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On Friday, Feb. 5 – a day in which the United States logged nearly 125,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 3,550 deaths – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would wait more than three weeks to review Johnson & Johnson’s request for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. The company submitted its […]
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has shown Americans a way out of this pandemic. But with coronavirus infections still growing by the tens of thousands and daily deaths often exceeding 4,000, we have more work to do. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals will need help to get Americans vaccinated, ensure testing can be made more accessible, treat patients with lifesaving […]
Certificate-of-need laws create limits on the number of healthcare facilities in the state, the number of beds in each facility, and the purchase of medical equipment. Ultimately, they reduce the number of patients that can be treated. It is important South Carolina’s healthcare providers be able to expand capacity as much as is needed. Use […]
Arlington, Va. – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s coronavirus coordinator, Jeffrey Zients, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will use the Public Readiness and Preparedness (PREP) Act to allow retired doctors and nurses to administer vaccines and to enable licensed doctors and nurses to vaccinate people across state lines. Americans for Prosperity […]
Americans for Prosperity – Michigan says SB 0012 is ‘incremental but critical’ step toward better healthcare Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) announced its support for health care legislation which will eliminate the certificate of need (CON) requirement for cardiac catheterization services that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have approved as an outpatient service. SB 0012 […]
Lansing, Mich. — Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) today urged Governor Whitmer and MDHHS Director Robert Gordon to take quick and decisive action in addressing delays in the state’s administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to state data only 24% of the 725,850 doses the state has received have been administered as of Thursday. Health Department representatives from some […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner issued the following statement on the $2.3 trillion Omnibus and COVID spending package Congress is expected to vote on today: “Despite a year of unexpected challenges, this is one thing we all saw coming and could have avoided – a massive, lame […]
Americans enjoy one of the most advanced health care systems in the world. Nevertheless, there’s much room for improvement. And if there’s one thing Americans on both sides of the political aisle can agree on, it’s this: Care is too expensive, and pricing is rarely upfront. This is a consequence of a system that, all too often, […]
Updated July 7, 2022 Americans enjoy one of the best health care systems in the world. Our researchers lead the pack with new lifesaving therapies and state-of-the-art technologies. We boast short surgery wait times and cancer survival rates thought impossible just a generation ago. But American health care has its share of problems. Onerous federal […]
