Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Telehealth Before and After COVID-19
Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 statewide shutdown order has pushed North Carolinians online for everything from family gatherings to shopping and education. But the COVID-19 pandemic has also showcased the power…
Check It Out! Jordan Roberts Talks Health Care Policy on WHIG TV
On Monday, May 11, JLF’s Jordan Roberts was a guest on “Check It Out” with John Check. Jordan discussed the coronavirus outbreak, the impact it has had on the economy,…
How to Bolster Telemedicine Post-Coronavirus
JLF’s Jordan Roberts recently published a research paper in conjunction with the Brookings Institution. In the paper, Roberts and his coauthors, Dr. Nichol Turner Lee and Dr. Jack Karsten of…
Removing 21st century barriers to telehealth
Consider the following scenario. You aren’t feeling well, and you believe you may be coming down with a cold or the flu. You pick up your smartphone and request a…
Announcing ‘Carolina Rebound,’ a policy game plan to win the economic recovery
The following item is submitted by John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke: “Twenty-five years I have worked to build this business, and in 25 seconds this governor has jerked it…
COVID-19 and racial disparities: What the research says
As the country continues to focus on COVID-19, there seems to be more information that is revealed every day. Some of it is contradictory, and some of it is difficult…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Government officials have relied on models projecting COVID-19’s impact as they have made decisions about shutting down major portions of the state’s economy. Donald van der Vaart explains in the…
JLF’s Jordan Roberts Discusses Telemedicine in Brookings Institution Webinar
On Wednesday, May 6, JLF’s Jordan Roberts joined Dr. Nichol Turner Lee of the Brookings Institution, Ross Friedberg of Doctor on Demand, and Dana Lichtenberg of the American Medical Association…
Cuomo relying on fear, ignorance about COVID-19
Editors at Issues and Insights aren’t as happy as mainstream media outlets about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Saturday…
‘Medicare for All’ impact unclear to majority of Americans
Sally Pipes writes for the Washington Examiner about widespread misunderstanding of costs linked to the policy proposal dubbed “Medicare for All.” Seven in ten registered voters say they support “Medicare…
Will Governor Cooper Extend His Stay-at-Home Order?
It is still unclear whether the governor will extend his stay-at-home order that is set to expire Friday, May 8. He has avoided stating a definitive position while North Carolina’s…
General Assembly pegs first $1.6 billion of $3.5 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund
The General Assembly was in session Wednesday through Saturday to begin appropriating money from the CARES Act. They’ll be back May 18 to possibly distribute more of the $3.5 billion slated…