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Resisting Medicaid Expansion and Embracing School Choice: ALEC National Chairman Ty Masterson on The Hugh Hewitt Show
ALEC National Chairman, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson spoke with host Hugh Hewitt this week about upcoming legislative priorities in Kansas and across the…
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How Medicaid Cuts Would Impact State Budgets: Brooklyn Roberts on Newstalk STL
Brooklyn Roberts, senior director of the Health and Human Services Task Force, spoke with Tim Jones and Chris Arps on Newstalk STL…
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New ALEC Regulatory Comment: More Options Equal Better Health Care
In a 1999 Executive Order, then President Bill Clinton said, “One-size-fits-all approaches the public policy problems can inhibit the creation of effective solutions to those problems.” Federal vs. state…
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Fitch Downgrade Could Mean Medicaid Cuts: Brooklyn Roberts and Thomas Savidge in The Wall Street Journal
Brooklyn Roberts, senior director of the Health and Human Services Task Force and Thomas Savidge, research director at ALEC’s Center for State Fiscal Reform recently co-authored an…
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President Biden’s Proposed Rule on Short-Term Plans Shortchanges the States
President Biden has proposed a new rule purportedly aimed at lowering health care costs. This rule would limit short-term insurance plans to three months with the possibility of a…
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Transparency in Health Care: It’s Up to States to Lead
Imagine going to the hardware store and purchasing a new lawnmower without knowing the price. That is something most Americans wouldn’t do. So why do we accept that in health…
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Let’s Ditch The Masks And Make These Common-Sense COVID Changes Permanent, Instead: Brooklyn Roberts in The Daily Caller
ALEC Health and Human Services Task Force Senior Director Brooklyn Roberts authored a guest column in the Daily Caller encouraging states to make some of their temporary…
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A Victory For South Carolina Patients
Patients scored a major victory yesterday in South Carolina, where the House of Representatives voted unanimously for repeal of its certificate of need law. The vote is consistent with…
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The Market is Working: Eli Lilly Moves to Cut Insulin Prices
Recently, drug maker Eli Lilly announced it would slash the price of some of its most commonly prescribed insulin products. The price of insulin has generated controversy…
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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Heath Care Needs Price Transparency
ALEC is celebrating Sunshine Week, and no area of our economy needs sunshine more than health care. Health care is one of the few areas of our economy where…
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The 340B Program and State Mandates
The federal 340B program has been widely criticized in recent years for its lack of transparency, fraud and failure to pass savings along to the patients it was designed…
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Medicaid Expansion Weighs Heavily on State Budgets
It has been almost ten years since Medicaid expansion was first enacted, and 39 states have passed and/or enacted their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Most recently,…
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High Inflation Hits Health Care
The historically high rates of inflation we are seeing across the economy are hitting all industries—including health care. The U.S. health care inflation rate was 6% in September…
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The Truth About Price Controls and Prescription Drug Spending
Price controls have a long, but very unsuccessful history. They have repeatedly proven to cause shortages and/or excesses and spur the creation of black markets all while failing to…
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Empowering Patients Through Health Care Price Transparency
Most of us know someone who has struggled with health care costs. Whether it is surprise medical billing, insurance deductibles or coverage limits, these situations can cause people to avoid…
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The Key to Reducing Health Care Costs: Price Transparency
In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, President Biden said reducing health care costs was a priority for him. If the President is truly interested…
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Arizona Leads Nation in Giving Patients the Right to Try
“The right to try to save one’s own life is one of the most precious rights of all.” – Victor Riches, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute This…
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The Controversy Surrounding 340B Program
Prescription drug prices have faced a lot of controversy over the past few years, most recently with the federal 340(B) program. Under Section 340(B) of the Public Health Service Act,…
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California is Frankenstein’s Laboratory
In a new op-ed for The Orange County Register, the Senior Director of ALEC’s HHS Task Force joined with co-author Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to…
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A Victory for Liberty: SCOTUS Blocks Employer Vaccine Requirement
In a widely anticipated ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers, writing that the federal government had overstepped its authority. The…