Show-Me Discusses the Medicaid Expansion With Media All Across State
It has been a busy few days in the Show-Me office. Yesterday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that his upcoming...
Should Missouri Participate In A Bernie Madoff-Type Scheme?
First came the threat. Then the bribe, or the offer that sounds almost too good to be true. Now it...
No, It Will Cost Missourians Considerably More Than ‘$20 Per Person’ To Expand Medicaid
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has published a commentary by Saint Louis University School of Law Professor Robert Gatter in which the...
Some ‘Windfall’: Would It Actually Cost Missouri Nearly $800 Million To Expand Medicaid?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion could not be forced on the states,...
Thoughts On Today’s Supreme Court Decision
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare.) In a twist, rather...
Health Care Law Violates Sound Public Policy In 10 Ways
It was the kind of spectacle that policy wonks savor – three days of complex and abstruse arguments before the...
Previewing Day Three Of Health Care Reform Oral Arguments
We have reached the last day of oral arguments for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a.k.a., Obamacare....
The Battle Lines Have Been Drawn
In January, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) launched his opening salvo in what was sure to be a contentious session...
Previewing Day One Of Health Care Reform Oral Arguments
Beginning on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,)...
What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis
On May 3, the Show-Me Institute cosponsored a lecture by Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst for the Heritage Foundation. In...
What Washington Won’t Tell You About the Next Economic Crisis – Highlights
This is the five-minute version of a speech by Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst for the Heritage Foundation. In...
Attorney General Chris Koster’s Amicus Brief Only Goes Halfway
The Show-Me Institute has been one of the leaders in urging Missouri’s attorney general, Chris Koster, to join the lawsuit...
Missouri’s Attorney General Should Join Health Care Reform Lawsuit
When Missourians passed Proposition C last August with more than 71 percent of the vote, they signaled opposition to the...
Attorney General Chris Koster Should Join the Multistate Health Care Lawsuit in Florida
When they passed Proposition C last August, Missourians demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to the federal health care reform law. They...
Medicaid: The Program that Keeps on Taking
Medicaid is one of the largest expenses in Missouri’s budget. In fiscal year 2008, Medicaid spending in Missouri totaled more...
Death Panels and the Market
Within the health care debate that has taken place during the past year, “death panels” and health care rationing were...
Medicaid Cuts: As Scary as They Look?
Gov. Jay Nixon has proposed $120 million in cuts for the state’s Medicaid program. There has been a lot of...
What Does It Cost if Your Neighbor Has No Health Care Insurance?
Americans are proud of their independence and their rights as individuals to express their unique perspectives. No one is about...
Taxes and Government Spending Undermine Economic Growth
With stimulus spending one of the most contentious issues in a very contentious political year, politicians of all stripes...
The Autism Bill: Negative Outcomes From Good Intentions
There is an ironic tension between two health care bills currently pending in the Missouri Senate. One seeks to create...
