Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
Matt Ridley Nails It, As Usual
In a recent tweet, the English science journalist and member of the House of Lords says, “We’ve seen too many ill-thought-out, top-down command and control measures to minimise all risks,…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that independent pharmacies welcome a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. John Hood’s Daily Journal ponders the most appropriate use of North Carolina’s unreserved…
American health care data falling into Chinese hands
Adam Kredo of the Washington Free Beacon details disturbing developments involving Americans’ personal health information. China is amassing large quantities of private American health care data, including sensitive genetic information,…
Saying no to a culture warrior as health leader
Editors at National Review Online raise concerns about the prospect of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra becoming the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In the…
Fighting COVID-19 with a ‘sensible and compassionate’ strategy
Stanford medical professor Jay Bhattacharya, a lead signer of the Great Barrington Declaration, offers Imprimis readers a strategy for fighting COVID-19 that differs from ideas popular within the political class.…
Challenging popular myth about Obamacare and pre-existing conditions
Michael Cannon explains for Washington Examiner readers why they should dismiss a popular argument involving the Affordable Care Act and pre-existing health conditions. If Republicans want to have a prayer…
Data-driven government overlooks major problems
Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute documents a critical problem stemming from Big Goverment’s approach to society’s problems. Despite the information revolution, the Big Data explosion, and the advent…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online that the outcome of the N.C. Supreme Court chief justice’s race could depend on the state elections board’s independence from partisan bias. John…
Thoughts on Governor Cooper’s NC Council on Health Care Coverage meeting
This morning was the first meeting of the North Carolina Council for Health Care Coverage, set up by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. The council is comprised of North Carolina…
The Right AOC on Point: COVID-19 vaccine takes away Cooper’s excuse for N.C. shutdown
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains why the arrival soon of a COVID-19 vaccine means Gov. Roy Cooper should end his harmful N.C. economic shutdown. Contact…
Taiwan should play a role in fighting COVID-19
Helen Raleigh writes at National Review Online that the World Health Organization should allow a Chinese neighbor to play a more important role in the COVID-19 discussion. The World Health…
What’s the future for employer-sponsored health insurance?
James Capretta of the American Enterprise Institute explores the future of a critical piece of American health care. Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) has been a central part of US health care…