NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 1-8-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Friday, January 8, 2010 There are more than 500,000 subscribers that receive the Daily Policy Digest. Help us hit 1 million by Forwarding to a Friend. Yes, I want to support Daily Policy Digest and contribute today! Health Issues MARRIED COUPLES PAY MORE THAN UNMARRIED UNDER HEALTH BILL The built-in "marriage penalty" in both the House and Senate health care bills could mean a hike of $2,000 or more in annual insurance premiums for married couples, say observers... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues LOW LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE UNITED STATES Despite the poor showing on an international study, the low longevity ranking of the United States is not likely a result of a poorly functioning health care system, say researchers... NATIONAL BUREAU ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH Crime POLICE MAY SCRAP ENTRANCE EXAM If Chicago scraps its police exam, it would be the lone major city without one, and experts contend that the exam is integral to eliminating unqualified applicants... NBC CHICAGO Health Issues MEDICARE AND THE MAYO CLINIC President Obama needs to give some thought to the Mayo Clinic's recent decision to stop accepting Medicare payments at one of its primary care facility, says columnist Jeff Jacoby... JEWISH WORLD REVIEW State and Local Issues FIX FOR ARIZONA BUDGET DEFICIT IS SPENDING DISCIPLINE Arizona can have a balanced budget, a growing economy, plentiful jobs and a friendly climate for businesses and families, and it all starts with spending discipline, says Tom Patterson, a former state senator... GOLDWATER 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. Connect with the NCPA on: 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 2003-2010 National Center for Policy Analysis - All rights reserved