By Grant D. Bosse Summary: Certificate of Need laws, or CONs, have been set up across the country under the assumption that rationing hospital construction and expansion would limit increases in health care costs. Four decades of experience have shown that CONs do not control costs, but do provide a significant barrier to entry to […]
00Editorial Staffhttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngEditorial Staff2012-02-14 17:38:212012-02-14 17:38:21Irrational: Do Certificate of Need laws reduce costs or hurt patients?
Joshua Elliott-Traficante February 2012 Earlier this month, the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS or ‘the System’) released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) revealing the current state of the System at the close of the last fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2011 saw assets grow by nearly $1 Billion, however the funding ratio dropped more […]
00Joshua Elliott-Traficantehttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngJoshua Elliott-Traficante2012-02-02 14:43:092018-08-28 06:22:29An Updated Look at the New Hampshire Retirement System, the Unfunded Liability and Troubling Trends
Charlie Arlinghaus February 1, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader MOST PROPOSALS on health care are part of a highly charged ideological debate. One exception this year, the health care compact, is not a short-term solution but a longer-term project that will allow New Hampshire to benefit by letting other states […]
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-02-01 19:08:462018-08-28 06:19:11Let States Experiment with Healthcare
Charlie Arlinghaus January 25, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader At the center of the debate over the federal law known as ObamaCare is a debate over whether or not states should administer the federal rules and regulations in a supposedly state-run Exchange. New Hampshire would make a mistake with […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-26 20:08:082018-08-28 19:25:13A State-run Federal Exchange is the Worst of Both Worlds
In recognition of School Choice Week, we are releasing the study below on Scholarship Tax Credit programs across the country and how they might work here in New Hampshire. The study is authored by Center Research Fellow Jason Bedrick. Scholarship Tax Credit Programs Analysis
Charlie Arlinghaus January 18, 2011 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Be careful not to get on the wrong side of your legislator or he might pass a law just to get back at you. We are being treated to an example of the temptations of power this year as one legislator […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-20 22:10:182018-08-28 06:19:11The Sapareto Tax is an Embarrassing Abuse of Power
Charlie Arlinghaus January 11, 2011 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Understanding the New Hampshire primary is a hobby that occupies most of us who are politically obsessed. Since I’m writing before the results and you are reading this after they’ve come in, I’m going to suggest some of the best political […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-13 17:59:412018-08-28 19:25:26Three Suggestions to Better Understand What Happened and What Will Happen
https://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.png00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-09 16:25:392018-08-28 19:25:38Charlie on CSPAN on the Primary
Senator Rand Paul sat down with Charlie Arlinghaus as part of the Josiah Bartlett Center’s “Substance Over Soundbites” Series to discuss Ron Paul’s Presidential campaign, how to deal with Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon, monetary policy, and reducing the size of the federal government. Paul says it’s not enough for the next President to […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-07 20:24:192018-08-28 19:26:01Substance over Soundbites: Rand Paul
Charlie Arlinghaus interviews former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the first installment of the Josiah Bartlett Center’s “Substance Over Soundbites Series” Part 1- Gingrich says it would be “virtually impossible” to support Ron Paul if he is the Republican Presidential Nominee. Part 2- Gingrich explains why he’s running for President Part 3- Gingrich discusses the […]
00Charles M. Arlinghaushttps://jbartlett.org/wp-content/uploads/logo_white_v1_360x70.pngCharles M. Arlinghaus2012-01-05 21:24:412018-08-28 19:26:14Substance over Soundbites: Newt Gingrich
Irrational: Do Certificate of Need laws reduce costs or hurt patients?
HEALTH CAREBy Grant D. Bosse Summary: Certificate of Need laws, or CONs, have been set up across the country under the assumption that rationing hospital construction and expansion would limit increases in health care costs. Four decades of experience have shown that CONs do not control costs, but do provide a significant barrier to entry to […]
An Updated Look at the New Hampshire Retirement System, the Unfunded Liability and Troubling Trends
BUDGETJoshua Elliott-Traficante February 2012 Earlier this month, the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS or ‘the System’) released its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) revealing the current state of the System at the close of the last fiscal year. Fiscal Year 2011 saw assets grow by nearly $1 Billion, however the funding ratio dropped more […]
Let States Experiment with Healthcare
HEALTH CARECharlie Arlinghaus February 1, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader MOST PROPOSALS on health care are part of a highly charged ideological debate. One exception this year, the health care compact, is not a short-term solution but a longer-term project that will allow New Hampshire to benefit by letting other states […]
A State-run Federal Exchange is the Worst of Both Worlds
HEALTH CARECharlie Arlinghaus January 25, 2012 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader At the center of the debate over the federal law known as ObamaCare is a debate over whether or not states should administer the federal rules and regulations in a supposedly state-run Exchange. New Hampshire would make a mistake with […]
Scholarship Tax Credit
BUDGET, EDUCATIONIn recognition of School Choice Week, we are releasing the study below on Scholarship Tax Credit programs across the country and how they might work here in New Hampshire. The study is authored by Center Research Fellow Jason Bedrick. Scholarship Tax Credit Programs Analysis
The Sapareto Tax is an Embarrassing Abuse of Power
BETTER GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus January 18, 2011 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Be careful not to get on the wrong side of your legislator or he might pass a law just to get back at you. We are being treated to an example of the temptations of power this year as one legislator […]
Three Suggestions to Better Understand What Happened and What Will Happen
BETTER GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus January 11, 2011 As originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader Understanding the New Hampshire primary is a hobby that occupies most of us who are politically obsessed. Since I’m writing before the results and you are reading this after they’ve come in, I’m going to suggest some of the best political […]
Charlie on CSPAN on the Primary
PRESSWatch the video below from CSPAN of Charlie on Washington Journal discussing the NH Primary and taking questions from callers across the country.
Substance over Soundbites: Rand Paul
PRESSSenator Rand Paul sat down with Charlie Arlinghaus as part of the Josiah Bartlett Center’s “Substance Over Soundbites” Series to discuss Ron Paul’s Presidential campaign, how to deal with Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon, monetary policy, and reducing the size of the federal government. Paul says it’s not enough for the next President to […]
Substance over Soundbites: Newt Gingrich
BETTER GOVERNMENTCharlie Arlinghaus interviews former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the first installment of the Josiah Bartlett Center’s “Substance Over Soundbites Series” Part 1- Gingrich says it would be “virtually impossible” to support Ron Paul if he is the Republican Presidential Nominee. Part 2- Gingrich explains why he’s running for President Part 3- Gingrich discusses the […]