Tips for Consumers to Shop Around Amid Wildly Differing Hospital Costs
Fox Business: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick outlines several tips to help consumers find the best prices on pre-planned medical services.
Both the Right and Left Go Wrong on Healthcare Prices
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman says both Republicans and Democrats have been wrong on healthcare reform.
Ethanol-related House bills continue to stir debate
One News Now: Improvements on fracking technology and the economic recession are the main reasons for the decrease in foreign oil imports, not the expansion of renewable fuels, says NCPA Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett.
Actually, Sen. Baucus, ObamaCare Is Facing Multiple Train Wrecks
Forbes: “Department of Defense medical records for service members with VA electronic health records for new veterans have failed”, according to a new NCPA study.
Congressional Brief: Federal Involvement in Education
Through the U.S. Department of Education, created in 1979, the federal government has incrementally increased its role in education over the last 30 years. Federal spending on public elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2010 totaled $76 billion, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, accounting for 12.7 percent of current state expenditures.
VA Electronic Health Records: What Federally Mandated Health Integration Really Looks Like
Nearly one-fourth of the U.S. population is potentially eligible for veteran benefits and services, including former members of the armed services, spouses, children and survivors. The delivery of medical care is one of the most important obligations of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.1 In 2012 VA hospitals treated more than 6.3 million unique patients.2
Why Your Dog's Knee Surgery Is so Much Cheaper than Yours
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman explains why healthcare costs are high in his latest Psychology Today post.
The Role of Foreign Trade on GDP
Forbes: In his latest Forbes post, NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer says “imports are what we gain from international trade while exports are what we pay in international trade.”
Study Devastating for ObamaCare Backers
Townhall.com: There is relatively no difference between Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.
DEADLINE NEARS FOR FOUR STAR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The May 15 deadline for nationwide applications to the prestigious Four Star Leadership Institute with General Tommy Franks is quickly approaching.
Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says
Los Angeles Times: NCPA President John C. Goodman says that to many people are worried about health insurance and not focused enough on healthcare.
Expanding Medicaid Didn’t Lead To Big Health Gains In Oregon, Study Finds
Kaiser Health News: States cannot expect better overall health for those enrolled in Medicaid by simply expanding coverage, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Healthcare as a Complex System
Psychology Today: NCPA President John C. Goodman explains the complexities of the healthcare system and how we pay for medical attention
Pete Sessions Likens Mitt Romney to a Kid Who Couldn’t Explain His Science Project
D Magazine: At an NCPA hosted congressional briefing, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said republicans are winning elections when there are good candidates.
Budget Wars
After four years without a federal budget, the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed different budget plans. The House plan sponsored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and the Senate plan sponsored by Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) must be reconciled if the federal government is to adopt a budget.