Archives By Month: June 2011
Americans have more medical rights than Canadian
For a while one could maintain that Americans had more rights in the Canadian health care system than Canadians did. More recently, American members of Toronto professional sports teams were paying for care at Ontario hospitals, jumping the queue by paying for care. A new law outlaws this practice as well. One could even argue that […]
NHS – The NMS – A new way to obtain new medications?
Q&A about the New Medicine Service (NMS) If you are prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS). People often have problems when they start a […]
Compared to American Health Care
Surprising Facts about American Health Care Brief Analyses | Health | NCPA | No. 649 | Tuesday, March 24, 2009 by Scott Atlas Medical care in the United States is derided as miserable compared to health care systems in the rest of the developed world. Economists, government officials, insurers and academics alike are beating the drum for […]
On Tax Day, Friday, April 15, 2011, Atlas Shrugged Opens
The time has arrived! Friday, April 15, the Atlas Shrugged movie will open on more than 300 screens around the country. Find the theater closest to you (and demand it in your city, if it’s not already there) by going here: www.atlasshruggedpart1.com/theaters All of us who love Ayn Rand’s novels should bring our friends to […]
Why Medicaid Should Be Easier to Fix than Entitlement Programs
Capital Ideas By: John R. Graham, Pacific Research Institute, 6.1.2011 Congress remains gridlocked on many important issues but not every politician is afraid to challenge the unsustainable growth of Medicaid. Consider S. 1031, by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn. This measure would increase local control over Medicaid spending and improve the incentives that have led politicians […]
2016: Obama’s America
Get the real unvarnished truth about what 2016 will look like if Obama gets re-elected. You may not recognize the Home of the Free. There may not be any home of the free left on the earth if he wins. Some Freedom of Speech has been compromised. Some Freedom of Religion has vanished. This has […]
How can government determine the value of an employee?
Commentary by Pamela Villarreal Source: Investor’s Business Daily | December 04, 2013 The bottom line is that those who want to make $15 an hour flipping burgers should . . . pursue education and skills that warrant higher pay. This week, another fast-food walkout will take place in 100 cities. Evidently, this one claims to […]
Obama Kicks Seniors Yet Again
Commentary by Devon Herrick Source: TownHall.com | March 04, 2014 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have a negative impact on seniors’ access to care. Much of the funding for the ACA is derived by cutting $716 billion from Medicare over the next decade. One major cut includes a 25 percent fee reduction to physicians […]
Commentary by Pete du Pont
Farewell Some thoughts on the views that have animated this column. Source: The Wall Street Journal | May 27, 2014 Governor Pete du Pont is a Board Member of the National Center for Policy Analysis. He writes a regular column for OpinionJournal.com, the online news service of The Wall Street Journal. Pete du Pont has served […]
Medicare has a drug problem
Drug Fraud Is Growing, And Costly, Problem For Medicare NCPA Commentaries by Devon Herric. October 29, 2014 Source: Investor’s Business Daily When Congress passed the Medicare Part D drug program, it inadvertently created a license to steal. A small minority of Medicare beneficiaries abuse prescription drugs for recreation and/or profit. In the process they also steal […]