A Look At Who Is Paying ObamaCare Premiums (Or Not)
FOXBusiness.com: Based on past insurance markets, we could see a 25% dropout rate for insurance selected through ObamaCare, predicts NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOXBusiness.com article.
Endangered Species Put At Risk By Rules
Tyler Morning Telegraph: Private landowners are key to helping endangered species, said the NCPA in a Tyler Morning Telegraph editorial.
The Bite of Pet Costs
The Wall Street Journal: In response to retirees’ growing spending on pets and hobbies, NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal suggests that pet owners take advantage of low-cost vaccinations and double-check their vet’s medication prices against the marketplace in a Wall Street Journal article.
John Goodman on The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show: ObamaCare’s perverse incentives are leading to perverse outcomes, said NCPA President John Goodman in an interview with Sean Hannity on the impending ObamaCare deadline.
Further Delays Will Only Aggravate ObamaCare Problems
NBC News: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham says that allowing people to start, but not finish, enrolling in ObamaCare to avoid the deadline will decrease the urgency and is a “bad idea” on NBC News.
On Deadline Day, ObamaCare Plagued By Problems
FOX News: NCPA President John Goodman outlines the problems with ObamaCare, including the impossible mandate, unworkable subsidies, and perverse incentives within the exchanges, on FOX and Friends.
The Marketplace Fairness Act:Tilting the Playing Field
Last year, the U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), allowing states to require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes for each buyer’s state. Though the House of Representatives is unlikely to pass the bill anytime soon, the issue will likely come up again. Under the Senate bill, online retailers could collect an estimated $22 billion to $24 billion in sales tax that now goes uncollected.1
John Graham: ObamaCare Alternatives
The Blaze: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham discusses ObamaCare problems and alternatives on The Blaze.
The Left’s “Wars”
The Wall Street Journal: As public attention turns to the midterm elections,NCPA former Board Chairman Pete Du Pontoutlines the Left’s attacks on education, the rule of law, and the Republican Party.
A March Madness Health Wonk Review
Health Wonk Review: NCPA President John Goodman’s suggestions to fix the Affordable Care Act were highlighted in the latest Health Wonk Review hosted at the Health Affairs Blog.
Paper, or else: Dallas council restricts plastic bags
Watchdog.org: Banning plastic bags in Dallas could cause shoppers to take their business outside the city, says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Watchdog.org article.
Latest ObamaCare Extension: Impact on Consumers, Insurers
FOXBusiness.com: The latest extension undermines the urgency of having an enrollment period, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOXBusiness.com article.
Devon Herrick on ObamaCare's 4th Anniversary
Newsmax TV: The administration continues to push back deadlines for ObamaCare’s implementation, but should instead embrace reforms to simplify the system, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick on Newsmax TV’s America’s Forum.
ObamaCare: Arbitrary and Unfair
American Thinker: NCPA President John Goodman’s recent Wall Street Journal commentarywas praised in a post at American Thinker.
Pelosi Laughably Claims Democrats Are The Jobs Party
Investor’s Business Daily: NCPA Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara’s analysis of the Obama-Pelosi economic “recovery” was highlighted in an Investor’s Business Daily editorial.
Tom Saving on Medicare Reform
Newsmax TV: NCPA Senior Fellow Tom Saving discussed his latest report on proposed Medicare reforms on Newsmax TV.
Analyst to Newsmax: Alternative Would Alleviate ObamaCare Pain
Newsmax: The Republican alternative to ObamaCare should focus on increasing choice, says NCPA President John Goodman in a Newsmax article. Goodman suggests an annual tax credit of $2,500 per adult and $1,500 per child as long as individuals purchase credible private health insurance.
Tax Reform Should Begin With Eliminating Corporate Taxes
Investor’s Business Daily: The corporate income tax ultimately hurts workers, not companies, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a commentary featured in Investor’s Business Daily.
The Growing Benefits of a Warmer World
Earth’s climate has changed many times throughout its history. During the last century and a half, average temperatures have risen modestly, though the warming trend has stalled for the past 16 years. Contrary to popular belief, climate change thus far has had positive effects, and the net benefits of warming are likely to be positive for the foreseeable future.
Framing Medicare Reform
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes dramatic changes to the Medicare program in coming years. The provisions affecting Medicare are intended to slow the program’s spending. Lower future Medicare expenditures allows for higher federal spending on Medicaid and new spending on subsidies for individuals who purchase health insurance through the new insurance exchanges.
The Republican Alternative To Health Care
Wall Street Journal Live: NCPA PresidentJohn Goodman explains the GOP alternative to ObamaCare includes choice, fairness, simplicity and pro-jobs elements in his video interview on The Wall Street Journal Live.
ObamaCare Hits Week 25: Enrollment Numbers Rise, But Details Still Lacking
FOXBusiness.com: If people haven’t paid, they aren’t actually insured in the health care exchange, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOXBusiness.com article. The administration continues to count unpaid premium statistics.
Better Alternative To Bag Bans
Dallas Morning News: The NCPA study on plastic bag bans was cited in a Dallas Morning News op-ed. The study found that banning plastic bags cost more than it saved.
Most of the Benefits of a Minimum Wage Increase Would Not Go to Poor Households
Chairman Harkin and members of the Committee, I am David R. Henderson, Research Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). The NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. I welcome the opportunity to share my views and research findings on proposals to raise the minimum wage.
Borrowers Using Student Loans For Cash, Not A Degree
Deseret News: Close to 42,000 students enrolled at 8 online colleges who received no class credit received an average of over $5,000 in loans, said the NCPA in a Deseret News article.