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New Study Shows Link Between Health Insurance And Mortality

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A new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine researches the expansion of insurance under RomneyCare in Massachusetts and finds a link between insurance status and mortality.  Specifically, the study (henceforth the Sommers-2014 study) found that about every “830 adults ...
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Think Progress is Wrong to Claim the Federal Government Should Own 28% or More of America’s Lands

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Ever fearful that someone other than our Washington overlords might have some power and influence, the ever-creative Think Progress announced today a new series intended to demonize anyone who believes it makes sense for the federal government to own less ...
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If Politicians Care About Liberty, They Need To Fight For It–And Too Many Republicans On The E&C Committee Don’t Know How To Do It

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A little over a week ago I wrote, “Alas, the GOP is not called the stupid party for nothing.  If Republicans are really serious about restoring liberty in health care, then they need better tactics than talking without first thinking ...
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Health Care Odds & Ends: ObamaCare Exchanges Edition

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1. Non-payment of premiums and duplicates.  Two things you’ll be hearing out of the Energy and Commerce Committee hearing today is that roughly 20 percent of exchange sign-ups have not paid their first premium and something new known as “duplicates.” ...
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Holder Urged to Act Quickly on House Request for Criminal Contempt Probe in IRS Case

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A guest post by Horace Cooper, attorney, legal commentator and Project 21 co-chairman: Today the House of Representatives voted to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress and to formally request that the DOJ begin a criminal probe of her ...
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Project 21’s Cooper Comments on Congressional Contempt Charge for Lois Lerner

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Lois Lerner, the former IRS manager considered to be a key player in the alleged targeting of conservative organizations, was charged with contempt of Congress for her unwillingness to assist congressional investigators.  Lerner asserted her innocence before a congressional hearing ...
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Donald Sterling-NAACP Link Further Hurts Reputation of Civil Rights Lobby

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Virtually everyone knows about the race controversy that will cost Donald Sterling the ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball team.  It’s more than likely, however, that fewer people are aware of the relationship between Sterling and the Los ...
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Project 21’s Kevin Martin Takes on Bennie Thompson Targeting Clarence Thomas

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Last week, Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS), a veteran congressman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security, shocked Capitol Hill by calling U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas an “Uncle Tom.” In the wake of referring to ...
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Has the SEIU Changed Its Mind About the Tea Party Being Racist?

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I heard a radio ad this morning this morning that attempted to show that support for the SEIU's demand for pay hikes of up to 40% for employees at Johns Hopkins Hospital is broad-based by including a quote from a ...
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Shaming Insurers Into Declining Taxpayer Funds Might Not Work–And That’s A Shame

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Last week at Humana’s shareholder meeting I asked CEO Bruce Broussard whether he would promise not to take any taxpayer money from ObamaCare’s risk corridors.  (Humana declined.)  Christopher Flavelle of Bloomberg criticizes our efforts, saying we are “trying a new tactic to ...
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