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Socialists in both parties may feel they are offering fresh solutions to today’s problems, whether it is government-run grocery stores from Democrats or government-run gas stations from Republicans. These ideas are neithe...

The Dormant Commerce Clause (DCC) is a headache for students and professionals alike. The doctrine’s applicability is notoriously nuanced. In recent decades, however, its application has become slightly less muddled in another complex area: electricity.

More specifically, doctrinal clarity may be emerging on the bounds of state

Differences in states’ use of SDPs cause an interstate redistribution of taxes as well. Because states are setting different levels of SDPs, spending varies across states. Federal tax money, however, is raised nationwide.

In total, SDPs cost federal taxpayers

Medicaid’s financing rules have long allowed states to expand spending while shifting much of the cost to federal taxpayers. One of the most important examples is the growth of State Directed Payments (SDPs), which states can pair with provider taxes or intergovernmental transfers to draw down more federal money. The result is not simply higher Medicaid spending but a system ...

Medicaid was created in 1965 as a joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income individuals which targeted families with dependent children, the elderly, and the disabled.

Unlike many government programs, Medicaid administration and funding are shared by the federal and state governments. Many of the rules governing Medicaid payment and services are de...