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Americans are concerned about the reliability of their health care — especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’re right to feel this way. This health crisis has revealed that America’s health care system often stands in the way of the doctors, nurses, and medical researchers working to help people. Various laws and regulations on health care […]
Arlington, Va. – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday announced that it is permanently removing a key bureaucratic hurdle to the rapid deployment of laboratory-developed diagnostic tests. HHS clarified that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was never required to have review-and-approval authority over that category of tests and, as the department […]
CHARLESTON, WV – This week, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) joined a wide array of policy organization to again urge the West Virginia Department of Corrections to reduce the number of individuals held pre-trial in jail on non-violent offenses in order to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. AFP-WV has been at the forefront of pushing […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) have partnered on a new white paper arguing telehealth reforms made amidst the COVID-19 pandemic have benefited patients and should be made permanent. Although the two organizations differ on many health policy issues, they are together calling state and federal policymakers to make the promise of […]
CHARLESTON, WV – This week, Americans for Prosperity Foundation-West Virginia (AFPF-WV) released initial key findings from a lawsuit confirming that radio advertisements, devised by United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Mike Stuart, were paid for at taxpayer expense. Following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, AFPF-WV confirmed Stuart’s office advocated […]
TOPEKA, Kan. – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) responded to a report released by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that ranks Kansas forty-first for economic outlook. The 13th Edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index ranks every states’ economic outlook based on fifteen policy variables like tax rates and labor policies. […]
Based on lessons learned so far, what will Congress include in the next round of pandemic response? Josselin Castillo with AFP’s Federal Affairs team walks through what’s in the bill, what shouldn’t be included, and what opportunities they’re missing. What chance is there that the good things happening in regulatory reform will become permanent? Then […]
The Wheeling Intelligencer published an op-ed by Jason Huffman. Jason Huffman is state director for Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia. Read the entire article here. Below are excerpts from the piece: The clock is ticking for Senate Republicans and Democrats to come to an agreement on the next COVID-19 assistance package before Congress adjourns for the […]
Politicians and special interests are demanding that Congress provide hundred of billions of additional dollars to bail out state and local governments. However, two recent government reports show that state and local governments are not substantially utilizing the bailout funds already available to them. More than 75 percent of Coronavirus Relief Fund dollars already in […]
