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Rethink The Child Mask Mandate — Doug Badger for Daily Signal

POSTED BY Galen Institute on September 1, 2021.

CDC Should Revise Its Guidance Mandating Masks at School By Doug Badger August 31, 2021  The Daily Signal The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends “universal indoor masking of all students age 2 and older.” But there’s just one problem: The leading study on which the CDC bases this recommendation found that the COVID-19 infection rate in … [Read more...] about Rethink The Child Mask Mandate — Doug Badger for Daily Signal

Filed Under: Doug Badger, The Daily Signal

“Vax Shaming”

POSTED BY Galen Institute on August 2, 2021.

President Biden yesterday warned governors to “get out of the way of the people that are trying to do the right thing” by imposing new mask mandates, requiring vaccine passports, and other COVID restrictions. Biden called out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, pointedly noting their states account for one-third of all new cases.  DeSantis pushed back, saying … [Read more...] about “Vax Shaming”

Filed Under: Doug Badger, The Daily Signal

Unmasking Washington’s Role In COVID

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 27, 2021.

Was America’s federalist system of government an asset or liability during the COVID-19 pandemic?  Doug Badger and Bob Moffit conclude, based upon ample evidence, that it was a benefit that “fostered policy innovation, enabled state officials to avoid misguided measures,” and resulted in better economic outcomes.   In their new Heritage paper, “Health Care Reform COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Unmasking Washington’s Role In COVID

Filed Under: Doug Badger, The Heritage Foundation

Destructive New Subsidies

POSTED BY Doug Badger on May 26, 2021.

Obamacare Subsidies: Six Reasons Congress Should Not Make Temporary Increases Permanent By Doug BadgerThe Heritage Foundation, May 26, 2021 The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act spent an estimated $90 billion on free health insurance for the unemployed and on temporarily increasing Obamacare premium subsidies.  That temporary expansion made some of the nation’s highest-paid workers … [Read more...] about Destructive New Subsidies

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Published, The Heritage Foundation

Misplaced Trust on Mask Mandates

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 29, 2021.

The CDC and mask mandates: Unmasking the truth | By Norbert Michel and Doug Badger | April 27, 2021, National Interest  | How reliable are government declarations that mask mandates prevent the spread of the coronavirus? Not very, as a new article by Norbert Michel and Doug Badger in National Interest demonstrates. With the Center for Disease Control’s announcement this week that it’s … [Read more...] about Misplaced Trust on Mask Mandates

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Published

Don’t Attack Innovation

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 20, 2021.

“Pharmaceutical Innovation is Winning the War on COVID-19.  Biden Shouldn’t Disarm.” | By Doug Badger | Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2021 The Biden administration is launching what amounts to a federal assault against pharmaceutical innovation—innovation that led to the historic feat of producing vaccines against COVID-19 in record time. President Biden would impose federal price controls on … [Read more...] about Don’t Attack Innovation

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Published

Back To Normal?—Doug Badger In Sun Sentinel

POSTED BY Galen Institute on March 9, 2021.

Will life after COVID-19 be normal? |By Doug Badger |Sun Sentinel, March 5, 2021 | Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will life after COVID-19 be normal? Consider what a federal judge said recently when he struck down a Centers for Disease Control ban on evictions, which the Trump … [Read more...] about Back To Normal?—Doug Badger In Sun Sentinel

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Sun Sentinel

The New Push to Expand Government’s Role in Health Care Won’t Work

POSTED BY Galen Institute on February 22, 2021.

The following is an open letter from 68 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the letter. Democrats in Congress have proposed a COVID-19 relief bill that includes provisions to dramatically increase government subsidies for health care coverage for millions of people who already have insurance while further expanding … [Read more...] about The New Push to Expand Government’s Role in Health Care Won’t Work

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, Grace-Marie Turner, Health Policy Consensus Group

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