NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 10-23-2009

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Friday, October 23, 2009 Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Health Issues CANADIAN PATIENTS FEEL WAIT OF THE WORLD A group in British Columbia has offered medical waiting-list insurance to members whose government treatment is on hold -- another example of why state-run health care must be avoided, say observers... INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Health Issues HOUSE BILL RAISES, NOT LOWERS, HEALTH CARE COSTS If ObamaCare passed, the legislation would, as President Obama promised, bend the health care cost curve. but in the wrong direction, say experts... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Health Issues SCHIP BAIT AND SWITCH The Baucus health care reform plan either puts states into fiscal jeopardy or provides another budget gimmick to avoid paying the full cost of the legislation through the treatment of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), according to researcher Dennis G. Smith... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Education Issues HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY Enrolling in a community college and earning a two-year degree or certificate in high-return fields such as health care, computer science or building trades can open a pathway to well above-average-and rising-earnings, says Diana Furchgott-Roth of the Manhattan Institute... REALCLEARMARKETS.COM International Issues THE END OF ENTITLEMENT The United Kingdom could do four things to reform its welfare system, say observers... REFORM International Issues FOSTERING AN EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE FOOD ACCESS PIPELINE There are a number of financial tools that could be used to improve the effectiveness of food-assistance agencies, according to report... MILKEN INSTITUTE About the DPD NCPA's Daily Policy Digest brings you the most wide-ranging public policy findings five times a week at no charge. DPD knows your time is valuable, so we find and summarize the most topical public policy issues from today's newspapers, magazines, websites, government reports, scholarly journals and think tanks. Visit the DPD Archives Visit the NCPA website The John Goodman Health Blog A new Consumer-Directed Health Care Blog. Forward this to a Friend Subscribe to the Daily Policy Digest. Unsubscribe: If you received this email in error, you can unsubscribe here. Please do not reply to this email address as it is not monitored. For a list of NCPA departments and corresponding email addresses, please visit www.ncpa.org/contact. We depend on the financial support of individuals. We need your help to continue our work. Join the NCPA today! Dallas Headquarters 12770 Coit Rd., Suite 800 Dallas, TX 75251-1339 Phone: (972) 386-6272 Fax: (972) 386-0924 Copyright 2003-2009 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved