Connecticut Needs Lower Taxes, Reduced Spending

April 02, 2012 JHealthcare & entitlements

News Release

Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Connecticut (AFPF-CT) is releasing today its “Keeping Connecticut Competitive” booklet, which highlights the poor condition of the state's economy. The booklet finds that Connecticut has one of the highest fiscal burdens in the nation and one of the lowest records of job creation.

Click here to read the economic booklet.

“Governor Malloy and the state legislature keep trying to fix our broken economy by raising taxes to pay for ever-increasing government spending,” said JR Romano, State Director of AFPF-CT.
“However, the facts cited in this booklet show that Connecticut is not doing a good job of spending its way to prosperity.”

AFP Comments on Health Care Exchange Regulations

August 17, 2011 JHealthcare & entitlements

AFP has just submitted official comments to HHS on the first major round of health care insurance exchange regulations issued under the President’s new health care law. The regulations from HHS lack any meaningful flexibility for states to control their exchanges, which is critical to maintaining the quality and availability of health care coverage.

In our comments, AFP focused on three major flaws in the regulations: lack of flexibility, threats to the privacy of patients’ information and whether HHS has committed a regulatory taking by mandating insurers disclose patient data.

* AFP Comments on Establishment of Exchanges