Opinion

Unless Congress can find a way around it, come April 1, Medicare physicians will suffer a 21 percent payment reduction. Congress is scrambling to head this off and replace the flawed Sustained Growth Rate formula for paying doctors under Medicare, but there is growing concern over the financing of such changes. The Congressional Budget Office…

Speaking before the National Farmers Union annual convention this week, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy attempted to assure the group about the joint EPA and Army Corps of Engineers proposed rule defining what waters are covered under the Clean Water Act. “Let me be clear,” she said, “because that’s what the final rule will be.” If…

The answer given by many on the left when faced with the problem du jour—deficits, inequality, etc.—is simply to raise taxes on the rich. But while “the rich don’t pay their fair share,” is an enticing narrative, it is false. Actually looking at our federal income tax system, it’s apparent that the income tax is…

There are long term benefits to paying teachers by how well students perform in the classroom, according to a new study released by Israeli economist Victor Lavy. The author analyzed current income and demographic data for a set of students who graduated from high schools that were part of a trial program that paid teachers according…