Author: David Hogberg

Medicaid Money Laundering–It’s Perfectly Legal!

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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is trying to build support for his Medicaid expansion plan.  One method he’s proposing is a long-running scam called “hospital assessment fees.” To understand how these fees work, it’s important to know first that Medicaid is ...
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Thomas Sowell: Welfare, Not Slavery Or Racism, Cause Of Racial Inequality

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The 1st edition of Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics, published back in 2000, came in at 366 pages.  The book has proven so popular that the 5th edition, released late last year, has ballooned to 689 pages.  The final part of my recent interview ...
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Thomas Sowell: ‘Resentment’ of America Fueling Obama Amnesty

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Today, FrontPage Magazine has published part 2 of my three-part interview with economist and social philosopher Thomas Sowell.  (For part 1, go here.)This portion covers more on civil rights, illegal immigration, the rule of law and the so-called “War on Women.” Below ...
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ObamaCare’s ‘Success’ Is One of Making Americans More Dependent on Government

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During last night’s State of the Union speech, President Obama made one grandiose claim regarding ObamaCare: “And in the past year alone, about ten million uninsured Americans finally gained the security of health coverage.” The claim is based on an ...
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Thomas Sowell: Unrest Suits Sharpton’s ‘Income Interests’

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FrontPage Magazine has published part 1 of my three-part interview with economist Thomas Sowell, who has just released the 5th edition of his best-selling book Basic Economics. The interview covers not only his new book, but also civil rights, race hustlers ...
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ObamaCare: Is 40 Hours Worse than 30?

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Under ObamaCare, employers with 100 or more full-time employees must provide those employees with health insurance or pay a fine, with “full-time” being defined as 30 hours or more a week.  Last Thursday the House of Representatives voted 252-172 to change ...
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Sometimes Reality Even Finds Its Way into Harvard

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Every so often, a really wonderful article appears in the New York Times.  Robert Pear’s “Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard,” is one: “For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how ...
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Eight Lies Told By ObamaCare Supporters

Eight Lies Told By ObamaCare Supporters

National Policy Analysis #668 /
Jonathan Gruber's attempt at contrition before the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee might have been convincing had Gruber not lied again. He began his testimony trying to explain away his controversial remarks that have come to light in recent ...
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To Bring Doctors Back to Medicare, Fix The "Doc Fix"

To Bring Doctors Back to Medicare, Fix The “Doc Fix”

National Policy Analysis #666 /
Dr. John Slatosky, a primary care physician in rural North Carolina, says, "I just couldn't see myself as anything but a country doctor." But Medicare is making it harder for him to stay true to his calling. Like nearly a ...
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Markets Are Not the Problem. ObamaCare’s Subsidy Mechanism Is the Problem

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After NCPPR sent out a Data Release on the ObamaCare exchanges last Thursday, I received this email about my criticism of the drop in subsidies from one of our readers: You […] note (correctly) that… “Many of them may see ...
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