The Heartland Institute

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While a high-profile battle over ObamaCare is being waged in federal courts, skirmishes are currently playing out in a number of states on the question of how to implement this federal legislation, if at all. One of the most vexing issues facing state legislators and governors remains what to do about the health insurance ...

The Treasurer of Massachusetts blasted the health care plan recently signed by President Obama as a threat to the American economy, even as the White House acknowledged its health care legislation parallels the Bay State s controversial reforms. Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy Cahill, a former Democrat now running as an independent ...

In March 1991 Massachusetts passed an interdistrict choice law that gave parents the option of enrolling their child in any district they selected, provided that district had voted to receive students under the program. The tuition for that child would be deducted from the sending district's state aid and added to the receiving ...

A report released by Ohio s Department of Insurance shows the state has realized significant benefits since state-level medical malpractice reforms in 2003 put a $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages. The report details a 21 percent drop in medical liability-related lawsuits between 2005 and 2006 and a 14 percent drop in closed ...

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Minnesota health insurers are boosting incentive-based payments to hospitals and clinics that can demonstrate progress toward efficiency and cutbacks on waste. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, which covers 2.7 million people, is contracting with Essentia Health, Fairview Health Services, HealthEast Care System, and Allina ...

One of the key requirements under President Obama s health care law is that each state set up a functional health insurance exchange by 2013. The exchanges, based on those currently running in Utah and Massachusetts, are essentially government managed conduits, allowing for state bureaucracies to organize and regulate ...

As many states struggle to find ways to reform their Medicaid systems without breaking the bank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation has provided some guidance for the Lone Star state. The think tank urges Texas to move some of the 3.3 million people on Medicaid into the private health insurance market. The plan does not ...