Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
Medicaid Problems and Solutions: Part 2
Note: This is part two of a two-part series on the Medicaid program. You can read part one here. In the first part of this two-part research update about Medicaid,…
Three Obamacare taxes going away
David Catron of the American Spectator highlights a positive development on Capitol Hill involving the Affordable Care Act. House Democrats, forced by a budget deadline to divert a little energy…
A Win for Patient Data Privacy
I recently posted on the blog about a letter I signed on to encouraging Congress to continue a prohibition on any federal funds going towards the creation of a unique…
Benefits of dental therapy
A recently published article in Inside Dentistry by Frank Catalanotto describes the benefits of dental therapy: Dental therapists help dentists provide quality oral healthcare to more patients. A literature review…
Martin Center column exposes politicized medical schools
AnneMarie Schieber writes for the Martin Center about the politics of medical education. To be a successful doctor, it is no longer enough to make an accurate diagnosis and recommend…
Atrium, Novant fight over CON
It’s hard not to laugh while reading the following excerpt from an article on CON laws from the Charlotte Observer: Atrium Health and Novant Health agreed on one thing at…
Snapshot of the Day
A recent Quinnipiac poll shows interesting voter views on which major political party is better at handling particular issues. Details here.
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Now that a three-judge panel has accepted North Carolina’s new congressional election map, the state’s redistricting battles are at least temporarily over. Rick Henderson assesses the impact of new election…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal online that North Carolina’s State Judicial Council recommends upgrades and reforms for the state’s courts system. John Trump’s Daily Journal challenges the notion that…
Warren’s health care ‘bridge to nowhere’
Michael Brendan Dougherty writes for National Review Online about response to Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren’s health care proposals. Elizabeth Warren has decided to be very, very specific. Her whole…
Medicaid Problems and Solutions: Part 1
This is the first part of a two-part research update series on Medicaid. Part 1 will look at the current state of Medicaid as well as issues that the federal…
‘Medicare for all’ as campaign killer
Mathew Continetti writes at National Review Online about the negative political impact of supporting “Medicare for all” proposals. Yes, it helps to have a reason for your candidacy beyond media…