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Business & Economics
Porky omnibus bill slides past Obama
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Over the weekend President Barack Obama’s staff made it clear he is going to sign the omnibus spending bill. In doing so, Obama is going back on his campaign promise to cut earmarks. Even before the House passed the omnibus spending bill, Americans had been hearing ...
Commentary
Bam’s Bad Medicine
Health Care Rationing Ahead Obama’s new budget dedicates $634 billion over the next 10 years to what he calls health reform. He promises – or perhaps threatens – that this vast sum will be a down payment for universal coverage, which could require more than $1 trillion. Unfortunately, the president ...
Business & Economics
Nothing Paradoxical About Thrift
To address our current economic woes, classically-minded economists argue that the government should get out of the way and let the market heal itself. They warn that massive government “stimulus” packages only divert resources away from the private sector, thus delaying recovery.1 Keynesian economists say the opposite. They argue that ...
Business & Economics
Colorado ranks no. 2 in index of free states
DENVER • Do you read stories about our state government and wonder, “Why don’t they just stop messing around and leave me alone?” According to a study, Colorado does a better job of leaving you alone than almost every other state. Only New Hampshire, and only by a whisker, scores ...
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President Obama’s Health Care Reform Efforts To Face Challenges
California Healthline, March 2, 2009 Kaiser Network, March 2, 2009 Efforts by President Obama to reform the U.S. health care system are “likely to be fraught with detours, potholes and perils” based on initial concerns about related provisions in his fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, as well as the current ...
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National Priorities Partnership” agenda is elitist
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), March 1, 2009 An alliance of 28 health care stakeholders—including consumer groups, providers, health plans, and government organizations—has released an agenda for what its members say are needed reforms to the U.S. health care system. The stated goal of the alliance, called the National Priorities ...
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California Considers Deep Education Cuts
California school officials and education reformers are wrestling with the specter of multibillion-dollar education budget cuts in 2009. But as Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democrat-controlled state legislature look for spending reductions to cover the budget shortfall, leading state educators are pleading for leniency. Early proposals floated by lawmakers ...
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New M.D.s Can Find Shift to Real World Difficult
Medical schools with health information technology-rich programs could be setting students up for a tough transition to the real world, according to a report from the Vanderbilt University Medical School. Loss of Safety Net More than 300 former Vanderbilt medical students responded to a survey that forms the basis for ...
Business & Economics
The stimulus bill and American health care
Orange County Register, March 1, 2009 Tom Daschle’s nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services misfired, but that has not stopped President Barack Obama from loading billions of dollars onto the wagon of government-run health care. And he wants to shovel them in as fast as possible. On ...
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Looming Doctor Shortage Calls for Market Solutions
The Association of American Medical Colleges projects the United States will have 124,000 fewer doctors than it needs by 2025, resulting in a national dependence on nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants to manage increasing patient loads and provide patients with adequate care. Health policy analysts say the solution may be ...
Porky omnibus bill slides past Obama
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Over the weekend President Barack Obama’s staff made it clear he is going to sign the omnibus spending bill. In doing so, Obama is going back on his campaign promise to cut earmarks. Even before the House passed the omnibus spending bill, Americans had been hearing ...
Bam’s Bad Medicine
Health Care Rationing Ahead Obama’s new budget dedicates $634 billion over the next 10 years to what he calls health reform. He promises – or perhaps threatens – that this vast sum will be a down payment for universal coverage, which could require more than $1 trillion. Unfortunately, the president ...
Nothing Paradoxical About Thrift
To address our current economic woes, classically-minded economists argue that the government should get out of the way and let the market heal itself. They warn that massive government “stimulus” packages only divert resources away from the private sector, thus delaying recovery.1 Keynesian economists say the opposite. They argue that ...
Colorado ranks no. 2 in index of free states
DENVER • Do you read stories about our state government and wonder, “Why don’t they just stop messing around and leave me alone?” According to a study, Colorado does a better job of leaving you alone than almost every other state. Only New Hampshire, and only by a whisker, scores ...
President Obama’s Health Care Reform Efforts To Face Challenges
California Healthline, March 2, 2009 Kaiser Network, March 2, 2009 Efforts by President Obama to reform the U.S. health care system are “likely to be fraught with detours, potholes and perils” based on initial concerns about related provisions in his fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, as well as the current ...
National Priorities Partnership” agenda is elitist
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), March 1, 2009 An alliance of 28 health care stakeholders—including consumer groups, providers, health plans, and government organizations—has released an agenda for what its members say are needed reforms to the U.S. health care system. The stated goal of the alliance, called the National Priorities ...
California Considers Deep Education Cuts
California school officials and education reformers are wrestling with the specter of multibillion-dollar education budget cuts in 2009. But as Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democrat-controlled state legislature look for spending reductions to cover the budget shortfall, leading state educators are pleading for leniency. Early proposals floated by lawmakers ...
New M.D.s Can Find Shift to Real World Difficult
Medical schools with health information technology-rich programs could be setting students up for a tough transition to the real world, according to a report from the Vanderbilt University Medical School. Loss of Safety Net More than 300 former Vanderbilt medical students responded to a survey that forms the basis for ...
The stimulus bill and American health care
Orange County Register, March 1, 2009 Tom Daschle’s nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services misfired, but that has not stopped President Barack Obama from loading billions of dollars onto the wagon of government-run health care. And he wants to shovel them in as fast as possible. On ...
Looming Doctor Shortage Calls for Market Solutions
The Association of American Medical Colleges projects the United States will have 124,000 fewer doctors than it needs by 2025, resulting in a national dependence on nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants to manage increasing patient loads and provide patients with adequate care. Health policy analysts say the solution may be ...
