The future of American health care has attracted a great deal of attention during the presidential campaign (at least until the recent economic scare pushed most other issues to the backburner). In the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio, we?ll discuss consumer-driven models for improving the current health-care system. Regina Herzlinger of the Harvard Business School will offer her expertise on the topic.
Another issue that has generated recent political debate is the poorly named Employee Free Choice Act, which would scrap secret-ballot votes on worker unionization in favor of a card-check system. Gregg Thompson of the National Federation of Independent Business will explain why the legislation would hurt business in this state.
Terry Stoops will discuss a controversy involving the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools? free and reduced-price lunch program, and Roy Cordato will offer an update on the global warming policies under consideration for North Carolina. Plus we?ll learn why some legislators are concerned about the ?Beach Plan,? a state-mandated program tied to insurance coverage against hurricane damage.
