Michigan Sets an Unlikely Example for States to Deregulate Health Care
Generally, in looking for examples of sound free-market policies, one’s first instinct would probably not be Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Yes, the same governor who just last week imposed…
Trump Administration’s Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation Attacks States’ Scam for More Taxpayer Money
There has been some recent uproar over a regulation proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services designed to strengthen Medicaid, the government program that provides health insurance…
CBO’s Latest Outlook Will Ruin Your Weekend and Our Future
Co-authored by Luke Hogg, the program coordinator for FreedomWorks Foundation. During the early 2000s, Democrats decried the budget deficits under President George W. Bush. Of course, they blamed those budget…
Entitlement Reform: A Growing National Emergency
As our debt soars above $22 trillion and continues to grow, Democrats are seeking yet another deal to bust discretionary spending caps. However, politicians on both sides of the aisle…
President Trump Fights for Welfare Reform and Self-Sufficiency
On April 10, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed the Executive Order on Economic Mobility. President Trump’s plan outlines nine “principles of economic mobility” that are bound to lift…
Almost 62 Percent of Federal Spending in 2018 Is Baked in the Budgetary Cake
Fiscal conservatives rightly opposed the Bipartisan Budget Act, H.R. 1892, because it blew through the spending caps by nearly $300 billion over two years and set the tone for…
Medicaid Match Rates Incentivize Waste
As the mandatory piece of federal expenditures consumes an ever-increasing percentage of the overall federal budget, Medicaid spending continues to rise within this mandatory piece. Many factors have contributed to…
Reforming Welfare by Restoring Federalism
As the economy begins to take off as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the next big thing we’re going to see is a need for workers.
With Time Running Out, Conservatives Should Take Graham-Cassidy Seriously
Last week, four Republican senators unveiled a proposal that could present a path forward on health insurance reform. The proposal, introduced in the form of an amendment to the House-passed…
Only in Washington Can Limiting the Growth of a Government Program Be Called A “Spending Cut”
The Congressional Budget Office released a report Thursday on the long-term spending effects of the Senate version of H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Unfortunately, Democrats and some…