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| Feb 12, 2025 | National Politics | Health insurance for millions could vanish as states put Medicaid expansion on chopping block | In South Dakota, where voters approved Medicaid expansion in 2022 by a constitutional amendment, Republican state Sen. Casey Crabtree wants to bring expansion before voters again with a trigger measure. He told Stateline via text that his p... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | FGA Launches "Trashed Ballots" Video Highlighting How Ranked-choice Voting Threatens Election Integrity | FGA logo
The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) launched a new explainer video as part of a nationwide effort to educate voters and policymakers about the negative effects of ranked-choice voting.
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| Oct 9, 2023 | U.S. Healthcare Delivery Remains On A Collision Course With Failure, As Hospitals Continue To Flout Price Transparency Rules | SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: (L-R) Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and U.N. ... [+] Ambassador Nikki Haley participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, ... |
| Oct 2, 2023 | LEGAL VICTORY: The Biden Administration Waves White Flag in FGA v. HHS Lawsuit on Drug Price Transparency | FGA logo
The Foundation for Government Accountability's successful federal lawsuit holds the Biden administration accountable and protects patients' right to health care transparency.
NAPLES, Fla., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Hidden Healthcare: Disturbing Evidence The Biden Administration Is Enabling Hospitals To Violate Price Transparency Rules | CMS has failed to enforce the hospital price transparency rule. Now, they’ve chosen to withhold the records and information that would reveal the full scope of their failure. This impedes our ability to conduct a thorough analysis and sugge... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | House Majority Passes the REINS Act to Put the American People Back in Charge of Washington, D.C. | The biggest spenders in Washington, D.C. are not liberals in Congress but rather the unaccountable bureaucrats spending billions with only a pen and a power trip. - Tarren Bragdon
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) June 14, 2023
Today, the House of Repre... |
| May 30, 2023 | Charity Without The Welfare State | If welfare programs were more like private charity programs, the incentives would be less distorted. ... [+] getty |
| May 15, 2023 | Massachusetts’ Misguided Middle-Class Health Insurance Subsidy Expansion | Proposal to Expand Subsidies Up to $150,000 for a Family of Four Will Have Huge Unintended Consequences |
| Apr 26, 2023 | House Passes ‘Monumental’ Limit, Save, Grow Act To Pull America Back On Track | The House Majority has taken a bold stand and proven they are serious about pulling the federal government back from the brink of fiscal disaster. Their plan to limit spending and rev up the economy is exactly what America needs to get back... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Michigan Deserves Accountability For Medicaid, Instead Of Lining The Pockets Of Insurance Companies | Now that the end of the federal public health emergency over COVID-19 is in sight, states are set to resume checking eligibility for those receiving Medicaid. But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | ZERO HOUR: Nation Hits 100 Million People on Medicaid According to FGA Research | After three years of pandemic-era expansion, the Medicaid program is reeling. It was originally designed as a safety net for truly needy Americans. But it’s since become a vehicle for long-term dependency and socialized medicine. - Jonathan... |
| Mar 24, 2023 | FGA v. HHS: The Fight for Transparent Drug Pricing in America | The American people deserve to make informed choices with all cards face up. The Biden administration has made that impossible by putting the needs of Big Pharma before the needs of patients. FGA is fighting for transparency that puts peopl... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | FGA Sounds the Alarm on Permanent ‘Woke Army’ Being Assembled Inside the Federal Government | We cannot allow this new ‘woke army’ to force un-American philosophy into all corners of our federal government. They will degrade our nation’s capabilities and effectiveness, while undermining our liberty and security. - Tarren Bragdon
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| Mar 16, 2023 | FGA Sounds the Alarm on Permanent 'Woke Army' Being Assembled Inside the Federal Government | President Biden's new 'Equity Teams' will embed gender ideology, environmental justice, radical racial theory, and collectivist equity philosophy into every major federal agency
NAPLES, Fla., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the ... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Governor Sarah Sanders Signs Generational Education Reform, Transforms Arkansas's Future | A great education can unlock a world of possibilities. Under Governor Sanders’s direction, the next generation of Arkansas kids will be able to unlock the full measure of their potential and grab hold of their American Dream.
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| Feb 28, 2023 | The $1 Trillion Problem: The Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Executive Reach in Biden’s Student Loan Bailout | “The Biden Administration is attempting to use a press release to push a $1 trillion dollar bailout onto American taxpayers. It is an outrageous overreach of executive authority and a preposterously high cost for working families to bear wi... |
| Feb 2, 2023 | FGA Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Fight Against Biden’s Student Loan Cancelation | This reckless executive branch overreach aimed at delivering a taxpayer-funded handout promised on the campaign trail must be stopped. And FGA will proudly fight alongside state attorneys general until the battle is won.
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| Dec 20, 2022 | Foundation for Government Accountability Estimates Medicaid Enrollment to Surpass 100 Million in Early 2023 | For nearly three years, the public health emergency has handcuffed states to skyrocketing Medicaid enrollment. The 100 million number is shocking—nearly a third of the country on government welfare, said Tarren Bragdon, President and CEO of... |
| Sep 11, 2022 | DOJ Continues to Redact, Suppress Crucial Documents Involving Voter Registration Projects, According to FGA | “The American people deserve to know if the Biden Administration’s unprecedented action is fair and non-partisan, or if it is designed to help one political party over the other,” said Tarren Bragdon, FGA President and CEO.
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| Sep 6, 2022 | DOJ Has Until September 8 to Produce Documents Concerning Biden Administration Push to Expand Voter Registration and Participation | "The public needs to know that this unparalleled federal effort is legal, neutral, non-partisan, and fair to all Americans and not using taxpayer money and federal bureaucrats to help one political party win.”
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| Aug 30, 2022 | FGA Files Lawsuit Against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for Stonewalling Requests Regarding Hospital Price Transparency | “Though the Biden administration initially seemed to improve the hospital price transparency rule through increased penalties, its unwillingness to fully enforce the rule has rendered those improvements meaningless.”
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| Aug 24, 2022 | New FGA Paper Illustrates Why States Should Align School Board Election Dates With Statewide Elections | The timing of an election is the single largest predictor of voter turnout and lawmakers should strive to hold elections when people can best have their voices heard.
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) August 24, 2022
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| Jul 15, 2022 | Court Rules In Favor of FGA, Requires Department of Justice to Hand Over Documents | This initial win in the courtroom is a victory for transparency, for government accountability, and for the American people.
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) July 15, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the Federal District Court ordered the U.S. Department of Just... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | FGA Files Legal Brief in Defense of Florida’s Commonsense Election Reforms | “The lower court’s findings create a legal presumption that any time Republicans pass commonsense election rules that make it harder to cheat, they are invariably discriminatory, but if Democrats do the same, they are not."
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| Jul 12, 2022 | New FGA Paper Highlights Three Reforms To Encourage More Entrepreneurship in Younger Populations | Young Americans today are looking for creative ways to command their own work hours and to provide financial security for themselves.
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) July 12, 2022
Today the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released a new... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | FGA Joins The Center for Renewing America in Urging State Leaders to Discount Federal Election Guidance | “Amidst the fight for election integrity and transparency, the Biden administration launched a government-funded, campaign-style get-out-the-vote effort while keeping the American people in the dark,” said Tarren Bragdon, FGA President and ... |
| Jun 15, 2022 | New Homes in Florida Are (Literally) Through the Roof Due to Permitting Reform | “In this report, the FGA validates the Florida House’s effort to reduce red tape and increase transparency for building permits through House Bill 1059,” said Speaker Chris Sprowls (R-Palm Harbor).
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) June 15, 2022
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| Jun 8, 2022 | States Should Perform Medicaid Redeterminations to Reduce Cost & Ensure Eligibility | "Having nearly a third of the country on Medicaid is not only unsustainable since many enrollees would normally be ineligible, but it also pulls resources away from our most vulnerable citizens who truly need programs like Medicaid and... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | New FGA Report Highlights the Need for States To Reform Their Election Processes | “Outside threats to state election administration, including new attempts at federal overreach, are on the rise,” said Trevor Carlsen, FGA Senior Research Fellow and paper author.
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) June 03, 2022
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| May 25, 2022 | Prospective College Students Deserve to Have Real Facts Up Front | “A college degree is not always a golden ticket to a good job and financial success,” said Trevor Carlsen, the author of the paper and a senior research fellow at FGA. “Prospective students deserve to know the facts upfront before they take... |
| May 4, 2022 | Mandatory Employment and Training Programs Could Increase America’s GDP By $160 Billion | “State lawmakers must adopt policies that equip these able-bodied adults collecting food stamps with the tools needed to help them get off the sidelines," said Jonathan Bain, Senior Research Fellow at FGA.
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| Apr 25, 2022 | Medicaid Expansion Would Only Expand Waste And Poor Care | "By expanding Medicaid, states have dramatically increased the number of patients on the program's ... [+] rolls," Sally Pipes writes. "Meanwhile, the number of doctors willing to see those patients has largely stayed the sam... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | FGA Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Demanding Answers On Executive Order 14019 | "With the mid-term elections mere months away, the American people have a right to know the full details of this unprecedented effort by the president before it is too late. FGA will not rest until we get the American people the answer... |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Employment and Training Programs Are Underutilized but Remain Within Reach of All Americans | “Lawmakers can and should assign food stamp recipients to participate in E&T programs in order to bolster their workforce and kickstart their economy,” said Hayden Dublois, data and analytics director at FGA.
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| Mar 29, 2022 | FGA Research Shows Expanded Welfare Benefits and Labor Shortages Are Causing "Bidenflation" | "Policymakers need to stop the welfare train and pass reforms that encourage able-bodied Americans to return to work in order to halt rising prices and grow the economy," said Hayden Dublois, Deputy Research Director at FGA.
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| Mar 21, 2022 | FGA Warns States of the Biden Administration’s Latest Attempt to Regulate State Unemployment Programs | “Federal lawmakers radically expanded unemployment during the pandemic forcing many states to adapt their unemployment programs and overextend their trust funds,” said Alli Fick, Deputy Research Director at FGA.
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| Mar 10, 2022 | Florida House Passes Election Integrity Legislation, Securing State Elections and Protecting Voters' Voices | “The work of the House and the Senate this year to tackle another set of critical election reforms will greatly increase transparency and trust in the democratic process,” said Rep. Daniel Perez, Chair of the Public Integrity and Elections ... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | New FGA research shows labor crisis would be eased if states utilized employment and training programs | "If every state required work registrants to participate in E&T programs and they all found employment as a result of these programs, it could fill every open job in the nation," said Hayden Dublois, Deputy Research Director a... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | FGA Report Shows States Are Spending More on Ineligible Medicaid Enrollees Than They're Receiving From Federal Funding Bump | "States are fiscally worse off thanks to the strings attached to the increased federal funding. Surrendering control of program management has cost taxpayers billions of dollars and diverted resources away from those who are actually e... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | FGA Research Shows Skyrocketing Improper Medicaid Spending Driven by Bad Policy | "Federal Medicaid spending has increased 80 percent since 2013 with improper payments making up more than 40 percent of that growth. State policymakers must work to reduce improper payment rates and improve program integrity," sai... |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Build Back Better? Fix Medicaid First | While Democrats are dreaming up ways to enlarge the welfare state, here’s a bracing statistic about America’s existing safety net: “The national improper payment rate for Medicaid is nearly 22 percent.” That quote is taken from a report thi... |
| Jan 19, 2022 | FGA Finds States with Youth Work Permits Create Unnecessary Barriers for Teenage Workers and Take Decision-Making Rights Away from Parents | "State lawmakers should eliminate youth work permits to end the influence given to school administrators and restore the decision-making rights to students and their parents," said Lauren McCarthy a Research Analyst at FGA.
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| Jan 6, 2022 | Foundation for Government Accountability Releases Research that Shows How States Can Remove Barriers for Entrepreneurship | NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) January 06, 2022
Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) released research that shows how Florida lawmakers removed barriers to work and encouraged new business creation in the Sunshine State, ultimate... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | FGA Research Shows Unemployment Indexing Can Accelerate Economic Recovery Within States | “Tying unemployment insurance benefits to economic conditions is a simple solution that will help states recover from the poor policy decisions made by Washington bureaucrats,” said Hayden Dublois, Senior Research Analyst at FGA.
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| Nov 19, 2021 | FGA Condemns Child Tax Credit Extension in Destructive Spending Bill | "Americans have had enough. This latest spending bill is fiscally irresponsible and will contribute to even more inflation, unnecessarily hurting millions of Americans’ wallets alongside our already devastated labor force," said R... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | FGA Report Shows Federally Increased Welfare Programs Disincentivize Work | “When policymakers allow welfare to pay better than work, millions of Americans stay home. Despite this, Congress still chose to spend $5 trillion taxpayer dollars on ‘relief spending,'" said Hayden Dublois, Senior Research Analyst at ... |
| Oct 20, 2021 | FGA Report Shows Economic Recovery Available to States that Implement Employment and Training Food Stamp Requirements | “States still have the power to use other work requirements in the program to more than triple their incomes and help solve the ongoing worker shortage,” said Scott Centorino, Senior Fellow at FGA.
NAPLES, Fla. (PRWEB) October 20, 2021
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| Oct 7, 2021 | FGA Report Shows Governor DeSantis Accelerated Economic Recovery by Ending the Unemployment Bonus Early | “Florida is often referred to as a model state for many policy issues, and now it has become clear that Florida is the model for economic recovery across the nation," said Hayden Dublois, Senior Research Analyst at FGA.
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| Sep 14, 2021 | FGA Releases New Video Featuring Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Discussing Unemployment | "We try to structure unemployment in a way that serves the purpose of providing individuals with a safety net, and ultimately we are trying to give them a hand back into the workforce so that they can be independent," said Florida... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | FGA Applauds Texas Legislature for Passing Election Reforms that Make it Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat | "Texas legislators are taking a stand against Washington, D.C.'s unconstitutional attempts to federalize elections by passing reforms that protect the rights of Texans and their voice in elections," said Bryan Sunderland, State Go... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | FGA Research Shows How Ending Unemployment Expansions Can Kickstart America’s Economic Comeback | “Policymakers should learn from the Great Recession and the experience of the 26 states that have opted out of unemployment benefits that the only way to get our economy back on track is to end expanded unemployment benefits," said Jon... |
| Aug 19, 2021 | FGA Responds: John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Is Yet Another Democrat Attempt to Undermine States | “Through the introduction of this bill and the failed H.R. 1, House Democrats have proven that they do not believe states should regulate their own elections,” said Tarren Bragdon, CEO and President of FGA.
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| Aug 16, 2021 | FGA Research Paper Shares Real Stories of How Unemployment Bonuses Damage Small Businesses Across America | "By trapping Americans in the welfare system and creating difficult or exhausting situations for those who do show up for work, unemployment bonuses are damaging to our country," said Alli Fick, Senior Fellow at FGA.
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| Aug 9, 2021 | FGA Files an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Georgia’s Election Integrity Law (SB 202) | “FGA praises the Georgia General Assembly and Governor Kemp for passing these commonsense reforms, and now for standing up to the DOJ's legal action against the Georgia legislature,” said Chase Marin, Legal Affairs Director at FGA.
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| Aug 9, 2021 | FGA Research Paper Encourages Congress to End the $300 Unemployment Bonus | “There are more than nine million open jobs right now. Despite this, workers are spending more time unemployed. It has become clear that the extra cash provided by the government is the driving force keeping Americans from returning to the ... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | FGA Investigates Third-Party Involvement in Executive Order 14019 and Future Voter Registration Processes | “This is a coordinated effort from left-leaning third parties and the Biden administration to use executive power and taxpayer resources for the purpose of federalizing elections and taking power away from the states,” said Chase Martin, Le... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Files an Amicus Curiae Brief with the Missouri Supreme Court in Opposition to Medicaid Expansion | “Missouri’s General Assembly and governor showed tremendous courage and respect for the Missouri Constitution by not providing funding for this deceptive ballot initiative,” said Chase Martin, FGA Legal Affairs Director.
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| Jul 1, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Applauds Supreme Court’s Ruling in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee | “Arizona legislators have worked tirelessly to offer many voting opportunities to all eligible and registered voters. While these laws look to secure ballots, they in no way attempt to give minorities less opportunities to vote than non-min... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | FGA Responds to Newest Jobs Report Indicating an Economic Rebound in States Opting Out of the $300 Weekly Unemployment Bonus | The evidence is indisputable: As long as the UI bonus continues, any attempt at an economic recovery will be futile. With more job openings available, employers say that the $300 unemployment bonus is the only thing preventing America's ful... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Launches the Center for Excellence in Polling | “The Center for Excellence in Polling provides a public, go-to resource for opinion polls, focus groups, and other market research to better equip America’s decision makers," said Nick Stehle, Vice President of Communications at FGA.
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| Jun 15, 2021 | The Foundation of Government Accountability Launches the Center for Excellence in Polling | “The Center for Excellence in Polling provides a public, go-to resource for opinion polls, focus groups, and other market research to better equip America’s decision makers," said Nick Stehle, Vice President of Communications at FGA.
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| May 26, 2021 | FGA Research Finds Federal Pandemic-Related Unemployment Programs are Hurting Small Businesses | “Businesses across the country are struggling to fill a record-high 8.1 million open jobs. Congress’ decision to pay people more to stay home than to work is making filling those jobs virtually impossible,” said Jonathan Ingram, Vice Presid... |
| May 17, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Responds to Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics Report | “Federal lawmakers are hurting small businesses looking to fill positions essential to their day-to-day operations. The $300 weekly unemployment bonus traps too many Americans in dependency by paying them more to stay home than return to wo... |
| May 11, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Responds to Boosted Unemployment Benefits that are Impeding Economic Recovery | “Businesses need workers and employers are still competing with the government backed unemployment checks,” said Sam Adolphsen, Policy Director. “The unemployment program is supposed to help people get back to work – instead it’s creating u... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | FGA Poll Shows Arizonans want the U.S. Senate to keep the filibuster | “For the Senate to remain the world’s greatest deliberative body, Arizonans know that the filibuster must be maintained and the minority party must have a voice,” said Nick Stehle, Vice President of Communications at FGA.
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| Apr 1, 2021 | Georgia Voters Support Election Reforms that Restore Trust in Election Process and Protect Voters | “More Georgians are looking for state legislators to hold election officials accountable and ensure they carry out all of their jobs’ legally required duties, and Senate Bill 202 will do just that,” said Katie Rodgers, Vice President of Out... |
| Mar 31, 2021 | The Foundation for Government Accountability Launches New In-House Podcast, Built to Win | "We're excited about this new outreach opportunity. We want to be sure we aren't only reaching policymakers in the statehouse, but in their cars, homes, and on the go," says Victoria Eardley, co-host and marketing director for FGA... |
| Feb 24, 2021 | FGA Urges Department of Labor Not to Delay Implementation of the Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act | “This consistency in defining independent contractors will encourage partnerships between businesses and entrepreneurs so that they can work together more effectively,” said Chase Martin, FGA Legal Affairs Director.
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| Jan 29, 2021 | FGA Files SCOTUS Amicus Curiae Brief Supporting Work Requirements | "Congress expressly granted states the rights to adopt commonsense reforms to experiment with policy reforms that can improve health outcomes, promote self-sufficiency, and move people into work and off of welfare.” - Chase Martin, FGA... |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Work Requirements Can Preserve Medicaid For Those Who Need It Most | A view of the front portico of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.getty |
| Oct 14, 2020 | What Do Americans Think Is Broken In Health Care? What Trump And Biden Would Do About It | Our broken health care system has been a campaign talking point for generations, and 2020 is no exception. But what do people think is broken? What does your average worker, parent, student, or small business owner want fixed? My organizati... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Mourning The Many Foibles Of Medicare And Medicaid At 55 | Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Medicare bill in Independence, Missouri. With him are former President ... [+] Truman (seated, right), Lady Bird Johnson, Vice President Humphrey, and Mrs. Truman (standing, l to r). The Medicare bill got its sta... |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Cover Coronavirus Treatments, Don’t Expand Medicaid | We need to be smart about how we use public resources to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Two major crises are facing the country right now: 1) the negative health impact and associated deaths from the virus, and 2) the enormous economi... |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Column:: Here’s how a bogus claim on Medicaid made it onto CBS, with no pushback | During the CBS program “Face the Nation” on Sunday, moderator John Dickerson mentioned that among the Republicans who were critical of the Senate GOP’s Obamacare repeal bill was Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former congressman. Kasich was especi... |
| Apr 19, 2017 | Column:: Republicans base their new Obamacare repeal on a Maine program they call a success. Don’t believe them | When our hard-working members of Congress return to work next week refreshed from their 18-day Easter recess, they’re planning to take up healthcare reform again.
This time, their Affordable Care Act repeal effort has been dressed up with a... |
| The pandemic helped increase support for guaranteed income. Then came the backlash | Guaranteed income programs, which provide monthly income to help people with financial needs, have become more popular since the Covid pandemic.
Even as research shows the efforts have been effective in helping improve economic mobility, th... |
