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About 1.25 million American children and adults have Type 1 Diabetes. The disease prevents the body from producing insulin, a hormone needed to get glucose (which gives the body energy) from the bloodstream into the cells. There’s no cure for Type 1 Diabetes. So, those living with it must manage their blood sugar levels through meals, which alters blood sugar levels, and through […]
January 30, 2019 Rep. Lucy Weber, Chairman House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affair Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 205 Concord, NH 03301 Re: HB 693-FN-A Dear Chairman Weber and Members of the Health, Human Services and Elderly Affair Committee, I am writing today in opposition to HB 693-FN-A, an act relative to aid to […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged members of the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee to oppose HF400, a bill that would impose additional prescription drug distribution fees onto patients already struggling with increased health care costs. AFP-MN sent the members of the Health and Human Services Reform committee a […]
MANCHESTER, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today offered the following statement relative to House Bill 693, legislation that would create a $10,000 annual levy against any licensed or registered health care practitioner who opted against providing services either uninsured patients or those individuals receiving coverage under the state’s Medicaid program. The legislation will […]
Because of Obamacare’s rising premiums and needlessly restrictive coverage requirements, more and more Americans are finding health care policies that work for them simply out of reach. In response, the Trump administration announced in late 2017 a new approach at both the federal and state levels. The solution? Competition, choice and openness in the insurance market. “[The administration] issued guidance that expands the […]
Thousands of terminally ill patients were given access to experimental medications and therapies in May of 2018 when federal right-to-try legislation was signed into law, giving hope to those who might not have had it before. And now, a California man with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, has this new hope as the first publicly known person to access a trial […]
Grassroots group praises governor for pledging to work on policies that increase opportunity, improve Granite Staters’ lives CONCORD, N.H. – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) commended Governor Sununu for pledging to provide further business tax relief in his 2019 inaugural address. This week, a 2.5% reduction in the business profits tax and the elimination of […]
ARLINGTON, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Policy Manager David Barnes had this to say in response to the HHS Choice and Competition Report released on Tuesday: “The Trump administration deserves tremendous credit for this bold, solutions-oriented plan to promote choice and competition in health care. AFP looks forward to continuing to work with the administration, Congress, and state legislatures to […]
Our health care system is saddled with costly, unnecessary and stifling regulations. It’s not surprising, then, that our health care system can often be expensive, draconian and downright dysfunctional. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, reforms toward health care openness would go a long way in making our country’s health care system more effective, more affordable […]
