Fort Worth Star Telegram: Lawmakers must continue rejecting Medicaid expansion and look for alternative ways to private health insurance, according to a new report by NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick featured in a Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial.
[NCPA]: Bundling Medicaid alongside other safety-net funding into Representative Paul Ryan’s proposed Opportunity Grants would improve outcomes for both dependents and taxpayers, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham.
In 2014, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan introduced a proposal to consolidate federal antipoverty programs called Expanding Opportunity in America. Ryan’s plan focuses on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), housing and home-energy assistance, education assistance, food stamps (SNAP) and criminal sentencing reform.
Accuracy In Media: NCPA CEOAllen West explores the ISIS threat to our national security in a Accuracy In Media commentary.
NCPA: Expanding Medicaid eligibility and conforming to one-size-fits-all reforms would come back to bite Texas taxpayers in their wallets, warns National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a new report.
Houston Chronicle: Texas should pursue a private pool of insurance or alternative method that residents support to expand Medicaid coverage, says NCPA Senior FellowDevon Herrick in the Houston Chronicle.
Forbes: Congress needs to clarify the FDA’s authority over emerging health technologies, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) required each state to expand Medicaid eligibility to individuals and families with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level or risk losing federal funding for its entire Medicaid program. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that provision of Obamacare unconstitutional.
Texas Monthly: The ban on plastic bags in Dallas will likely force shoppers to take their business elsewhere and cost shop owners money, according to a report by NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal cited in a Texas Monthly article.
eSchool News: A serious education reform is necessary to have the impact required to effectively engage and educate American students, says NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV in eSchool News.
BIZPAC Review: NCPA research on unfunded liabilities is cited in BIZPAC Review.
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NCPAStates with no income tax may compensate for that income loss with higher taxes in other areas, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal.
Forbes: Allowing the Russian Ruble to plunge below 50 percent until the market recognizes the problem is the cure to their exchange rate, say NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
All but seven states have a state income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. These states are typically thought of as having a tax advantage over states with an income tax.
Heartland: Hospitals have been acquiring physicians’ practices in large numbers – with the blessing of the Affordable Care Act. This may facilitate care coordination – but unfortunately it does so at a higher cost to taxpayers according to NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Townhall.com: New NCPA CEO Allen B. West says policy is more important than politics to create an effective economic reform in America, as he outlines his vision for the NCPA in a commentary.
WFAA: The number of plans in the Affordable Care Act placing restrictions on prescription drugs is on the rise, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an interview with WFAA.
NCPA: Developing a rigorous vetting process for talented teachers and opening up school choice options are paramount to engaging students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV.
Recent efforts by federal, state and local governments and private sector demand have made STEM-related fields of study much more accessible to students across the country. Both private and public school choice are providing students educational opportunities focused on STEM — the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Business Examiner Media Group: Despite a 12 percent risk of a mild recession, businesses could see an uptick in revenue over the next year, says NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly in a Business Examiner article.
The nation’s supply of financial capital consists largely of the flow of savings from American households. However, in today’s monetary environment, savers are pressed — they might as well put their dollar bills under a mattress.
AllAfrica: Efforts to solve world hunger have been stifled by restrictions on the development and cultivation of biotech crops, according to David Weisser, a research associate at NCPA.