This is the full 2013 Medicare report from the CMS Medicare Board of Trustees. This document outlines the current state of Medicare and the future of Medicare/Medicaid, as studied by insurance actuaries working with or for CMS. http://go.cms.gov/18S2l5Y

This article first appeared in The News Journal print edition January 14, 2015 and at Delawareonline.com January 13, 2015. Read the original HERE When I read Delaware’s proposed Health Care Innovation Plan, I can’t help but think of the German economy under the top-down control implemented in the 1930s. Other than coal, Germany had to import most of the natural resources that drove its economy. The imports included oil, ore for steel, aluminum and copper, and grain to feed l

The Daliy Beast reports that Delaware is over the top on state government debt.

In CNBC’s recent ranking of the top states for business Delaware came in 42 nd . Is there really any reason for concern? If so, what needs to be done to make Delaware more business competitive?   CNBC scores the 50 states on 40 different measures of competitiveness grouped into ten aggregate categories. Each of the ten categories receives a different weight for determining the overall state’s score.   Of the 2,439 possible points, six categories accounted for almost all of De

The future of Delawares economy lies primarily with its current business base.

Various signs point to the beginning of the recovery in Delawares economy. The road back, however, is steep. Among the indicators of revival, the monthly change in Delawares leading economic indicator has finally turned positive, joining Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

The latest Fraser Institute ranking places Delaware number one among the states in economic freedom.

The most recent data from the Tax Foundation shows that Delaware is driving out wealthy residents by raising its state and local tax burden.   Every year the Tax Foundation calculates each state-local tax burden as a percentage of the state’s per capita income. Since 2001 Delaware’s tax burden has risen from 8.1% (40 th lowest among the states) to 9.6% in 2009 (23 rd among the states). Since the research literature shows that over time households vote with their feet, a ris

Caesar Rodney Institute briefs the constitutionality of the health care individual mandate before the U.S. Supreme Court   On February 13, 2012, the Caesar Rodney Institute filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” brief with the U. S. Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in, Department of Health & Human Services, et. al., v. State of Florida, et. al.  As with our prior briefs

The 2010 ranking of 610 four year degree granting institutions of higher education from Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity is out. How did the University of Delaware fare? The Forbes rankings of “America’s Best Colleges” are based upon output measures such as post-graduate success, competitive awards, and the four-year graduation rate. The University of Delaware ranks 218. It is necessary to put this ranking in context. As with other large public