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Outdated “Certificate of Need” laws keep billions in health care investment from reaching vulnerable communities Arlington, Va. — Before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, many areas that were hit hardest by the virus were poised to expand their health care networks. A new report published today by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) reveals how obsolete […]
Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | News-Press Imagine you want to open a small music shop, but the state tells you that first you need to do a detailed economic analysis to determine if you can afford to stock your shop with instruments. Or you want to start a lighting business, but the […]
More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, became law, most states — red and blue alike — have concluded that the law’s offer of federal money to cover Medicaid expansion is just too good to pass up. Medicaid is the joint federal-state program that provides health insurance for low-income […]
Praises bill that will end regulations that make it nearly impossible to add beds for mental health treatment, buy a new x-ray machine, or open a hospital in a rural part of the state ATLANTA – Americans for Prosperity – Georgia (AFP-GA) today thanked Sen. Ben Watson for introducing SB 162 to repeal the state’s certificate-of-need […]
More needs to be done to promote openness and freedom in occupational licensing. Americans for Prosperity-Florida State Director Skylar Zander | The Florida Standard What do barbers, medical professionals, taxidermists, school bus drivers, and manicurists all have in common? They need an occupational license from the state to be allowed to do their job in Florida. […]
President Joe Biden made a lot of health care claims in his State of the Union address last night. I fact-checked some of the bigger claims so you don’t have to: Biden: “We capped the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors on Medicare. Now let’s [do the same] for every American who […]
“Now we will focus our attention on ensuring the House takes action to give patients more options at affordable prices.” COLUMBIA, SC — Americans for Prosperity – South Carolina applauded the Senate for passing S.164 by an overwhelming vote of 30 to 6. The bill will repeal certificate of need (CON) regulations for most healthcare facilities. CON laws […]
On behalf of our activists all across West Virginia, I urge you to support common-sense health care reforms in House Bill 2613. This vote may be recorded in our 2022 session legislative scorecard. Thanks to the emergency actions taken by Governor Justice, certified registered nurse anesthetists (or CRNAs) have been able to practice to their […]
Who knows what your community’s health needs are better than you and your neighbors? Well, according to many state governments around the U.S., they know better than you do. And they’ll overreach to show it. In 1979, Georgia’s General Assembly established a Certificate of Need (CON) to prevent new health care facilities from being built […]
