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CONCORD, NH – Following Governor Sununu signing HB 1623 into law, a bill that enacts into law many of the expanded telehealth services that had been implemented by emergency orders since the beginning of the pandemic, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) State Director Greg Moore released the following statement: “Telemedicine expands access and breaks down […]
Lessons from the Pandemic is a new video series that shows how specific government regulations and red tape initially hampered our response to COVID-19, but that once these regulations were eased or eliminated the situation improved. But these changes are only temporary—we’re working to make them permanent and need your help! What can you do? […]
Lawmakers should make COVID-related health care reforms permanent. NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended Governor Lee for extending reforms to expand health care access under Executive Order 50. The grassroots group urged lawmakers to take up telemedicine and certificate of need reforms when a special session is called to address COVID liability […]
What: Facebook Live Panel Discussion on Certificate of Need with Dr. Marcelo Hochman When: Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. EST Where: Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina’s Facebook Page To weather the COVID-19 crisis, we need to ensure that South Carolina health care providers are free of barriers that keep them from delivering medical care to patients in need. So, why does our state […]
Grassroots group vows to mobilize grassroots activists to defeat Medicaid Expansion Initiative JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO) today announced a statewide town hall series opposing the Medicaid expansion ballot initiative. AFP has long been opposed to the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare that will add hundreds of thousands of able-bodied, working age […]
Grassroots group urges legislature to reimagine state’s health care, criminal justice system NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the Senate for passing bills that reform the state’s burdensome certificate-of-need (CON) laws and Tennessee’s harsh drug free zone laws. Both bills will be heard in the State House of Representatives in the coming […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Following yesterday’s Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals’ dismissal of Americans for Prosperity-Missouri’s legal challenge to the Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, Americans for Prosperity-Missouri State Director Jeremy Cady issued the following statement: “The Western District Court of Appeals clearly held that the Medicaid Expansion Initiative on the August ballot does […]
Tennessee is making great strides in health care policy reform. The Tennessee General Assembly is considering legislation to reform its certificate-of-need (CON) system, with HB 2350 and SB 2312, and regulations on telemedicine, with HB 1699. With these pieces of legislation, the Volunteer State is putting people closest to the problems in our health care system in charge of solving them. These reforms will allow more Tennesseans […]
NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today announced the launch of a robust, statewide mail and digital campaign focused on helping reform Tennessee’s health care system. The group is targeting temporary reforms that were enacted to help those impacted by COVID-19 and ensure those reforms are made permanent. AFP-TN’s ad campaign will initially focus […]
