November 4, 2013
The Friday, Nov.1, 2013 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on rollbacks in benefits for food stamp recipients, entitled, “No Grandstanding, End […]
November 1, 2013
November 1, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you […]
October 25, 2013
October 25, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion. […]
October 22, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you want a job done right: Does your doctor’s gender make a difference? A Canadian study found that found […]
October 18, 2013
October 18, 2013 It’s Friday! About 200 people attended the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on October 11. Visit our Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/k7xd84g to view photographs of the event; view […]
October 18, 2013
There are many things that might have been done to reform health care in the United States after Barack Obama was elected. By Greg Scandlen There are many things that […]
October 15, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Just in time for ragweed season: The Food and Drug Administration has granted Sanofi’s nasal allergy spray Nasacort approval to […]
September 20, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” – Friedrich von […]
September 13, 2013
By Trent Leonard As the Oct. 1 deadline approaches for the launch of the Affordable Care Act’s state health insurance exchanges – “marketplaces” – the need to get young people […]
September 10, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Docs and their apps: The majority (51 percent) of physicians who own smartphones now use clinical apps in their daily […]
September 6, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]
August 2, 2013
August 2, 2013 It’s Friday! Win with words: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is giving away four tickets, valued at $100 each, to attend the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum […]
August 2, 2013
Based on the already-checkered if brief past, the federal health law can expect even more implementation struggles moving forward. Looking Ahead: More Hurdles for ObamaCare By Ronald Bachman Last week’s […]
July 30, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Save the date: The Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum is coming to Atlanta on Thursday, August 15. This is Heartland’s […]
July 23, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Even Dems are abandoning ship: The landmark health-reform law passed in 2010 has never been very popular and always highly […]
July 19, 2013
July 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. … There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, […]
July 16, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Much ado about nothing: A new paper identifies five overused medical treatments and offers proposals to prevent their overuse, […]
July 12, 2013
July 12, 2013 It’s Friday! The Legacy of Hank McCamish On June 30 Georgia lost a great leader and a great man. Henry F. “Hank” McCamish Jr. was born and raised […]
July 12, 2013
One of the worst mistakes the federal government makes is the tendency to try to reinvent systems the private sector has already invented. By John Goodman On October 1, millions […]
July 9, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Presumed consent: GenomeWeb reports that Wales has taken action to address the shortage of organs that are available to patients needing transplants […]
June 28, 2013
June 28, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “High standards should be used to hold tax-funded schools accountable for delivering educational opportunities to students. This is a worthy goal. But […]
June 26, 2013
By Benita M. Dodd On the heels of President Obama’s announcement this week that he would focus more sharply on a climate change agenda, the American Legislative Exchange Council released a […]
June 25, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd A long way from home: With less than 100 days to go before the main provisions of ObamaCare take effect, […]
June 21, 2013
June 21, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Sincerity of purpose is not the same as honesty of procedure.” – Thomas Sowell “The North and South have come to resemble […]
May 21, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Coverage doesn’t mean care: Jonathan Ingram, Illinois Policy Institute Senior Fellow, recalls in his blog that in 2010, medical researchers at […]
May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 It’s Friday! The Friday Facts is the Foundation’s most popular product, with more than 5,000 subscribers across the state. Have you shared the Friday Facts with YOUR […]
May 10, 2013
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request includes $77 billion for the Department of Transportation and an additional $50 billion “for immediate transportation investments.” By Kenneth Orski President Obama’s Fiscal Year […]
May 7, 2013
By Benita M. Dodd The federal Environmental Protection Agency is marking Asthma Awareness Month with its usual hooplah about how “cleaner air” will reduce asthma attacks and is honoring “leading asthma management […]
May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “And whether you’re an honest man, or whether you’re a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.” –Benjamin Franklin […]
May 3, 2013
How much do you think Medicare will pay a doctor or a nurse for keeping a patient out of the hospital? Answer: zero. By John Goodman How much do you […]
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