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  • Amending Synthetic Drug Control Act image

    Amending Synthetic Drug Control Act

    Section 1. Short Title. Amending Synthetic Drug Control Section 2. Purpose.  Adds various synthetic drug compounds including various structural classes of those compounds to the list of Schedule I controlled…

  • House Republicans Release Alternative to Obamacare image

    House Republicans Release Alternative to Obamacare

    Considering each of these free-market reforms are critical as we seek solutions that will reverse the trend of increasing insurance premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs largely caused by the one-size-fits-all top-down regulatory requirements of Obamacare.

  • Medical Speech & Practice Protection Act image

    Medical Speech & Practice Protection Act

    Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Medical Practice Protection Act. Section 2. Purpose. THIS STATE, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE OR ANY  DEPARTMENT OR…

  • Freedom To Share At College Act image

    Freedom To Share At College Act

    Section 1. Short Title.  This Act shall be known as the “Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share at College Act.” Section 2. Definitions.  For the purposes of this section,…

  • The Site Neutral Payment Policy Act image

    The Site Neutral Payment Policy Act

    Model Legislation Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Site Neutral Payment Policy Act. Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Act is to ensure patients and…

  • Suicide Prevention in Higher Education Resolution image

    Suicide Prevention in Higher Education Resolution

    WHEREAS, Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college and university students; WHEREAS, The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s research strategy for reducing national suicide rates by…

  • Audio: Representative Susan Brooks on the Federal Response to the Opioid Epidemic image

    Audio: Representative Susan Brooks on the Federal Response to the Opioid Epidemic

    Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-5) recently joined ALEC members on a conference call to discuss ideas and strategies in response to the opioid addiction and overdose epidemic in the U.S. The…

  • DC District Court: Obamacare Subsidies ‘Unappropriated’ image

    DC District Court: Obamacare Subsidies ‘Unappropriated’

    The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) applauds today’s U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia civil action ruling the Obama administration has been improperly funding cost-sharing subsidies for up to 57 percent of people who have signed up for health coverage on Healthcare.gov.

  • Health Freedom Compact Act image

    Health Freedom Compact Act

    Findings and Declaration of Policy (A)  Unites States Code Section 112 gives Congressional consent “to any two or more states to enter into agreements or compacts for…

  • Resolution on the Tax and Fiscal Effects of Medicaid Expansion image

    Resolution on the Tax and Fiscal Effects of Medicaid Expansion

    Resolution WHEREAS, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) permit states to voluntarily opt in to Medicaid expansion, which extends taxpayer-funded health benefits to able-bodied, working-age, largely childless adults earning up to…

  • Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research image

    Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research

    WHEREAS, Research continues to show umbilical cord blood and placenta-derived stem cells as vehicles for potential treatments of some life-threatening conditions; and WHEREAS, Stem cells obtained from umbilical cord blood and placenta…

  • Freedom to Purchase Medical Services Act image

    Freedom to Purchase Medical Services Act

    Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Freedom to Purchase Medical Services Act.” Section 2. Protection of Patient’s Right to Seek Care Outside of Insurance…

  • Health Savings Account Act image

    Health Savings Account Act

    Model Policy Section 1. Title.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Health Savings Account Act.” Section 2. Definitions.  As used in this Act: (A)…

  • Health Care Tax Relief Equity Act image

    Health Care Tax Relief Equity Act

    Model Policy Section 1. This Act may be cited as the “Health Care Tax Relief and Equity Act.” Section 2. Persons filing state income tax returns shall be permitted to…

  • Medical Treatment Decision Act image

    Medical Treatment Decision Act

    Section 1. Title.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Medical Treatment Decision Act.” Section 2. Findings. The legislature finds that a competent…

  • Resolution on Prescribing Data image

    Resolution on Prescribing Data

    WHEREAS, The American Medical Association (AMA) maintains a Physician Masterfile that includes current and historical data on individual physicians (whether or not the physicians are members of the AMA), but…

  • Welfare System Integrity Act image

    Welfare System Integrity Act

    Model Policy Section 1. Short Title.  This Act shall be known as the “Welfare System Integrity Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A)  As used in this Act, the following definitions apply:…

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    Prior Authorization Resolution

    Model Resolution WHEREAS prescription medicines are vitally important to ensuring good health and quality of life for Medicaid recipients; and WHEREAS the cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals contribute to improved overall health…

  • Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act image

    Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act

    Section 1. Title.  This Act may be cited as the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act.” Section 2. Purpose.  The purpose of the “Organ Donation Tax Deduction Act” is…

  • Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls image

    Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls

    WHEREAS, the current US health insurance industry is tied to the U.S. tax code by the percentage of tax deductibility for health insurance contributions whereby employers receive 100% tax deductibility…