NCPA Daily Policy Digest for August 2, 2011

Controversy over "Off-Label" Prescribing

"Off-label" prescribing is legal, commonly practiced within the medical community, viewed as an essential component of good medical care, and offers greater choice in treatment options for millions of patients...

Natural Gas Flip-Flop

The United States has enough natural gas to last about 70 years if it entirely replaced the current level of coal-powered electricity generation...

The Virtues of Free Markets

Through fostering an indefinitely-lived series of exchanges, free markets create a future promoting integrity and trust...

An Alternative to the Fat Tax

Even the most favorable studies argue that dietary taxes have to be very high -- in the 18 percent to 25 percent range -- before they will have any real impact on consumers...

The Dismal Failure of the Basel Regime of Bank Capital Regulation

The Basel regime is powerless against the endemic incentives to excessive risk taking that permeate the modern financial system, particularly those associated with government-subsidized risk taking...

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