Liberty
Moving to Market-Based Reforms in Health Care
James Capretta writes about the need for major changes in the way the United States approaches health care. The US occupies a unique position on this policy spectrum. None of…
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American supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida
Health Care
State’s CON Law Forces 2 Hospitals Into Ridiculous Fight Over Beds & Operating Rooms
North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law is an outdated law that dates back to the 1970s. It’s a failed economic policy from the feds that turns economics on its head when it…
Health Care
Two market-based health care reforms that focus on consumers
James Capretta writes at RealClearPolicy.com about two market-based health care reforms worth prioritizing. Advocates of market incentives in health care should focus their energy on two reforms that would make…
Health Care
Finding solutions to the problem of unaffordable health insurance
The House Health Committee is scheduled to consider HB 655, Health Care for Working Families, tomorrow morning. First, kudos to the leadership for bringing this issue forward and to members for…
Liberty
$4 million (more) to widen U.S. 70 for Publix
Greensboro News & Recordreports the Greensboro-area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to “boost the budget” by $4 million to widen U.S. 70 in guilford County to accommodate a planned Publix distribution…
Health Care
A market-based approach to health care
In a recent research brief, I argue that if our country is serious about bringing down the rising costs of health care, we need to get serious about making it…
Health Care
Time to unchain telemedicine
John Goodman discussed in Forbes the reasons why he believes telemedicine hasn’t been utilized more by the healthcare sector: The biggest obstacles? Government. Insurance companies. Employers. They pay the bills.…
Liberty
Charlotte’s troubled transit-oriented development project
Charlotte Observer headline reads: Charlotte spent $2 million for housing project. After 11 years, it hasn’t been built. Bad enough, right? But then the plot thickens—above-mentioned housing project is a…
Health Care
A practical approach to replacing Obamacare
James Capretta offers National Review Online readers some guidelines for the process of replacing the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have their best opportunity in a generation to enact a reform…
Liberty
Gboro grocery store issues
For starters—-will Publix come to Greensboro? The Publix supermarket chain is interested in opening here — a market already crowded with stores. So where would it set up shop? There…
Liberty
CON laws hurting NC; Also hurting Tennessee
You’ve read all about how Certificate of Needs laws are hurting North Carolina, limiting access, driving up costs and compromising quality of health care. While the federal government and twelve…
Health Care
Yes, Out-Of-Pocket Medical Costs Are Too High
Anybody will tell you that out-of-pocket medical costs are too high. People are paying upward of $12,000 in expenses before their insurance carrier covers anything. These people may have insurance,…