For over three decades, CEI has advocated health care reforms that put more power in the hands of consumers to choose their health providers, treatment protocols, and scope of insurance coverage. We have advocated reform of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug and device approval process to allow for greater flexibility and patient choice. And in 2013, CEI organized the court challenges to Obamacare’s exchange subsidies that concluded with the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision.
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State Directed Payments redistribute money across states and supercharged growth
Differences in states’ use of SDPs cause an interstate redistribution of taxes as well. Because states are setting different levels of SDPs, spending varies…
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How State Directed Payments turned Medicaid into an interstate transfer scheme
Medicaid’s financing rules have long allowed states to expand spending while shifting much of the cost to federal taxpayers. One of the most important…
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Medicaid financing gimmickry – before and after the One Big Beautiful Bill
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income individuals which targeted families with dependent children, the elderly, and…
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Congressional Cures?
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The Harmful Side Effect We Never Hear About
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The House Education and Labor Committee holds a hearing on changes…
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Heart Stents and FDA Blockage
Is it another medical breakthrough gone unexpectedly bad? The drug-eluting heart stent is under increased scrutiny because of a complication…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS ExxonMobil’s record profits prompt calls for a windfall profits tax on the…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS “Politicians love the minimum wage. It is a perfect issue on which to demagogue, since…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Thousands gather in Mexico City to protest steeply rising prices for…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS Senators Dianne Feinstein and Jeff Bingaman headline a congressional hearing on “Senators’…
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Clone: It’s What’s for Dinner
SAN FRANCISCO — California politics lately seems a parody of itself. Starting in February, San Francisco will become the first city in the country…
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New Physician Survey Finds FDA Too Slow in Approving New Drugs and Devices
Contacts: Sam Kazman, CEI, 202.331.2265 Kellyanne Conway, the polling company, 202.667.6557 Dr. Robert Nirschl, orthopedic surgeon, 703-525-2200, x102 Washington, D.C.,…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Competitors renew complaints about the dominance of Microsoft as the company prepares…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT International security analysts predict that climate change could exacerbate violent conflicts around the world.
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS President Bush prepares to deliver his State of the Union address before…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS The House of Representative approves legislation requiring the government to negotiate lower…
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The High Cost of Low Price
Should free market advocates oppose a plan aimed at lowering prescription drug costs? Generally, no. But, when such a plan involves the flexing…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS New Democratic congressmen warn Speaker Pelosi to stick to a politically moderate…
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Eco-Intimidation Bypasses Scientific Debate
Junk science traditionally has been pretty much of an in-your-face phenomenon. Activist-generated scary headlines that are followed by a hysterical rush to adopt new…
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We oppose negotiations on Medicare Part D drug prices
We are deeply concerned about proposed legislation that would lead to negotiation of pharmaceutical prices by the federal government for the new Medicare Part…
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A Free Market Agenda for the 110th Congress
Washington, D.C., January 10, 2007—Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute releases its policy recommendations for the new leadership on Capitol Hill: This Liberal Congress Went to…
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This Liberal Congress Went to Market: a Bipartisan Policy Agenda for the 110th Congress
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Drug Industry Gone to the Dogs
My dog is fat. Obese, even, if the FDA is to be believed. The arrival of my new-born son two years ago has meant fewer…
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A Free Market Agenda for the 110th Congress
Contact: Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., January 10, 2007—Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute releases its policy recommendations for the new leadership…
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The Democrats’ Favorite Target
Politicians always talk about promoting the public interest, but in practice that usually means helping your friends and hurting your enemies. The Democrats taking…
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Issues in the News 1. CONGRESS Democratic leaders in Congress begin work on their first 100 hour agenda.
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Assessing the Agenda for Congress’ First 100 Hours
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One Flu over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Flu fearmongers must be quite depressed these days. Seasonal flu is late. Bird flu—despite all the headlines—hasn't gained much traction among humans. And…
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District Smoking Ban Threatens Economic Liberty
Contact: Christine Hall, (202) 331-2258 Washington, D.C., January 2, 2007 – The District of Columbia today became the newest city in…
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FDA Makes Right Decision on Cloned Milk and Meat
Contact: Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 Washington, D.C., December 28, 2006—The Competitive Enterprise Institute applauds the Food and Drug Administration for releasing its long-awaited Risk Assessment on…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH British medical journal The Lancet estimates that as many as 62 million people could die…
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One Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Flu fearmongers must be quite depressed these days. Seasonal flu is late. Bird flu – despite all the headlines – hasn’t gained much traction…
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Issues in the News GLOBAL WARMING An article explains the shortcomings of climate impact models. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director…
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Claims by Energy Security Advocates Clash with Consumer Safety Concerns
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Issues in the News 1. SCIENCE Researchers suggest a link between climate change and increased rates of malaria infection…
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Draining the Swamp: Reform for Anti-Malaria Policy
The White House is hosting a summit on malaria this week, and our good friend Roger Bate will be attending. And since Roger has…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH A new study finds Americans are unsure about the safety of biotech foods.
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Animal cloning no barnyard bijou
There was a time when you would be labeled a right-wing extremist for demanding the Food and Drug Administration base decisions on morality…
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Top Ten Junk Science Moments for 2006
It’s time again for JunkScience.com’s review of the most notable junk science events of the year – a “top 10” list that may sometimes…
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Proposed trans fat ban based on a lot of junk science
Dear Chicago Restaurantgoer: Ald. Ed Burke (14th) proposed last July that the Chicago City Council ban restaurants from serving foods made with vegetable oils…
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U.S. Businesses, Consumers to Feel Effects of Massive European Chemical Regulations
Contact: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> Richard Morrison, 202.331.2273 Washington, D.C., December…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH The Food and Drug Administration announces a plan to speed up access to…
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New York City Bans Science
The New York City Board of Health this week banned the use of trans fats by restaurants. The decision is directly traceable back to…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Scientists predict an intense hurricane season for 2007. CEI Expert Available to…
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Tobacco Scam
In 1998, the big tobacco companies entered into a $250 billion settlement with trial lawyers and the attorneys general of 46 states. Big Tobacco agreed…
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Saudis to Sue Tobacco Companies
The Saudi government is threatening to sue American tobacco companies such as Philip Morris to force them to pay the healthcare costs of Saudi…
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For Best Results, Drink Like a Sardinian
There’s more scientific evidence that moderate consumption of red wine is good for you: New research from the William Harvey Research Institute and…
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Breast-Related Assurances from the First Lady of Illinois
Some Illinois political observers are raising their eyebrows about a stack of greeting cards that Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s office sent out before the…
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The Media Filter
Dr. Crippen, a doctor who has the misfortune to work in the British National Health Service, has an interesting story about the critical…
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The Case of the DDT Deniers
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Scientists record the quietest hurricane season in 10 years, confounding alarmist…
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Court Ensures Painful Death for Terminally Ill
Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals voted to vacate and rehear its Abigail Alliance v. Von Eschenbach decision, which would have required the…
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Issues in the News 1. CULTURE The politically-loaded film Fast Food Nation hits movie theaters. CEI Expert Available…
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A Sequel We Could Have Done Without: The Return of the Dingell
OpenMarket’s consulting physician, Dr. Henry I. Miller of the Hoover Institution, has some strong words (and unfortunate predictions) about what we can expect from…
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Weighty Problem
As Brooke notes below, obesity has been tied to global warming. One of the lessons obesity campaigners drew from that study was that losing weight…
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Fake Boobs and Phony Science
To follow up on a thread from yesterday, FDA’s decision to let silicon gel filled breast implants back on the market is noteworthy for two…
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Unhappy Days Are Here Again
“The American people voted for change and they voted for Democrats to take our country in a new direction,” said a triumphant Nancy…
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1. ECONOMICS Legendary economist Milton Friedman dies at age 94. CEI Expert Available to Comment: President Fred L. Smith,…
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Junk Food Blogging
Sandy Szwarc, a registered nurse, certified culinary professional, CEI friend, and all around good person, recently started a blog on the science of food —…
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Junk Cinema
Fast Food Nation kicks off with a suit-clad fast food chain boss telling one of his executives to investigate a meat packing plant rumored to…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Wall Street firms prepare to calculate the costs imposed by financial regulations like…
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No Beef to Breast Cancer Scare
“Breast cancer risk linked to red meat, study finds,” headlined the Washington Post’s front page last Tuesday. “Younger women who regularly eat…
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Issues in the News 1. BUSINESS Wal-Mart plans a price-cutting blitz for the holiday shopping season. CEI Expert…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Researchers find new growth in forests around the world. CEI Expert Available…
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The Fat Acceptance Movement Needs You
Jacob Sullum over at Reason reviews two of the latest books on weight loss industry and the obsession with the obesity “epidemic” in…
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Internet Medicine: Does that Make Al Gore My Family Physician?
A new study finds an increasing number of doctors using information from Internet searches to help diagnose illnesses: The internet search engine Google…
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Trans Fat Hysteria Could Be Lawsuit Bonanza
The takeover of Congress by Democrats could result in a big payday for trial lawyers at the expense of the feckless food industry.
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Delegates to a United Nations global warming conference defend the U.S. record…
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Trans-Fatty Criminals
Elizabeth Whelan of ACSH has a great article on National Review Online today about the stupidity of banning trans-fats, as New York City and…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH A study in mice suggests health benefits from consuming a chemical commonly found…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL The Supreme Court agrees to examine whether public employee unions must obtain permission from members…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A government report out of the UK predicts dire economic consequences from global…
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Smoking your way to the presidency?
I was waiting for Reason to blog about this article in The New Republic. It focuses on the fact that presidential maybe-sayer Barack…
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Fishy Dietary Advice
Researchers announced this week that the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks. But as far as the data indicate, the scales are…
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The Man for All Seasons
Life really can imitate art. Leon Hesser's straightforward yet gripping biography of Norman Borlaug, the plant breeder known as the Father of the…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Universal sues popular video-sharing websites, after signing a revenue sharing deal with YouTube.
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Issues in the News 1. SAFETY President Bush hosts a swearing-in ceremony for incoming Secretary of Transportation Mary E.
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She’s Huge in Europe
More fame for Angela! Her concise and pithy assessment of the EU’s proposed chemical regulations made it as environmental news service Greenwire’s…
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Registering Some Problems With REACH
The Wall Street Journal reports today that U.S. and European firms were unsuccessful in an attempt to make the proposed chemicals policy in…
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Big business loses a buddy with Mark Foley resignation
WASHINGTON – We’re still figuring out who knew what and when about former Florida Rep. Mark Foley’s behavior toward pages, but the disgraced…
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A Nobel Prize For Pinpointing U.S. Greatness
America is now five for five in the Nobel Prizes this year. And the announcement of Edmund Phelps as the economics recipient is…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google buys Internet video pioneer YouTube for $1.65 billion.
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Pesticide Bans No Minor Mistake
Tina’s Rosenberg’s article in today’s New York Times addresses the devastating impact that misguided bans of the pesticide DDT have had on…
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X PRIZE launches another prize – mapping genes
The foundation that gave a huge prize for launching a private spaceship yesterday announced a multi-million dollar prize for fast-track technology…
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Are Bad Drugs Coming to a Pharmacy Near You?
In “The Third Man,” the brilliant, shadowy, 1949 film, Orson Welles' character, Harry Lime, is a morally bankrupt, cynical racketeer and dealer of…
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Issues in the News 1. TECHNOLOGY Google launches a new global initiative dedicated to promoting literacy. CEI Expert Available…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT A coalition of churches mounts a campaign to promote Al Gore’s global warming…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH Thousands of lawsuits against Merck & Co. swamp courthouses to meet the deadline…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH New York City plans to ban the use of trans-fats in restaurant meals.
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New study shows promise, but not cure
A new study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows mixed results in dealing with Type 1 diabetes, also…
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Issues in the News 1. GLOBAL WARMING California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a law initiating the nation’s first CO2 emissions…
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Of Mice and Men
A new study shows that mice that drink moderate amounts of wine everyday suffer from less memory loss and brain cell death. A huge…
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Issues in the News SECURITY Congress moves forward with a plan to mandate tougher safety plant security procedures. CEI Expert Available to…
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Rachel Carson Lied, Millions Died
We were all happy to see the World Health Organization finally take steps to embrace wider anti-malarial deployment of DDT, but our…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Declining stock market values signal a weakening market for ethanol. CEI Expert Available to…
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Lockyer: SUVs Don’t Kill People, Car Companies Kill People
California’s attorney general has sued carmakers DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Ford and subsidiaries of Honda, Nissan and Toyota for global warming impacts…
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Day of Reckoning for DDT Foes?
Last week’s announcement that the World Health Organization lifted its nearly 30-year ban on the insecticide DDT is perhaps the most promising development in…
