October 24, 2024 • Commentary
Protect our kids without government overreach
New technologies intersect with every policy area, and rapid technological advancements often leave policy makers feeling as if they need to play keep-up.
Topic: Federal Trade Commission
May 17, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 17, 2024
Much of this increase in house prices is not due to market forces, but rather dictated by a complex system of regulatory factors that increase costs.
May 10, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to approve a new final rule banning non compete agreements across the entire economy.
May 9, 2024 • Commentary
What does the FTC’s ban on non compete clauses mean for healthcare?
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a new final rule banning most non compete agreements across the entire economy.
April 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 26, 2024
What is the future of impact fees in Georgia after a recent Supreme Court ruling?
June 5, 2023 • Blog
Georgia’s CON pits the powerful against rural healthcare needs
“We want folks here to have a choice, but without competition there is no incentive to be any better.”
March 20, 2023
Economic Report on Georgia’s Certificate of Need Program
Despite their inception nearly fifty years ago, ongoing questions about cost, access and the role of community healthcare remain.
July 8, 2022 • RealClear Policy
Tackling Middlemen Should be a Priority to Lower Prescription Prices
Democrats have a pattern of advocating for healthcare reform that is long on style, but short on effectiveness.
July 30, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 30, 2021
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s most popular publication, the Friday Facts, has evolved over the decades from a one-page facsimile sent to the Foundation
June 19, 2020
Friday Facts: June 19, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 14 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
April 24, 2020
Friday Facts: April 24, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the sixth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. (View previous editions here.) View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
March 20, 2020
Friday Facts: March 20, 2020
It’s Friday! This Friday Facts edition is a coronavirus-focused issue, in light of the unprecedented and uncertain situation in Georgia and as officials and communities work on reducing the impact […]
February 28, 2019
Heartland Institute Urges Georgia to Address CON Reform
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
August 24, 2018
Friday Facts: August 24, 2018
It’s Friday! September 7: The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is a daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on Friday, September 7, featuring an exciting lineup of experts […]
March 26, 2013
Checking Up On Health: March 26, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Foundation event: Find out what’s happening around the nation and in Georgia – and what needs to happen – […]
December 11, 2012
Checking Up On Health: December 11, 2012
Americans are living longer but sicker. Coverage for pre-existing conditions comes at a cost. States can’t get funds for partial expansion of Medicaid. Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. […]
October 12, 2012
Friday Facts: October 12, 2012
It’s Friday! Events Last chance! Today is the deadline to register for “A Portrait of The Iron Lady,” the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Tuesday, October […]
April 11, 2003
How New Car Dealers Put the Brakes on Competition
By Morgan Smith I. Summary It has been four years since Georgia legislators enacted broad changes to the state laws that regulate the relationship between auto dealers and car manufacturers. The changes have created significant benefits […]