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“These were pieces of legislation that had broad, bipartisan support that should have passed if procedural hijinks had not been used to kill them.” COLUMBIA, SC – Following sine die, Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) took issue with the House for failing to act on crucial legislation to help South Carolina patients. AFP-SC […]
“S. 290 would repeal burdensome and counterproductive ‘certificate of need’ laws that place unneeded restrictions on the number of available hospital beds and other critical medical supplies.” COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) is leading 16 organizations in calling for a full repeal of the state’s “certificate of need” (CON) laws. Ahead […]
RICHMOND, VA—Today, Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) released a statement in response to President Biden’s speech in Culpeper, Virginia that urged Congress to impose draconian drug price controls on new medicines. “Price controls would eliminate new cures, stifle the discovery of new breakthrough medications and treatments, and lead to drug shortages,” said State Director for Americans […]
The new six-figure effort comes as Congress prepares to revive drug price control provision included in last year’s failed “Build Back Better” plan. PHOENIX, AZ. – Americans for Prosperity launched a new digital ad campaign urging Arizonans to oppose congressional attempts to impose government price controls on prescription drugs. A new 30-second video highlights the Biden […]
Opponents of repealing West Virginia’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) laws have continued to mislead lawmakers through hyperbole, conjecture, and arbitrary speculation about the impact that repealing CON would have on West Virginia’s health care landscape. Big Medical special interests benefit from the state’s currently rigged CON system. Their defense of CON is solely based […]
On behalf of thousands of Americans for Prosperity activists across West Virginia, I urge you to support on House Bill 4111, relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses. This vote may be recorded in our 2022 session legislative scorecard. HB 4111 will make the prescribing Executive Orders issued by Governor Justice permanent for […]
On behalf of Americans for Prosperity West Virginia and our activists across the state, I urge you to support House Bill 4013, which would repeal West Virginia’s detrimental certificate of need laws. We may include these votes in our 2022 legislative scorecard. Certificate of need (CON) laws were meant to keep health care costs under […]
COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina (AFP-SC) today applauded the Senate for passing S.290, legislation introduced by State Senator Wes Climer (R-15), to repeal Certificate of Need programs. These are programs that require government approval to expand or offer new health services. AFP-SC State Director Candace Carroll released the following statement: “Thanks […]
“Lawmakers should work quickly to fully repeal all state certificate-of-need laws and allow our trusted medical providers to meet the needs they see in their communities, without archaic certificate-of-need barriers in the way,” Americans for Prosperity – West Virginia State Director Jason Huffman writes in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. “Certificate-of-need laws force health care providers to […]
