Commentary
Commentary
Urban legends about Arizona’s scholarship tax credit
Goldwater Institute (AZ), November 3, 2008 I’ve heard people say that Arizona’s scholarship tax credits “only help rich kids go to private schools.” This is a myth. Based on the fact that three of the larger student tuition organizations (the Dioceses of Phoenix and Tucson and the Arizona School Choice ...
Agriculture
Preventionitis: American Health Care’s Chronic Utopian Delusion
Chronic illness is often identified as a culprit responsible for high health costs. By chronic illness, we usually mean diabetes, heart disease, etc. It’s time to add another chronic ailment to the list: “preventionitis”. This is the utopian delusion that investment in “prevention” – eating better, exercising more, quitting smoking, ...
California
State off course on ‘personal genomics’
California officials recently ordered two “personal genomics” firms to cease and desist operations within the state. The companies eventually were allowed to continue operations – with a few more regulatory conditions – but why did the state demand that they shut down in the first place? The Silicon Valley startups, ...
Commentary
Connecticut Health Plan Not Ready to Expand
Connecticut’s new Charter Oak Health Plan, a taxpayer-subsidized program designed to help uninsured adults acquire coverage, is under fire from critics after the state expanded the program before reaching agreements with enough participating hospitals and physicians to serve enrollees. Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth (HUSKY), the state’s insurance program ...
Business & Economics
Safe Search Engines Offer Peace of Mind
In another example of the market providing parents with safe-search alternatives for their children, the recent redesign of AskKids.com means children can safely search for information on the Internet while taking advantage of the site’s games, kid-friendly videos, and images. AskKids.com (https://www.askkids.com) features a schoolhouse page allowing children to search ...
Business & Economics
FEC Rules in Favor of Political Bloggers
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 Bloggers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Election Commission upheld a 2006 decision to stay out of the way of electronic publications and blogs. Two complaints had been made recently about popular political blogs, arguing they should ...
California
California Governor Plans to Wield Veto Pen
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is expected to veto several bills passed by the state legislature, even though the measures are similar to a sweeping health care plan he proposed but failed to get through the General Assembly earlier this year (“California ...
Commentary
Five Myths About Health Care
Forbes.com, November 1, 2008 RealClearPolitics.com, November 1, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama has drawn many voters to his side, thanks in no small part to his health care plan. Unfortunately, his proposals rest upon several falsehoods that are all too common in the health care debate. Using his own words, let’s ...
Commentary
Report Exaggerates Number of Americans Who ‘Struggle’ to Pay Medical Bills
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 As many as 72 million working-age Americans either have “medical bill problems” or are paying off medical debt, according to a survey conducted by The Commonwealth Fund. The report also found the portion of the population with medical bill problems increased from ...
Business & Economics
Surveillance Raises Eyebrows in Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pennsylvania is the latest city to jump on the video surveillance bandwagon. The city, with a population of 400,000, has teamed up with Virginia-based CelPlan Technologies to install a municipal wireless video surveillance network to help combat crime. The 22-camera system will allow police to access video in their ...
Urban legends about Arizona’s scholarship tax credit
Goldwater Institute (AZ), November 3, 2008 I’ve heard people say that Arizona’s scholarship tax credits “only help rich kids go to private schools.” This is a myth. Based on the fact that three of the larger student tuition organizations (the Dioceses of Phoenix and Tucson and the Arizona School Choice ...
Preventionitis: American Health Care’s Chronic Utopian Delusion
Chronic illness is often identified as a culprit responsible for high health costs. By chronic illness, we usually mean diabetes, heart disease, etc. It’s time to add another chronic ailment to the list: “preventionitis”. This is the utopian delusion that investment in “prevention” – eating better, exercising more, quitting smoking, ...
State off course on ‘personal genomics’
California officials recently ordered two “personal genomics” firms to cease and desist operations within the state. The companies eventually were allowed to continue operations – with a few more regulatory conditions – but why did the state demand that they shut down in the first place? The Silicon Valley startups, ...
Connecticut Health Plan Not Ready to Expand
Connecticut’s new Charter Oak Health Plan, a taxpayer-subsidized program designed to help uninsured adults acquire coverage, is under fire from critics after the state expanded the program before reaching agreements with enough participating hospitals and physicians to serve enrollees. Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth (HUSKY), the state’s insurance program ...
Safe Search Engines Offer Peace of Mind
In another example of the market providing parents with safe-search alternatives for their children, the recent redesign of AskKids.com means children can safely search for information on the Internet while taking advantage of the site’s games, kid-friendly videos, and images. AskKids.com (https://www.askkids.com) features a schoolhouse page allowing children to search ...
FEC Rules in Favor of Political Bloggers
Infotech & Telecom News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 Bloggers are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Election Commission upheld a 2006 decision to stay out of the way of electronic publications and blogs. Two complaints had been made recently about popular political blogs, arguing they should ...
California Governor Plans to Wield Veto Pen
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is expected to veto several bills passed by the state legislature, even though the measures are similar to a sweeping health care plan he proposed but failed to get through the General Assembly earlier this year (“California ...
Five Myths About Health Care
Forbes.com, November 1, 2008 RealClearPolitics.com, November 1, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama has drawn many voters to his side, thanks in no small part to his health care plan. Unfortunately, his proposals rest upon several falsehoods that are all too common in the health care debate. Using his own words, let’s ...
Report Exaggerates Number of Americans Who ‘Struggle’ to Pay Medical Bills
Health Care News (Heartland Institute), November 1, 2008 As many as 72 million working-age Americans either have “medical bill problems” or are paying off medical debt, according to a survey conducted by The Commonwealth Fund. The report also found the portion of the population with medical bill problems increased from ...
Surveillance Raises Eyebrows in Reading, Pa.
Reading, Pennsylvania is the latest city to jump on the video surveillance bandwagon. The city, with a population of 400,000, has teamed up with Virginia-based CelPlan Technologies to install a municipal wireless video surveillance network to help combat crime. The 22-camera system will allow police to access video in their ...
