The Hospital Lobby’s Very Good Deal

The hospital lobby is out in force urging states to expand their Medicaid programs. Their faulty claims are spurring Republicans governors to embrace the giant expansion of the broken, costly Medicaid program. This week, Governor Kasich of Ohio and Governor Snyder of Michigan became the fifth and sixth Republican governors to announce their desires to further embrace consolidated federal health care through the expansion. But why would hospitals who are focused on delivering high-quality health care to their patients embrace such a bad idea? The answer: Protecting their bottom-line.

Health Care & Entitlements Legislative Alerts

Medicaid Provider Taxes: A “Charade”

February 05, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements

By: Nicole Kaeding Medicaid is dominating state budget battles this year. States must decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs to include all individuals making below 138% of the federal poverty level—approximately $30,000 for a family of four. To finance this costly expansion, proponents are relying on gaming the Medicaid system through a highly technical [...]

AFP Letter of Support for Sen. Cruz’s Obamacare Repeal Bill, S. 177

January 30, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements

If lawmakers were serious about improving health care and expanding coverage, then they should pursue reforms that embrace market mechanisms. President Obama’s health care law is entirely the wrong approach.

AFP Letter of Support: Rep. Roe’s IPAB Repeal Bill, H.R. 351

January 29, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements

Americans for Prosperity is proud to support H.R. 351, which would repeal a key portion of the President’s health care law, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).

Coalition Letter Supporting IPAB Repeal Bill, H.R. 351

January 29, 2013 JHealth Care & Entitlements

Americans for Prosperity is proud to join a coalition of organizations in support of the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H.R. 351, which would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).

Chained CPI Shift Doesn’t Have to Mean a Tax Hike

December 20, 2012 JTaxes, Health Care & Entitlements

By: James Valvo Lost among the frenzy to raise taxes, the only substantive programmatic spending reduction that the two sides agree on is an adjustment to the way Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) are calculated. The current formula uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners (CPI-W); the two sides have agreed [...]

Important Legislation

Medicare Part D Rebate Bills

K S. 740, H.R.1588

This mandatory “rebate” is no such thing; it’s actually a tax on American seniors, leading to higher prices for prescription drugs.

Sen. Hatch’s Bill Repealing the Medical Device Excise Tax

K S. 232

This legislation would repeals this ill-conceived medical device tax.

Information Center

Need to Know: Budget Reconciliation and the President’s Health Care Law

Read AFPF's Need to Know to learn more about this aspect of the budget process and how it relates to the Supreme Court's recent decision that the individual mandate is a tax.

Need to Know: Medicaid Expansion

The Supreme Court gave states the option to expand their Medicaid population in 2014 without being punished by losing all Medicaid funding if they don't. States must now decide whether to expand a broken, costly system.

Need to Know: Price Signals in Health Care

Like in every other industry in a free-market economy, prices play an important role in health care. Federal regulations distort these prices, however.

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