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Even though the pandemic is long over, Democrats — and some Republicans — in Congress want to keep spending like it’s an emergency. Their latest demand? Making the bloated Obamacare subsidy expansion permanent. Congress has been operating as if these costly subsidies are popular. The secret’s out, though; most Americans want them to expire as […]
LANSING, MI – On Friday, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) and Americans for Prosperity–Michigan (AFP-MI) submitted joint comments to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) calling for the state to substantially deregulate its Certificate of Need (CON) Review Standards. The organizations argue that Michigan’s current CON regime limits access to care, […]
HARRISBURG, PA – In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania (AFP-PA) State Director Emily Greene published an op-ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Pennsylvanians should support letting Obamacare tax credits expire,” as the federal government remains shut down over the issue. Greene argues that these subsidies are a major driver of health care inflation and exactly the […]
“Temporary COVID subsidies reward insurance companies, encourage fraud, and waste billions of dollars while failing to care for families and people who need it.” ARLINGTON, VA— Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced the launch of a six-figure ad campaign urging Congress to let the temporary Obamacare subsidies that were enacted to help Americans get through COVID […]
Imagine you live in a rural county, and you have to drive over an hour for medical treatment because the government won’t let new providers open a facility closer to your home. Why? Certificate-of-need laws. The good news: More states are repealing these outdated laws, and Americans are better off because of it. What is […]
Beginning in 2021, Congress substantially increased Affordable Care Act premium tax credit subsidies and eliminated the income cap on eligibility. These changes were sold as temporary and are set to expire at the end of the year. Now, some in Washington want them to continue. Here are 10 reasons that’s a bad idea. The pandemic […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) announced today that the group will begin another statewide canvassing effort, this time to hold state lawmakers accountable who voted against repealing the state’s harmful Certificate of Need laws. This effort marks the next phase of the organization’s ongoing accountability effort that began in the spring, comprised […]
Manchester, New Hampshire–Today, the New Hampshire legislature passed the state budget, which will expand health care access and choice by removing the 15-mile exclusionary zone around critical access hospitals that prevents providers from offering new health care services in rural areas. Additionally, this budget ends the requirement for motorists to have their vehicle inspected by […]
Jackson, MS—Following Governor Tate Reeves’ veto of House Bill 569, Americans for Prosperity-Mississippi (AFP-MS) supported his decision as misguided amendments were added by Senator and Public Health Chairman Hob Bryan (SD-07) to the legislation that was created to eliminate Certificate of Need (CON) laws in the state. AFP-MS is now calling on Governor Reeves to […]
