WebMemo posted October 24, 2008 by Greg D'Angelo, Paul L. Winfree
The Obama Health Care Plan: A Closer Look at Cost and Coverage
Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) has put forth
an ambitious health care plan.[1] The plan proposes:
Expanding eligibility for existing public programs, including
both Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP);
Creating a National Health Insurance Exchange to serve as a
federal regulator of private insurance…
Lecture posted June 24, 1998 by Stephan Thernstrom, Fred Siegel, Robert Woodson
The Kerner Commission Report
This lecture was held at The Heritage Foundation on March
13, 1998.
Welcome to our
panel discussion on the 30th anniversary of the publication of the
Kerner Commission Report.
The Heritage Foundation has a number of goals. One is to roll
back the liberal welfare state. A prerequisite to understanding
what happened to create the liberal welfare state, and…
Backgrounder posted April 21, 1977 by Milton R.
Carter's Energy Program
(Archived document, may contain errors)
3 April 21, 1977 CA R TER 'S ENER G Y PR OGRA-M President Carter
has proposed a comprehensive program to deal with the energy cris
is. The major features of his package include the following
specific proposals A tax on mileage of inefficient automobiles
coupled with a rebate on high-mileage automobiles A standby tax…