July 18, 2012
By Mike Klein One challenge in almost every policy discussion is how to make the numbers mean something. So, let’s hope these numbers mean something. The annual cost to fully […]
July 17, 2012
By Benita Dodd Health Policy Briefs: July 17, 2012 – What’s in a name? Another regulatory slugfest: The Generic Pharmaceutical Association is urging the Federal Drug Administration to apply the same […]
July 16, 2012
By Mike Klein There is a tendency here in Georgia to consider that school choice is an open question. This is particularly true because of the high stakes – you […]
July 13, 2012
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 […]
July 13, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.” […]
June 29, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw – “And it proves, in the last place, that liberty can […]
June 29, 2012
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 29, 2012
By Eric Wearne Massively Open Online Courses (“MOOCs”) are a growing trend in higher education. According to Educause’s “7 Things you Should Know About MOOCs,” they are simply “a model […]
June 28, 2012
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal expressed displeasure with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal health care reform during a Thursday afternoon news conference, describing it as “the largest […]
June 28, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal health care reform law. This means the individual mandate survives. There are questions […]
June 26, 2012
By James P. Kelly Parents, concerned citizens and business leaders in Georgia are embracing educational freedom. They no longer have to rely on an inefficient, unresponsive and costly public school […]
June 26, 2012
(The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Competitive Enterprise Institute released this Issue Analysis that discusses the impact of federal banking laws in Georgia.) By John Berlau Few states […]
June 25, 2012
By John C. Goodman The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free […]
June 22, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register now! Monday is the deadline for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place […]
June 21, 2012
By Eric Wearne Each year the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) announce results for tests that make up the National Assessment of […]
June 19, 2012
By Mike Klein A new national higher education report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says universities and technical colleges nationwide fail to provide the basic information students need to […]
June 18, 2012
By Mike Klein During the past five years there has been extensive discussion in Georgia and nationally about the relationship between prison costs and public safety. Texas and Kansas were […]
June 18, 2012
By Eric Wearne Recently I spoke at Georgia State University’s NET-Q Summer Institute, which focused on several aspects of the Common Core State Standards. During the various breakout sessions, my co-panelists and […]
June 15, 2012
By Kelly McCutchen President Obama’s health care overhaul was passed with the promise to end the ability of insurance companies to exclude individuals with “pre-existing conditions” and to reduce the […]
June 14, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia will delay payment until next month on some $90 million in already incurred Medicaid expenses because it has run out of state funds to pay the […]
June 12, 2012
By Benita M. Dodd June 12, 2012 Medicaid spending growth outpaces education spending: State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care […]
June 12, 2012
By Mike Klein Kaiser Permanente in Georgia found itself at a crossroads four years ago. The popular health services and insurance provider was being phased out as a state government […]
June 8, 2012
By Benita M. Dodd Given the wall-to-wall coverage of the upcoming regional transportation sales tax referendum, Georgians could hardly be blamed for believing that all transportation improvement in the state, […]
June 5, 2012
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 […]
June 4, 2012
The high school I attended, decades ago, was considered cutting edge technologically. The internet had just been born, and my school (a new one), was going to have six desktop […]
June 4, 2012
By Ronald E. Bachman Conservatives have long promoted the expansion of individual health insurance over employer-based health insurance. Despite the sense in individual ownership, however, only about 5 percent of […]
June 4, 2012
By Eric Wearne A recent New York Times article called into question practices resulting from tuition tax credit programs around the country, including in Georgia. That article spends a lot […]
May 29, 2012
By Benita M. Dodd May 29, 2012 – Where to next? While the Supreme Court’s decision is likely a month away, theAmerican people already have made up their minds over the federal […]
May 28, 2012
By Lawrence W. Reed The following contains excerpts from a speech given by Larry Reed, an adjunct scholar with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and president of the Midland, Michigan-based […]
May 25, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes – “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell – “As I approach the gates of heaven; St. Peter I will tell; One more […]
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