Archives: Miranda Esparza / Articles
Archives: Miranda Esparza / Articles
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New Lawsuit Pushes for Greater Transparency in Medical Billing
A recent lawsuit might pave the way for more transparency and access to medical billing information. PatientRightsAdvocate.Org (PRA) has sued the American Medical Association (AMA), challenging its ability to…
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A New Era of Birth Care
It is well known that government interventions distort the free market. Unfortunately, for expectant mothers, those distortions have created a dangerous lack of maternal care in a number of…
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Crushing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse with Dr. Oz
ALEC had the great honor of hosting Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, at our Annual Meeting in Orlando! Dr. Oz met with multiple…
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SNAP Payment Error Rates are a Warning for States
A recent USDA announcement is a wake-up call for state legislators. The 2025 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rate (PER) was 10.62%, representing $10.1 billion of improper…
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The Fix for Affordable Care Act Losses is Allowing Alternatives: Miranda Spindt in RealClearHealth
In her new op-ed for RealClearHealth, Health and Human Services Task Force Director Miranda Spindt explains how states can expand access to health care alternatives in response to millions…
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New Medicaid Work Requirements Balance Integrity with Flexibility for the States
As part of the broader efforts to address waste, fraud, and abuse happening in our nation’s healthcare safety net programs, last year’s reconciliation law (H.R. 1) included one of…