US federal health insurance
John Puri writes for National Review Online about the origins of our massive federal government debt. This week marks an ignoble milestone: America’s national debt is crossing $40 trillion for…
An August 13 Carolina Journal Poll offers a stark warning for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections: North Carolina voters overwhelmingly believe tariffs make the things they buy more…
Alana Goodman and Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon contrast a Michigan Democrat’s words and deeds. Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed says that, if elected, he will work…
The “affordability crisis” is arguably shaping up to be the top issue for this election season. One can barely go five minutes on social media or television without hearing a…
Editors at National Review Online explore the future of major American entitlement programs. Politicians in both parties have behaved as if old-age entitlement programs are infinitely sustainable and require no…
Joseph Choi writes for The Hill about Democrats’ health care plans. There is growing momentum within the Democratic Party to find its next ObamaCare heading into the midterms, as healthcare costs become…
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about a key factor limiting the prospects for significant health care reform. How’s this for bipartisanship? Groups on both the left and the right…
Mark Warshawsky highlights bad news for America’s long-term fiscal picture. Last week, the Treasury Department released, with no fanfare and little attention, the 2025 Financial Report (FR) of the US…
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about one Republican senator’s dubious actions. As I’ve chronicled in these pages countless times, the examples of waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal…
Recent changes enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) place North Carolina's Medicaid financing model directly at risk. If North Carolina’s Medicaid program is to remain viable over the…
S.T. Karnick writes for the Federalist about Congress’ role in ending massive entitlement fraud. American taxpayers have been victimized by at least $36 billion and possibly as much as $3…
Benedic Ippolito offers ideas for cutting American health care costs. The data show that health spending poses a first-order challenge for federal policymakers, especially if recent cost trends persist. Any…