Health Care
Commentary
Wall Street Journal Joins the Media Chorus on “Universal” Health Care
Right off the bat, the reporter notes the key difference in outcomes for the two unemployed men: the American lost his health benefits and the German did not. I’m no fan of employer-based health “benefits”, largely because they artificially inflate the number of uninsured. So, I have long advocated tax ...
Agriculture
California State’s Bankruptcy and its Economic Future: A report from a conference
Liberty on the Mind (an offshoot of Liberty on the Rocks for conferences) organized a conference on the subject of the fiscal crisis of the state of California at Santa Clara University on 27th April 2009. As a grassroots organization, LOTR attracts members who are capable of animated public policy ...
Health Care
Sally C. Pipes on Bill Bennett’s ‘Mornings in America’
PRI president and CEO, Sally C. Pipes talks with Bill Bennett about her book “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide,” health care in Canada, and the Obama administration’s proposed changes for health care in America.
Business & Economics
Is the CIRM Good Medicine for California?
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) turns five in 2009, a good occasion for a report card, beginning with the “medicine” part. Here we have a problem. “The California program has yet to produce cures,” explains John M. Simpson, stem cell director of Consumer Watchdog, in a recent Sacramento ...
Commentary
A Cure Worse Than The Disease
Emily Morley got some very bad news in March 2006. Her cancer had spread, the doctor informed the 67-year-old Canadian. She would need to see an oncologist. Then Morley got some really bad news: She’d have to wait several months before she could get an appointment. Only after her family ...
Commentary
Kansas Gov. Sebelius 2nd Choice for HHS
President Barack Obama has nominated Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Sebelius is Obama’s second nominee for the post, after his initial selection for HHS and White House health care czar, former U.S. senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), admitted ...
Commentary
Regulate Retail Clinics, Indiana Legislator Asks
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Indiana state Sen. Patricia Miller (R-Indianapolis) is calling for stiffer standards regulating retail clinics serving patrons in pharmacies, shopping malls, and big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. Senate Bill 0216 requires retail clinics to have entrances separate from that of the ...
Commentary
W. Va. May Hike Cigarette Tax to Expand Medicaid
West Virginia legislators are considering a bill to fund an expansion of the state Medicaid program through an increase in the cigarette tax. The proposal would hike the tax 118 percent, from 55 cents to $1.20 per pack. The proposal comes on the heels of the recently passed increase in ...
Commentary
Rhode Island Governor Seeks Medicaid Reform
With his state among those facing growing budget crises due in part to unfunded health care liabilities, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) is asking the federal government for the freedom to reform the state’s Medicaid program. Carcieri’s proposal, which was blocked for much of 2008 by the Democrat-led state ...
Commentary
What made vaccine industry so sickly?
Red tape, price controls, lawsuits have decimated U.S. vaccine makers. The United States isn’t ready for the possibility of a swine flu pandemic. We could have been, we should have been, but we’re not. While officials have done their best to stockpile antiviral treatments like Tamiflu and Relenza, the most ...
Wall Street Journal Joins the Media Chorus on “Universal” Health Care
Right off the bat, the reporter notes the key difference in outcomes for the two unemployed men: the American lost his health benefits and the German did not. I’m no fan of employer-based health “benefits”, largely because they artificially inflate the number of uninsured. So, I have long advocated tax ...
California State’s Bankruptcy and its Economic Future: A report from a conference
Liberty on the Mind (an offshoot of Liberty on the Rocks for conferences) organized a conference on the subject of the fiscal crisis of the state of California at Santa Clara University on 27th April 2009. As a grassroots organization, LOTR attracts members who are capable of animated public policy ...
Sally C. Pipes on Bill Bennett’s ‘Mornings in America’
PRI president and CEO, Sally C. Pipes talks with Bill Bennett about her book “The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide,” health care in Canada, and the Obama administration’s proposed changes for health care in America.
Is the CIRM Good Medicine for California?
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) turns five in 2009, a good occasion for a report card, beginning with the “medicine” part. Here we have a problem. “The California program has yet to produce cures,” explains John M. Simpson, stem cell director of Consumer Watchdog, in a recent Sacramento ...
A Cure Worse Than The Disease
Emily Morley got some very bad news in March 2006. Her cancer had spread, the doctor informed the 67-year-old Canadian. She would need to see an oncologist. Then Morley got some really bad news: She’d have to wait several months before she could get an appointment. Only after her family ...
Kansas Gov. Sebelius 2nd Choice for HHS
President Barack Obama has nominated Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Sebelius is Obama’s second nominee for the post, after his initial selection for HHS and White House health care czar, former U.S. senator Tom Daschle (D-SD), admitted ...
Regulate Retail Clinics, Indiana Legislator Asks
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), May 1, 2009 Indiana state Sen. Patricia Miller (R-Indianapolis) is calling for stiffer standards regulating retail clinics serving patrons in pharmacies, shopping malls, and big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. Senate Bill 0216 requires retail clinics to have entrances separate from that of the ...
W. Va. May Hike Cigarette Tax to Expand Medicaid
West Virginia legislators are considering a bill to fund an expansion of the state Medicaid program through an increase in the cigarette tax. The proposal would hike the tax 118 percent, from 55 cents to $1.20 per pack. The proposal comes on the heels of the recently passed increase in ...
Rhode Island Governor Seeks Medicaid Reform
With his state among those facing growing budget crises due in part to unfunded health care liabilities, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) is asking the federal government for the freedom to reform the state’s Medicaid program. Carcieri’s proposal, which was blocked for much of 2008 by the Democrat-led state ...
What made vaccine industry so sickly?
Red tape, price controls, lawsuits have decimated U.S. vaccine makers. The United States isn’t ready for the possibility of a swine flu pandemic. We could have been, we should have been, but we’re not. While officials have done their best to stockpile antiviral treatments like Tamiflu and Relenza, the most ...
