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During the COVID-19 pandemic, access to quality health care is more important than ever. But many Americans are understandably hesitant to visit providers in person because of the risk of contracting the coronavirus. The solution, according to a new video from Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign, allows health care professionals to meet with their patients remotely: telemedicine. After the federal government and many of the states issued emergency orders to remove unnecessary restrictions […]
Now more than ever, it’s essential that health care providers have enough capacity to deliver care to patients in need. So, why do states keep laws on the books that intentionally restrict the supply of care providers can offer? “In 36 states, there are rules that limit the ability for health care to expand,” says Angela Erickson of […]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, every state had laws on the books that restricted patients in one state from receiving treatment from health care providers in another. In a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign, Dr. Nicholas Lorenzo, a neurologist, notes that “if you were going to see a patient in Florida — and let’s say you have […]
It takes 15 to 20 years on average to produce a vaccine, says Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, in a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign. In part, that long development process is a symptom of the red tape that has hurt the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to quickly […]
The most important thing we need right now to fight COVID-19 is the ability to test people for the disease, Dr. Jeffrey Singer, a general surgery specialist in Phoenix, says in a new video for Americans for Prosperity’s Health Care Reimagined campaign. Unfortunately, when it mattered most, the federal regulators in charge of testing failed. The FDA crippled the ability of private companies to create their own […]
In light of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Americans are asking thoughtful questions about the program’s history and the many ways Dreamers contribute to communities and businesses across the country. In a new video, Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips explains key details about how we got […]
To confront the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for the next crisis, it’s time to reimagine health care. We can start working toward this goal by continuing to remove barriers that prevent patients from getting the access to care they deserve. Beginning in Washington, it is crucial for Congress to recognize that these reforms are saving lives […]
Waterloo, Iowa resident William Burt had dreams of operating his own mobile barbershop, which he designed to provide free haircuts to underserved communities. But the state’s outdated occupational regulations laws stood in the way. They prevented William from providing his services to those in need, with state regulators claiming that mobile barbershops violated sanitation requirements. That’s when Americans for Prosperity-Iowa joined forces with William Burt to get this law changed […]
