How to Fix the Medicare Physician Payment Problem
The congressional formula that determines the annual Medicare payment update for physicians, the sustainable growth rate (SGR), was supposed to cut Medicare doctors’ pay each… Read More
EconomyNews
A Simple and Wrong Answer to Poverty: Increasing the Minimum Wage
During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama proposed fighting poverty by raising the minimum wage. It sounds appealing but it will not… Read More
Obama Has NOT Doubled the Nation’s Fuel Economy
President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was full of good intentions, bad policy, and suspect claims. He said, for example, that “We… Read More
Threat of Terrorism Still Lurking in Asia
Three individuals are currently under arrest in Malaysia for their alleged involvement in terrorist recruitment. Two of the individuals were charged with planning acts of… Read More
LawNews
“Violence Against Women Act” Gives Grant Money to Misleading Organizations
The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women (NTF), a front group for organizations dependent on the Violence Against Women Act… Read More
WATCH: Google+ Hangout with Heritage Experts on State of the Union
Join us for a discussion with Heritage Foundation experts about President Obama’s State of the Union address last night. Obama proposed at least 29 new… Read More
Morning Bell: Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his… Read More
Rep. Tom Price: Obama Needs to “Press the Reset Button”
President Obama’s refusal to balance the budget will soon leave Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security bankrupt. That’s according to Representative Tom Price (R-GA), who spoke at… Read More
State of the Union 2013: Heritage Experts’ Analysis
New Capabilities for the Military? During his speech tonight, President Obama, in a brief passage, pledged to provide the military with new capabilities. This pledge… Read More
No, Obamacare Does Not Lower Health Care Spending
Obamacare supporters tend to give credit to the law where credit is not due. In the latest attempt, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D–WA)… Read More
Senator Cornyn: Urgent Action Needed to Bolster Taiwan Defense
Last Friday’s event at The Heritage Foundation, “Shoring Up the U.S.–Taiwan Partnership,” featured a statement by Senator John Cornyn (R–TX) advocating “the urgent need to… Read More
Will President Obama Call for More Nuclear Arms Reductions?
President Obama will propose large-scale nuclear arms reductions worldwide in tonight’s State of the Union address, according to The New York Times. The White House,… Read More
Hospices Reveal Obamacare’s Impact
Two hospice care centers are struggling to make ends meet, and Obamacare’s cuts to Medicare are to blame. Hospices—health care facilities for the terminally ill—along… Read More
WATCH: Rep. Tom Price Talks Balanced Budget at Bloggers Briefing
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) joins us for today’s Bloggers Briefing. He’ll share his thoughts on the State of the Union, balancing the budget, and anything… Read More
Ballistic over Benghazi: Graham and Inhofe Take on the White House
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) issued blunt warnings to the White House on Sunday: Give us real answers on Benghazi, or the… Read More
Cybersecurity Executive Order Is a Mistake Every Way You Look at It
President Obama plans to issue his cybersecurity executive order on Wednesday, following his State of the Union address, according to The Hill. Based on drafts… Read More
Education Savings Accounts: Empowering Parents
It is ironic that while Americans are able to freely choose what commercial luxuries to invest in, we are not able to freely invest in… Read More
Marriage Makes Fiscal Sense
National Marriage Week (February 7–14) is drawing attention to the link between the collapse of marriage and child poverty—and its cost to America. The statistics… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Bogus State of the Union Promises
Tonight, the American people will be watching President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. How has he done on his promises over the past… Read More
Ten-Year-Old Arrested for Bringing Toy Gun to School
Last week, a ten-year-old Alexandria, Virginia, boy was arrested and charged with brandishing a weapon, according to The Washington Examiner. This is a very serious… Read More
Dodd-Frank: Dismal Findings on Rulemaking
Two recent reports document anew the failure of federal agencies to meet the extensive rulemaking requirements of the Dodd–Frank statute. The regulatory backlog highlights how… Read More
Cutting Federal Waste: Not a Silver Bullet, but Still Important
President Obama’s State of the Union Address tomorrow evening provides him with a chance to explain how he would put the country on a path… Read More
Cloakroom: February 11 – February 15
House Cloakroom Analysis: The House has a light week planned. The only notable legislation on the floor will be a bill to prevent a planned… Read More
U.S.–China Trade: Don’t Let the Numbers Fool You
The numbers for America’s trade in 2012 came out on Friday and, as usual, China is prominent. America’s goods trade deficit with China broke the… Read More
Obama Jobs Council Disbanded – Despite Economy, Jobs as Top Priority for Americans
President Obama has allowed his jobs council to expire – even though “strengthening [the] economy” and “improving [the] job situation” continue to be top priorities for the… Read More
Wall Street Journal Profiles Heritage Scholar Hans von Spakovsky
A stalwart advocate of election integrity and a formidable opponent of those seeking to subvert our nation’s electoral process, Hans von Spakovsky sat down with… Read More
No Child Left Behind Waivers: Regulatory Purgatory
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) may be regulatory hell for school leaders—as a reported 7 million man hours of paperwork each year to comply suggests—but… Read More
Why Federal Transit Hasn’t Lived Up to Its Promises
Next City, the nonprofit organization that produced this recent Super Bowl commercial parody, and other transit advocates claim that trains, buses, and even trolleys provide… Read More
Morning Bell: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
In North Dakota, people have jobs. That state led the nation in job creation last year, and its unemployment rate is only 3.2 percent (compared… Read More
Health CareNews
Catholic Bishops Recognize Failures in Obama Admin’s “Accommodation”
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a statement Thursday expressing concern with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent proposed update… Read More
