August 24, 2012
Friday Facts: August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note Correction: Two of the Quotes of Note in last week’s Friday Facts were incorrectly attributed to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Our […]
Topic: Congressional Budget Office
August 9, 2012
Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul.” – George […]
August 3, 2012
Tax Policy Center Analysis of Romney Plan Misses the Point
By William McBride The Tax Policy Center (TPC) has a new paper that claims Mitt Romney’s tax plan necessarily leads to lower taxes on high-income earners and higher taxes on everyone else: […]
July 30, 2012
Georgia Physician Shortage One Among Many Challenges
By Mike Klein Health care policy is a complex beast with seemingly intractable political positions, lots of data to support or refute almost anyone’s perspective, tons of financial impact analysis […]
July 27, 2012
Biofuels, Ethanol Give Food for Thought
By Harold Brown A lawsuit filed this week against the federal Environmental Protection Agency accuses the agency of penalizing refiners for failing to meet “unattainable and absurd” cellulosic biofuels quotas […]
July 27, 2012
Biofuels, Ethanol Give Food for Thought
By Harold Brown A lawsuit filed this week against the federal Environmental Protection Agency accuses the agency of penalizing refiners for failing to meet “unattainable and absurd” cellulosic biofuels quotas […]
July 25, 2012
ObamaCare Taxes Will Hit Like a Freight Train in 2014
By Grace-Marie Turner So just how much is that new ObamaCare tax going to cost you? For some people, a lot more than you have been hearing. The individual mandate […]
July 13, 2012
Health Law Taxes, Penalties and Games Politicians Play
By Ron Bachman Only political junkies really care about the difference between taxes and penalties in the recently validated Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare. All […]
June 29, 2012
Supreme Court Health Law Opinion is Only the Beginning
By Ron Bachman Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it is the undisputed law of the land. The alliance of […]
June 8, 2012
Friday Facts: June 8th, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register by Monday, June 25 for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place at Cobb County’s […]
June 5, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd June 5, 2012 – Doomed to failure: Health insurance exchanges required in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) won’t work, won’t increase access to affordable […]
April 3, 2012
Health Policy Checkup
Health Policy Briefs April 3, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Breast cancer surgery or not? In the Health Policy Checkup of February 14 we recommended “Overdiagnosed,” the eye-opening book by […]
March 30, 2012
Friday Facts: March 30th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – April 26: Register now for ”Choice Matters: Expanding Educational Opportunity,” the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, featuring two legislators at the forefront of Georgia […]
March 19, 2012
One Day Left to Register for March 22 ‘Georgia Health Care Update,’ Breakfast Event with AG Sam Olens, Health Care Expert Ron Bachman
Atlanta – If you have not registered yet, please note that Tuesday is the deadline to reserve your seat for “Georgia Health Care Update,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast on […]
March 9, 2012
Friday Facts: March 9th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Register now: Seats are filling up fast for the Foundation’s March 22 Leadership Breakfast! Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the constitutionality of the […]
March 6, 2012
Register Now for March 22 ‘Georgia Health Care Update’ By AG Sam Olens, Health Care Expert Ron Bachman
Atlanta – On Thursday, March 22, just days before the U.S. Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the 2010 federal health care law and Georgia anticipates the aftermath, Georgia Attorney […]
February 22, 2012
Foundation Hosts March 22 Leadership Breakfast: ‘Georgia Health Care Update’
Atlanta – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider arguments regarding the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Georgia anticipates the aftermath, Georgia Attorney […]
November 11, 2011
Friday Facts: November 11th, 2011
It’s Friday! - Today is Veterans Day. Remember to thank those who have fought for our freedom: "The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable […]
June 17, 2011
Friday Facts: June 17th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.” – George Bernard […]
June 11, 2011
Do Public Sector Pensions Teeter on the Edge of Financial Collapse?
What do you know about your pension plan? Is it defined benefit, defined contribution or some hybrid version? Does your employer match your contribution? Is it portable, meaning you take […]
March 30, 2011
Healing Health Care Policy in Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd After a historic three days of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, the fate of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as […]
January 21, 2011
Friday Facts: January 21st, 2011
It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love the Forum. This interactive community is a series of issue-oriented blogs where you can find breaking […]
December 17, 2010
Reform lacking in Feds’ Medicaid Vision
By Nina Owcharenko Recent coverage of the proposals offered by President Obama’s debt commission managed to gloss over a huge issue that is adding to the nation’s deficit – Medicaid. The impact […]
December 10, 2010
Friday Facts: December 10th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good […]
August 27, 2010
Friday Facts: August 27th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” — Ronald Reagan […]
August 20, 2010
Friday Facts: August 20th, 2010
August 20, 2010 It’s Friday! Quotable “At times I am happy when Congress does nothing. But in this case, doing nothing will increase taxes and damage the economy.” — Lee […]
December 4, 2009
Redistributing Wealth Through Health ‘Reform’
By Ronald Bachman It turns out that “Joe the Plumber” gave us the real insight to the ultimate goals of the Obama presidency and the current Congress: redistribution of wealth. […]
October 2, 2009
Do the Math on Health Care Reform
By Ronald E. Bachman How will health care reform affect you? It may be confusing and complicated but it does not take a degree in mathematics. At an early age […]
July 17, 2009
Charity Clinic Model Should Be Part of Health Reform
By Ross Mason At charity clinics throughout Georgia, patients with no health insurance or who don’t qualify for government programs jam telephone lines to obtain an appointment. If the clinic doesn’t take appointments, patients […]
September 21, 2007
The Growing Cost of Health Care
By John C. Goodman The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was originally a Republican program to provide health insurance to children in near-poor families who did not qualify for […]
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