Taxes & Economy

Was Jesus a Libertarian?

• Nathan Benefield
• June 4, 2008

Michael Gerson, the architect of all that “Compassionate Conservative” nonsense, had a column in the Washington Post claiming Jesus was not a libertarian (or even a fiscal conservative with…

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Medicaid Money Laundering

• Nathan Benefield
• May 19, 2008

Wall Street Journal reviews how states are taking advantage of the Medicaid system to get more money from the federal government (i.e. ripping off taxpayers). Here is a…

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Health Care

Address the Cost of Health Care

• Nathan Benefield
• May 11, 2008

Here is a letter to the editor I sent to the York Daily Record on health care reform: I am responding to a May 4 op-ed by Rep. Eugene…

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Health Care

Medicaid Reform: Mending the Holes in Pennsylvanias Health Care Safety Net

• May 8, 2008

Politicians and school officials frequently point to student performance  on state tests as a primary measure of the quality of public education.  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the…

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South Carolina’s Contender

• Nathan Benefield
• April 21, 2008

The Wall Street Journal had a piece on Saturday on the the Vice-Presidential prospects of Mark Sanford. I point it out not because my phone is ringing off the…

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Health Care

Give Consumers Choices in Health Care

• Nathan Benefield
• April 1, 2008

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently passed a modified version of Governor Rendell’s "Cover All Pennsylvanians"—renaming it PA ABC (Access to Basic Care). Despite the clever acronym, the program…

Commentary

Health Care

Affordable Health Care Agenda

• March 28, 2008

The Commonwealth Foundation has joined with over two dozen organizations to form the Health Care Freedom Coalition. Below is a Statement of Principles. We, the Health Care Freedom Coalition, believe…

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Health Care

Stateline: Socialized Medicine = Fiscally Conservative

• Nathan Benefield
• March 17, 2008

Stateline.org has an interesting article on health care funding in the states. The headline reads “On health care, govs are tightening belts.” Here are some examples of “belt-tightening”:…

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Health Care

Pennsylvania proposes to cheat Medicaid

• Nathan Benefield
• March 10, 2008

Michael Cannon writes that the Rendell administration’s plan to tax Philly and Pittsburgh hospitals, but give them higher reimbursements from Medicaid is a great plan … for Pennsylvania.

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