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Thursday evening, AFP President Tim Phillips was joined by colleagues Russ Latino, Tori Venable, and Lauren Stewart for a townhall on COVID-19 and our recommendations for how the government should respond to it. If you couldn’t join or would like to view it again, you can watch it below. We hope you and your […]
BOZEMAN, Montana – Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) called on Governor Bullock to lift existing Certificate of Need (CON) regulation and enable home health care professionals to treat Montanans in their homes. Under current CON regulation, health care entrepreneurs and business seeking to offer home-health care need to first “prove the need” before legally offering those services. AFP-MT is urging Governor Bullock to use his emergency powers to waive this law and enable all […]
GENEVA, Illinois – Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) thanked Governor Pritzker for removing regulatory barriers for health care providers that will increase access to care while protecting the larger community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor relaxed telemedicine regulation for both Medicaid and private insurers, allowing more providers to get reimbursed for services that enable patients to […]
Americans for Prosperity-North Dakota wrote an open letter to Governor Doug Burgum on March 20 thanking him for his swift and effective leadership in taking on the public safety and economic challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19. AFP-North Dakota applauded Governor Burgum for removing both licensing requirements for health care professionals and restrictions on telehealth and telemedicine services: By […]
Arlington, VA – CEO of Americans for Prosperity Emily Seidel issued the following statement in response to the Phase III relief proposal circulated by the Administration: “Americans are living in the midst of an unprecedented health and economic crisis. Government’s appropriate action to protect the public health and stem the spread of COVID-19 is resulting […]
Americans for Prosperity-Georgia wrote an open letter to Governor Brian Kemp on March 19 thanking him for his swift and effective leadership in taking on the public safety and economic challenges associated with the spread of COVID-19. AFP-Georgia applauded Governor Kemp for his licensing reform on out-of-state medical providers and for removing regulatory restrictions on commercial truck drivers. […]
TRENTON, N.J – Americans for Prosperity-New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today urged the New Jersey Senate to pass A3860, legislation that would help expand telemedicine and improve access to critical health care services for vulnerable New Jersey populations. AFP-NJ key voted the legislation, which has already been passed by the Assembly. AFP-NJ State Director Tony Howley issued […]
Harrisburg, PA. – Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania today issued the following statement urging the Commonwealth’s State Legislature and Governor to enact meaningful health care reforms for its residents. “In the constantly changing landscape of this pandemic, it’s critical our state lawmakers and Governor take appropriate actions in the best interest of our residents,” said AFP-PA State Director […]
Earlier today, Americans for Prosperity released guidance urging states to take swift and targeted action to address the legitimate public safety challenges associated with the spread of the novel coronavirus. Based on the experiences of other countries, access to critical health care services is one of the most important needs that states should be working […]
