Commentary: Kennedy Lays Out Compelling Case Against State’s Plan For New Charity Hospital

By Jamison Beuerman

07/29/2011

Those pushing for this plan in Baton Rouge continue to do so without taking into account alternatives which would be more efficient and avoid wasteful spending.

TAGS: Charity Hospital, John Kennedy, LSU/VA Hospital

Analysis of New Hospital Complex Questions Scale of Project

By Jamison Beuerman

04/19/2011

In contrast to the state's vision for the UMC, Kaufman Ellis determines that "UMC, as currently envisioned, is materially larger than is supportable."

TAGS: Bruce Greenstein, Charity Hospital, David Vitter

Sen. Vitter Stands Against Federal Funding of New Charity Hospital

By Jamison Beuerman

04/15/2011

'Even if the hospital's business plan pans out, it will mean an estimated $70 to $100 million subsidy of operating costs from the state general fund and possibly as much as $400 million of new additional public debt.'

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Charity Hospital, David Vitter

Homeowners Still Opposing Property Expropriation for LSU/VA Hospital

By James Plummer

03/25/2010

Following the United States’ Supreme Court 2005 decision in Kelo v. New London, a number of states passed laws designed to protect homeowners and others from the arbitrary taking of property by government for ill-defined purposes of “economic development.” Louisiana’s 2006 constitutional amendment forbids the government from taking someone’s home for another’s private gain. Only...

TAGS: Charity Hospital, Gen. Russel Honore, Kelo, LSU/VA Hospital, Tulane University

Charity Hospital Controversy Goes National

By Kevin Kane

01/14/2010

Today’s Washington Times contains two interesting pieces on the controversy over Charity Hospital. Jack Davis’ article is worth a look. And the fact that a conservative paper would editorialize against Gov. Jindal’s plan is notable. The federal arbitration hearing that will determine how much FEMA owes Louisiana has convened. Stay tuned!

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Charity Hospital, FEMA, Jack Davis, LSU

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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