Backgrounder posted August 28, 2009 by Joshua Dunn, Ph.D., D. Mark Wilson
Economics of Play-or-Pay Mandates in Health Care Reform Bills
The two main health care reform bills that Congress is currently debating each include some form of "play-or-pay" employer mandate: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200)[1] and the Affordable Health Choices Act.[2] The House "Blue-Dog compromise," a version of H.R. 3200, also includes a play-or-pay employer mandate.[3]
The play-or-pay…
First Principles Series Report posted September 23, 2008 by Joshua Dunn, Ph.D.
The Perils of Judicial Policymaking: The Practical Case for Separation of Powers
The judicial
process is too principle-prone and principle-bound-it has to be,
there is no other justification or explanation for the role it
plays. It is also too remote from conditions, and deals, case by
case, with too narrow a slice of reality. It is not accessible to
all the varied interests that are in play in any decision of great
consequence. It is, very…