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ATLANTA, GA – Following the release of the Georgia House of Representatives Study Committee on Certificate of Need Modernization final report, Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) issued the following statement and is urging lawmakers to consider the Committee’s recommendations in the upcoming legislative session. AFP-GA State Director Tony West released the following statement: “We are excited […]

Committee Hearing Today on Medicaid Expansion Distracts Committee from its True Task  Atlanta, Georgia—Today the Georgia House Study Committee on Certificate of Need (CON) Reform heard testimony from out-of-state experts on Medicaid Expansion. Witnesses from Arkansas testified before the CON Study Committee about the supposed benefits of expanding Medicaid in the Peach State.  Americans for […]

On behalf of Americans for Prosperity West Virginia and our activists across the state, I urge you to support Senate Bill 613, which would exempt hospitals from West Virginia’s detrimental certificate of need requirements. This vote may be recorded in our 2023 session legislative scorecard. Certificate of need (CON) laws were meant to keep health care […]

“By ending Georgia’s certificate-of-need laws, we will usher in a new era of affordable, personalized healthcare that puts patients in control.” ATLANTA – Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) today praised the Senate Regulated Industries Committee for approving SB 162 to repeal the state’s certificate-of-need (CON) laws. These outdated laws require health care providers to get permission […]

Texas is booming. Between 2010 and 2020, the population expanded 16% — a rate twice the national average. But the influx has put added stress on an already-taxed health care system. Texas has one of the highest uninsured rates in the country and is 41st of 50 states in terms of the number of physicians […]

Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) released a report revealing how North Carolina’s certificate of need (CON) law harms patients and deters billions of dollars in health care investment in the state. North Carolina is one of 35 states with CON laws, which require health care providers to gain approval from the […]

FLOWOOD, MS — Americans for Prosperity – Mississippi (AFP-MS) and the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) hosted a Health Care Policy Forum yesterday, October 25, in Flowood, MS. Douglas Carswell, President and CEO of MCPP spoke about the need for free market reforms in health care. Starla Brown, AFP-MS state director moderated the event with […]

COPN reform and ESAs remain a top priority moving forward  RICHMOND, VA —  Today, with the passage of the Virginia state budget and close of the 2022 special legislative session, the prominent grassroots organization Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) announced their policy wins, celebrated the passage of certain proposals in the budget, and identified areas for legislative […]

Grassroots Group encouraged house panel to support senate bills on psychiatric beds, air ambulances      Lansing, Michigan—The advocacy group Americans for Prosperity-Michigan testified in support of three senate bills that will alter Michigan’s certificate of need program this morning during a hearing of the house health policy committee. Together, Senate Bills 181, 182, and 183 would […]