Caution: 21st Century Cures Act Has Suspicious Payment Plan
Investor’s Business Daily: The 21st Century Cures Act is designed to streamline the process for inventing new medicines, but if passed it will authorize a new mandatory spending program, warn NCPA President/CEO Allen West and Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Investor’s Business Daily commentary.
What ACA ruling means for Covered California
Orange County Register: In light of the recent ACA ruling, NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham predicts that California will rid itself of “Covered California,” its problematic state exchange, and transfer its operations to Healthcare.gov in an Orange County Register commentary.
Federal Transportation Reform
The federal law governing surface transportation policy is up for renewal in 2015, presenting an opportunity for the House and the Senate to create a more free-market-oriented transportation policy. Though Congress could adopt a short-term funding extension, it should consider permanent reforms to improve the efficiency of federal surface transportation spending, and reallocate responsibilities between the federal government, and state and local authorities. Seven recommendations for such reforms are outlined below.
Iran Nuclear Deal
FOX News: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses the upcoming Iran Nuclear Deal in a FOX News interview.
Rand Paul’s ‘fair and flat’ tax proposal
The Washington Times: Senator Rand Paul’s “fair and flat” tax plan hits all the right notes: greater simplicity, lower rates and a more competitive system of corporate taxation, say NCPA President/CEO Allen West and Research Associate Jacob Kohlhepp in a Washington Times commentary.
A Chronology of the Financial Crisis
Most Americans did not recognize that the United States had a financial problem until 2007. When people recognized the problem, it was seen as a subprime mortgage issue. In fact, on January 4, 2008, the American Dialect Society voted “subprime” as the word of the year for 2007. Evidence of the impending crisis, however, emerged years earlier.
Confederate Flag
FOX News: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses the manufactured political frenzy in regards to the Confederate flag on FOX News.
No way out for employers on health benefits
Indianapolis Business Journal: Employer-based health benefits have been restored as jobs have started to come back, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Indianapolis Business Journal article.
What if you get sick while traveling abroad?
Consumer Reports: Though most big health insurers advertise coverage for emergency and urgent care abroad, your policy may only offer the bare minimum, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Consumer Reports article.
New NCPA wears daily reminders of God, country and family
The Dallas Morning News: The President/CEO of the NCPA, Allen West, explains how he honors God, family and country daily in an interview with Dallas Morning News’ Biz Beat Blog.
'Here to stay' … with all its faults
ONE News Now: Despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, the Affordable Care Act has lots of flaws that still need to be addressed, cautioned NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a ONE News Now article.
In Wake of High Court Ruling, What's Next for Obamacare
US News & World Report: The Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act has ended efforts to repeal the law through the legal system, but opponents can still reform the law through the political process, said NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a US News & World Report article.
Reforming Obamacare: How Congress, and the President, Can Win after King v. Burwell
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell, the lawsuit which asserts tax credits currently being paid to health insurers in 34 to 37 states that use the federal health insurance exchange (healthcare.gov) are illegal, could require almost seven million people to pay the full premiums for their Obamacare policies. This will cause a crisis, and demand a response, giving Congress the opportunity to remove some of the Affordable Care Act’s most harmful features.
“The Good Crisis that Can’t be Wasted”
Townhall.com: The response of liberal left progressives to the unconscionable acts of the Charleston shooter have more to do with political posturing than heartfelt care or concern, says NCPA President/CEO Allen West in a Townhall.com commentary.
King v. Burwell: Fix Obamacare's Job Killing Tax Credits
Forbes: People who pay Obamacare taxes and those who receive them are both suffering, notes NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Shrink Obamacare's Costs By Removing Rule Driving Up Young People's Premiums
Forbes: Obamacare fools people into thinking their healthcare premiums have gone down by offering health insurers tax credits instead, notes Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Congress GOP considers stopgaps for health subsidies
AZ Central: NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham suggested Congress should give the Affordable Care Act subsidies directly to consumers to spend on care and eliminate the additional cost of channeling the money through insurers, in an AZ Central article.
ObamaCare and Employer-based Benefits
American Thinker: The most certain legacy of the president’s healthcare reform is immense confusion about the numbers of uninsured, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an American Thinker commentary.
The Case for Conditional Cash Transfers in the United States
Programs in several countries providing conditional cash transfers to low-income individuals and families are focused on improving the education and general well-being of children. The conditions parents must meet range from general health check-ups to school attendance and performance requirements. Though cash transfer programs are popular and successful internationally, particularly in developing countries, Americans have paid very little attention to their potential benefits.
Sanders Bill Would Make Generic Drug Manufacturers Pay Rebate
Heartland: “Generic drug prices can only rise when there isn’t enough competition to hold the prices in check,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland article.
Letter to the Republican Study Committee regarding the American Health Care Reform Act
Dear Representatives Flores, Roe and Scott, On behalf of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), I offer my heartfelt thanks to you and the Republican Study Committee for your …
Letter to Representative Tom Price regarding the Empowering Patients First Act
Dear Dr. Price, On behalf of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), I extend to you my sincere thanks for your work on the Empowering Patients First Act. Above …