NCPA Commentaries by Devon Herrick
Devon Herrick is a Senior Fellow for the National Center for Policy Analysis. While Herrick works on a number of issues, he concentrates on health care issues, such as Internet-based medicine, health insurance and the uninsured, as well as pharmaceutical drug issues.
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Oct 01, 2009 Census Bureau Uninsured Numbers Raise Questions- Health Care News
The U.S. Census Bureau released new statistics on the number of uninsured Americans in its annual report on September 10, sparking discussion of what the statistics mean and some surprising information about the incomes of the uninsured.
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May 01, 2009 Will Health Care Rationing Follow the Stimulus Bill- Health Care News
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known informally as the "stimulus" bill, appropriated $1.1 billion to create a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Research. The provision is one of the most controversial in the 1,000-page measure.
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Feb 01, 2009 Health Care Choice Can Cut Costs, Improve Care- Health Care News
As a new Congress begins considering health insurance issues, some members are already discussing proposals for a single-payer, universal health insurance plan.
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Jan 01, 2009 Web Replaces Doctors as Patients' Top Health Information Source- Health Care News
A study by New York-based Manhattan Research has found people more frequently turn to the Internet for health information than seek information from their doctor. An estimated 145 million U.S. adults now turn to the Internet for information about diseases and other medical conditions.
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