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ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today endorsed the Personalized Care Act (S. 3112 / H.R. 5596), legislation that would empower patients by substantially expanding the number of Americans who may own a tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA), how much money they can save annually in one, and the range of medical services those […]
Grassroots group responds to Senate leadership Medicaid expansion plan TOPEKA, Kansas – Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS), The Sunflower State’s leading grassroots group dedicated to improving the lives of every Kansan, responded to the release of Senator Jim Denning’s Medicaid expansion plan. “This expansion will hurt the very people Medicaid was designed to help,” said AFP-KS […]
The 2020 Legislative Session Priorities outline bold initiatives to break down barriers to opportunity that inhibit Virginians from improving their lives and reaching their full potential. CARE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH Virginia has become a leader in technology – particularly biotechnology and life sciences, which offer the promise of life-enhancing breakthroughs. Americans for Prosperity is focused […]
One way to improve health care access is to expand the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. Read the AFP policy paper below to learn more! The Nurse Practitioner Solution by AmericansForProsperity on Scribd
Arlington, Va.—Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments from insurance companies requesting a bailout after participating in the Affordable Care Act “risk corridors” program, which Congress appropriately defunded. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) filed an amicus brief opposing the insurance companies, arguing that the Supreme Court must preserve Congress’s exclusive authority to tax and spend and not allow the […]
Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes | The Hill There’s much talk in Washington about health care, but far less action. By contrast, some state capitals across the country are pursuing bolder, more interesting reform. … Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a repeal of most elements of the state’s certificate-of-need law, which restricts the […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida today joined by the Foundation for Government Accountability filed with the Florida Supreme Court a brief in opposition to a petition to place on the ballot an unconstitutional question which would negatively affect how health care is delivered in Florida. The brief explains how a group called Florida Decides Healthcare is […]
The Michigan state legislature late Wednesday overturned restrictions imposed by regulators on access to cancer immunotherapy already approved by the FDA and covered by Medicare – a vote welcomed by Americans for Prosperity. The move reverses a decision last month by the state’s Certificate of Need Commission (CON) to require providers of immune effector cell […]
Lansing, Mich. – Patients won today: That was the message Americans for Prosperity-Michigan issued on the heels of the passage of a Joint Resolution that overturns excessive regulations placed on cancer immunotherapy by the unelected and unaccountable Certificate of Need (CON) board. Annie Patnaude, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Michigan, issued the following statement: “Thanks to the courageous work of […]
