Would Democrats Block a Republican Plan for Universal Coverage, Out of Spite?
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Avik Roy dives into the recent history of healthcare reform and details the bipartisan plan that the Democrats killed, in order to pass a partisan plan of their own. Hence, a bipartisan health-care agenda at the federal level will necessarily look quite different than one at the state level. If liberals had bothered to ask, [...]
Regulatory Reform Needs to Be Comprehensive
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The second core problem with the current system is that the more regulation agencies generate, the harder it is for individuals and businesses to comply. In many cases, no one knows for sure how many of the regulations we have on the books are really necessary or effective.
Union curbs rescue a Wisconsin school district
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Here’s some more information about the changes that Kaukauna School District is making, thanks to Governor Walker’s much attacked public sector union reforms.
Then there are work rules. “In the collective bargaining agreement, high school teachers only had to teach five periods a day, out of seven,” says Arnoldussen. “Now, they’re going to teach …
House to Unveil Bill Ending Marijuana Prohibition
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This is good news.
Mr. Frank, Rep. Ron Paul (R., Texas) and others will make the bill’s language public Thursday. It would be the first bill of its kind ever introduced in Congress, the release said.
“The legislation would limit the federal government’s role in marijuana enforcement to cross-border or inter-state …
Georgians Can Buy Insurance Across State Lines
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Georgia Governor Nathan Deal recently signed a bill that removed state regulations that prevented small business owners from buying out of state insurance. Giving business owners more choices will do a lot to provide healthcare competition and help to bring down prices. More states should pass legislation like this and Georgia should open this up …
Further Thoughts on Taxes and Spending
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William Voegeli takes on the idea that “it’s absurd to cut spending because we tax the wealthiest Americans less today than we did in 1955”.
First he illustrates that today’s rich pay more in taxes than the rich of 1955 did. (They pay more in real dollar terms, even if they do pay less in percentage …
‘Production line’ heart surgery
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Division of labor, specialization, and mass production. The result: complex heart surgeries for $1,800 and the head doctor wants to bring the price down to just $800. Now that’s healthcare reform.
Will ObamaCare Save Lives?
John Goodman looks at whether or not Obamacare will save lives. The answer is almost certainly “no”. It’s just not the right reform to do that.
A Food Bill Too Far
Last Tuesday, the Senate passed a food safety bill. The House is expected to pass it easily and the President plans to sign it.
They shouldn’t. It’s a bad bill.
A Radically Different Approach to Health Insurance
Middle-class families need health insurance to protect themselves from the financial devastation of a catastrophic illness. But many (arguably, almost all) of the most serious defects of the health care system are created by third-party payment of medical bills.