Tag Archive: Regulation

  • Freeing Health Professionals to Provide Free Care

    Sean Riley | May 8, 2013 | Add a comment

    It should be no surprise that dedicated health care professionals across the country devote countless hours to serving patients, and, in many cases, do so free of charge or regardless of ability to pay. What is surprising is that many are able and willing to do even more but are … »

  • Electricity

    ALEC to States: Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates

    Todd Wynn | November 5, 2012 | Add a comment

    ALEC adopts Electricity Freedom Act and discusses it on Master Resource (a free-market energy blog). “As the debate over subsidies, handouts, and cronyism for renewable energy continues, so too will the debate surrounding state-based renewable energy mandates. Fundamentally, forcing state citizens to purchase a product they may not be able … »

  • Check

    Hired With a Silver Spoon?

    Ben Wilterdink | October 31, 2012 | Add a comment

    At a time when states are tightening their budgets and looking everywhere to find savings, one area has been largely overlooked. A new study released by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) highlights the major disparity between state workers and private sector workers. In the new report, titled Public Servants or … »

  • hospital

    5th Circuit Upholds PPACA’s Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals

    Sean Riley | August 21, 2012 | Add a comment

    Last Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a  lawsuit challenging provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that effectively limit expansion of physician-owned hospitals. The challenge, filed by plaintiffs Physician Hospitals of America and the Texas Spine & Joint Hospital against HHS Secretary Sebelius, alleged … »

  • Regulation without Representation: How the EPA has become a Political Tool

    Todd Wynn | April 26, 2012 | Add a comment

    In the January 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama called for the United States to produce 80 percent of its electricity from “clean” energy by 2035. The introduction of a Clean Energy Standard bill in Congress would further this goal by essentially forcing Americans to purchase politically preferred … »

  • Rothschild: “4 reasons that ‘Rich States, Poor States’ matters”

    ALEC Blog Team | April 12, 2012 | Add a comment

    By Dan Rothschild Dan Rothschild responded to yesterday’s release of ALEC’s ‘Rich States, Poor States’ report: “In a presidential election year, all eyes are focused on Washington and the top-of-the-ticket horse races. But a lot of the policy that touches our lives closely happens on the state level, including important … »