NCPA: Daily Policy Digest 2-2-2010

National Center for Policy Analysis Daily Policy Digest Tuesday, February 2, 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 CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE? CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES Walk-in clinics, often located in big retailers like Wal-Mart and Target and staffed by nurse practitioners, are becoming more popular thanks to their convenient locations and no-appointment-necessary policy, according to Devon Herrick, a senior fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis... FOXBUSINESS.COM Social Issues THEORY-BASED ABSTINENCE-ONLY PROGRAMS WORK Abstinence-only interventions may have an important role in delaying sexual activity until a time later in life when the adolescent is more prepared to handle the consequences of sex, say researchers... ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE/UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Education Issues EDUCATION SPENDING INCREASES AND BROKEN PROMISES Federal spending increases have delivered few benefits to students, says Dan Lips, a senior policy analyst with the Heritage Foundation... NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Health Issues A TRUE ROADMAP TO FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) "Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2010," would bring down premiums and the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, according to the Congressional Budget Office... HERITAGE FOUNDATION Energy Issues NO-SPIN ZONES Why did Minnesota spend $3.3 million on 11 wind turbines that don't work in cold weather, asks John Stossel?... HOT AIR/FOX NEWS State and Local Issues MICHAEL AND ME AND TAXPAYER MAKES THREE The state of Michigan should not offer filmmaker Michael Moore a refundable tax credit for his documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story," says Michael LaFaive... MACKINAC CENTER 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. NCPA Events Mitt Romney - Thursday, March 18, 2010 Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and Republican Candidate for President of the United States, will discuss his new book No Apology: The Case for American Greatness as a part of the Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series. 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 To unsubscribe, click here.