because the budget they submitted by the June 15 constitutional deadline - the only deadline they seem to care about - was unbalanced. This latest budget drama shows why California needs a part-time legislature.


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Health Insurance Exchanges: What If They Issued 347 Pages of Regulations and Nobody Cared?
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: John R. Graham
7.19.2011

A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the first raft of regulations purporting to govern Health Benefits Exchanges and Small-Business Health Options (SHOP) Exchanges established in the March 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
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Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Quantitative Analysis of Research and Development Investment Effects
PRI Study
By: Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D
7.15.2011

A new research study released by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a California-based free-market think tank, examines an expanded quasi-federal comparative effectiveness review (CER) process and the negative effects on private-sector investment in research and development of new and improved medical technologies.
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California Ignores Parents, Empowers Reactionaries
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
7.13.2011

Many states are passing progressive legislation to empower parents and students with choice in education. California, on the other hand, is considering legislation that ignores the needs of students and makes the most powerful anti-choice force in the state even more powerful.
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Educated Legislators, Bad Economy
Capital Ideas
By: Alison Meyer
7.6.2011

California has the most educated legislators, according to a recent Chronicle of Higher Education study. Those stellar academic credentials, unfortunately, have not lifted the state from its economic malaise.

California’s unemployment rate, as of May, is nearly 12 percent, higher than every state in the bottom five of the study. Even when averaged together, the top 15 educated states have an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent compared to the least educated which has an average unemployment rate of 8.1 percent.
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Bust or Bailout? The Future of Private Health Plans Under ObamaCare
PRI Study
By: John R. Graham
7.5.2011

A new research study released by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a California-based free-market think tank, shows how ObamaCare threatens the solvency of private health plans, which will significantly reduce consumer choice and increase costs.
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Lesson for California: Washington State’s Bipartisan Medicaid Reform Will Benefit Taxpayers and Patients
Capital Ideas
By: John R. Graham
6.29.2011

It’s a short law with big potential: SB 5596, signed by governor Christine Gregoire at the end of May, is only three pages long. Nevertheless it puts Washington State on a path to Medicaid solvency and sets an example for California and the nation.
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Brown Busts the Budget
Capital Ideas
By: Katy Grimes
6.22.2011

The California Legislature just passed a budget. Less than 24 hours later, the governor vetoed it, leaving many scratching their heads why Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget from his own party.

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A Case for Affirmative Disclosure of Public Pensions
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
6.15.2011

An appeals court has ruled that a public agency must hand over pension data to a newspaper. This is a welcome development but a recent case confirms that California remains far behind the curve on government transparency.
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