Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
It’s hard to have a good debate about public education in North Carolina when people rely on false information about teacher pay and the impact of school choice on public…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on possible consequences of one rural N.C. county’s increased access to medical equipment. Jordan Roberts’ Daily Journal reviews health policy at the N.C.…
Telemedicine can help with chronic disease management
Yesterday on the blog, I wrote about a doctor in North Carolina who treated an astronaut at the International Space Station via telemedicine. This example shows just the potential of…
NC doc treats patient at International Space Station via telemedicine
Recently a doctor treated someone via telemedicine in space from earth. Yes, you read that right. As an article from Forbes describes, a doctor from North Carolina treated an astronaut…
Doctor Visits From Your Couch
Last month, I started a monthly column on the America’s Future Foundation Blog. The column focuses on how to incorporate liberty-centered ideas into your routine to better your life –…
N&O misses the mark on Medicaid expansion claims
A recent editorial by the News and Observer editorial board detailed 5 “goals” which they believe the NCGA should pursue in 2020. Putting aside the fact that most of this list…
Nurse Practitioners Could Fill Geriatric Health Care Gap
This week, Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak wrote an article on the effects of scope-of-practice restrictions on the supply of health care professionals for geriatric patients. Havlak writes: Thousands of elderly…
Another take on the health-based attack against dollar stores
Following John Trump’s lead, Steven Malanga of City Journal explores the growing health-focused campaign against dollar stores. [C]ommunity health outcomes haven’t changed significantly, and activists think that they know why.…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online that a proposed state Senate bill could ease the provider crunch for elderly patients in North Carolina. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains that…
Biden’s health care plan labeled ‘malarkey’
Sally Pipes uses a Washington Examiner column to poke holes in Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden’s health care plan. Under his proposal, people could choose between a government-run plan and…
New Carolina Journal Online feature
John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights the need for competition in health care.
Analysis of the latest Obamacare court ruling
Robert VerBruggen writes at National Review Online about the latest court to consider the Affordable Care Act’s future. The main takeaway is that the court punted on the key issue,…