Three Myths about Free Market Conservatives

• Nathan Benefield
• September 23, 2010

Working for a free-market think tank, one hears all the attacks against conservatives and endures being given many labels.  Three of the most common attacks launched by both those who…

Commentary

Health Care

“Explaining” ObamaCare

• Nathan Benefield
• August 24, 2010

Merrill Matthews has a piece up on Forbes.com on why ObamaCare needs explaining…to those who voted for it. The report also says, “It is critical to reassure seniors…

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State Budget

Entitlement Spending Driving Federal Deficits

• May 27, 2010

The Heritage Foundation has a new 2010 federal budget chart book, full of useful charts and data. For instance, the Obama Administration is spending more on a…

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Health Care

Devasting Critique of New Health Care Law

• Nathan Benefield
• April 28, 2010

John Goodman offers a fine summary of a devastating critique of ObamaCare, produced by … the Obama Administration: Health care costs will go up, not…

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Government Accountability

Kanjorski Gets Sweetheart Deal for Geisinger Health

• March 23, 2010

Like previous deals given to Senator Ben Nelson (Nebraska) and Mary Landrieu (Louisiana), Speaker Pelosi and President Obama offered reluctant House Democrats more favors in exchange for their support…

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Taxes & Economy

Time to Act on Medicaid Fraud

• Nathan Benefield
• March 10, 2010

The Heartland Institute put out a compilation of resources on reducing fraud in Medicaid and Medicare.  In Pennsylvania, Auditor General Jack Wagner has found fraud and errors in Medicaid…

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Government Accountability

CF Challenges Gov. Rendell to Explain What’s In the Bill

• January 21, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Yesterday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell told Fox News that voters oppose the current health care reform proposal because “the administration and its supporters, myself included, haven’t…

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Health Care

Why Health Care Costs are Skyrocketing

• Nathan Benefield
• January 18, 2010

A nifty chart put together by the Mercatus Center helps explain why health care cost continue to skyrocket – a growing role for third-party payers and of government subsidies.

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Health Care

Legislators Pack Health Care Legislation with Christmas Presents – For Themselves

• December 23, 2009

This is the time of the year when most people are so busy with holiday preparations they lose track of what the government is doing with their hard-earned tax money.

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