Net Neutrality Will Be Unhealthy for Telemedicine
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Net neutrality puts health care innovation at risk, warned NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a post at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s blog.
Checking Up On Health: June 2, 2015
Georgia Public Policy Foundation: The NCPA sheds light on the growing problem of hospitals buying each other up, which leads to reduced competition and higher prices, in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation article.
FCC Versus Your Health
iHealthBeat: Net neutrality threatens one of the most promising areas of innovation in health care – using mobile devices to maintain and improve people’s health, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a commentary at iHealthBeat.
Health Spending Unscathed in Shrinking Economy
The Independent Institute: Health spending stands over our weak economy like a colossus, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a commentary at Forbes.
Paying For Mammograms: We're Thinking About It All Wrong
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham takes a closer look into Obamacare’s “free” mammogram regulation in a Forbes commentary.
Innovative Teaching Methods Key to STEM Engagement
NCPA: In order to fill the growing number of STEM openings over the next several years, schools across Texas must reevaluate how STEM subjects are taught, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV.
Texas Electrical Grid Must Not Be Left Vulnerable
NCPA: Several critical pieces of legislation are moving through committee to secure the Texas electrical grid from both natural disaster, man-made electromagnetic pulses and terrorist attacks. These threats have been classified as real danger by federal agencies, according to NCPA President/CEO Allen West and Dallas Eagle Forum President Trayce Bradford in a publication by the NCPA.
Headwinds For Health Insurers As Obamacare Stumbles
Forbes: The unravelling of Obamacare will increase the political risk of health insurers participating in markets they find profitable, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a commentary for Forbes.
Devon Herrick: FDA vs. Generic Drugs
The Heartland Institute: In an interview with The Heartland Institute, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick says some drug inflation is due to slow action by the FDA, which has a backlog of around 4,000 abbreviated new drug applications.
Alabama Medicaid Drug Program in Need of Reform
NCPA: Alabama legislators could save taxpayers millions with a few simple changes to the way Medicaid prescription drug benefits are handled, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a new report published by the NCPA.
A Delusional and Dangerous National Security Strategy
Townhall.com: NCPA President/CEO Allen West reflects on President Barack Obama’s address at the US Coast Guard Academy in a Townhall.com commentary.
Recycling is big business, but it's taking a hit from falling commodity prices
Plastics Today: A drop in scrap recycling commodity prices is beginning to hurt the recycling industry and could cause major cities to lose their recycling programs says a Plastics Today article citing NCPA research.
High U.S. Health Prices from Market Power?
The Independent Institute: U.S. hospitals are buying up each other, reducing competition and raising prices, warns NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a commentary at The Independent Institute.
Senator Cassidy's King v. Burwell Obamacare Alternative Should Be A Winner
Forbes: “Under Obamacare, net premiums are artificially low because of tax credits that are consumed by health insurers,” says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Forbes commentary.
Insurer Expands Global Payment System in Massachusetts
The Heartland Institute: Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts’ new payment system will pay doctors based on how little care patients use, which would penalize the best specialists and possibly put patients’ health at risk, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a commentary at The Heartland Institute.
Doctors Beware: the Electronic Health Records Debacle May Get Much Worse
American Thinker: Doctors are accepting fines from Medicare & Medicaid Services for not complying with electric health records (EHR) regulations because the records are taking time away from patients, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an American Thinker commentary.
Obamacare’s Risk Corridors Are Back, and Bigger and Badder than Ever!
The Independent Institute: Obamacare’s risk corridors which comprised an unlimited taxpayer bailout of insurers’ profits have been capped by Congress, says Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a commentary at The Independent Institute.
Fallout From Freddie Gray’s Death And Underlying Causes of Urban Poverty And Racial Strife In Baltimore And Across the Country
The Diane Rehm Show: Allen West, the NCPA’s president and CEO, added his personal experience and expertise to the national conversation sparked by the Freddie Gray case in an interview with NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show.