Proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) health insurance exchanges will argue that the state setting up its own exchange, instead of the federal government, will give the ... Keep Reading
Obamacare Grant a Step in the Wrong Direction
State legislators have given the green light for the Department of Insurance to spend $12.4 million in federal grant money to set up a preliminary health insurance exchange. These ... Keep Reading
HSAs: Putting Patients Back in the Healthcare Driver’s Seat
America’s healthcare infrastructure desperately needs reform – both the Left and the Right can agree with this basic premise. However, their acquiescence tends to end there. Last ... Keep Reading
Dr. Government Seeks Patient Medical Information
Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or Obamacare) without first reading it. As Nancy Pelosi noted at the time, “we have to pass the bill so that ... Keep Reading
Civitas Speaker in Shelby Star
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Constitutional Amendments in the September Session
The legislature has already had a successful session, overriding several of Gov. Perdue’s vetoes and approving redistricting maps for both U.S. Congress and the state legislature. ... Keep Reading
Does Obama Care? True Consequences of the “Affordable” Care Act
In mid-August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on the Florida lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare or PPACA). The ... Keep Reading
End to Public Campaign Financing Means Increased Taxpayer Savings
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law claiming to support “clean elections,” ruling 5-4 to uphold our free speech rights and finding the law ... Keep Reading
Tort Reform Not Forgotten in Historic Legislative Session
The General Assembly worked tirelessly throughout the 2011 legislative session to push through hundreds of bills aimed at dismantling the old liberal guard. In the area of tort ... Keep Reading
Lawmakers Perform Healthcare Reconstructive Surgery
For the first time in over 140 years, Republicans are leading both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly. They came in with a comprehensive list of legislative goals, ... Keep Reading
