NCPA: Two provisions in the Affordable Care Act designed to protect insurance companies from unanticipated losses — reinsurance and risk corridors — threaten to force taxpayers to cover those losses through 2016, according to a new study from John R. Graham, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).
Forbes: The SIPC is placing brokerage account investors at enormous risk, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff reviews how spousal and survivor benefits are calculated and applied in a Forbes commentary.
Despite the president’s assurance that “if you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan,” Obamacare caused significant disruption to people’s coverage as the health insurance exchanges prepared for their first open enrollment. Beginning October 1, 2013, insurers knew they would struggle to price policies in the exchanges accurately.
Green Bay Press-Gazette: Wisconsin is losing millions a year due to its high tax rates, according to a Green Bay Press-Gazette commentary which utilizes the NCPA’s State Tax Calculator.
Forbes: Different maximized Social Security filing strategies affect future options, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff lays out the Social Security benefit options for people with disabilities in a Forbes commentary.
NCPA: The Pacific Alliance’s focus on free trade over politics has increased foreign direct investment, stability, and tourism throughout the participating nations, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Nicolas Lopez.
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff discusses the financial ramifications of divorce in a Forbes commentary.
After several failed attempts at regional integration, the countries of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru formed the Pacific Alliance in 2011. The new coalition is focused on common economic objectives, including pursuing free market reforms and expanding trade with Asian markets.
NCPA: Interest groups have bypassed proper procedures and forced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue new, deficient regulations through their use of sue and settle litigation, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Ann Norman.
Forbes: The FDA, not the patent system, should be the first reform to improve the benefits of pharmaceutical R&D, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Forbes: The job openings and labor turnover numbers are looking good, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
In a nation with more lawyers than doctors, Americans are all too familiar with the typical civil lawsuit: A plaintiff suffers a legal violation, sues the offender, and the two often enter into a settlement agreement with one another.1
CNBC: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer discusses the recent slow economic recovery on CNBC.
Forbes: Waiting to collect your divorcee spousal benefit until you reach full retirement age can help you avoid the “deeming” provision, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.
USA Today: Older Americans are accumulating more credit card debt, according to NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal’s study featured in a USA Today article.
Mackinac Center: The movement to cut occupational licensing in Texas would help the poor and boost economic growth, says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Mackinac Center post.
Twin Cities Business: Wisconsin is losing residents – and income – due to its high taxes, according to a report by NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal featured in Twin Cities Business.
NCPA: Wisconsin’s high tax rates could encourage many to leave the state, particularly high-income residents who pay the greatest share of taxes, says a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy.
NCPA: Wisconsin’s high tax rates could encourage many to leave the state, particularly high-income residents who pay the greatest share of taxes, says a new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy.
The Daily Caller: Wisconsin is losing millions over its high taxes, according to Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal’s report featured in a Daily Caller article.
Forbes: Taking your Social Security benefits early can significantly reduce your overall gains, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Forbes commentary.