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Overspending in Washington is a chronic affliction. The national debt sits at $21 trillion dollars and counting. As if that were not enough, Sen. Bernie Sanders has now proposed a bill to establish single-payer health insurance, known as “the Medicare for All Act.” The proposal would add an estimated $32.6 trillion to the federal budget in the first decade […]
Recently, Sen. John Tester called short-term, limited-duration insurance plans “junk plans,” saying they “belong in the trash.” Sen. Tester should tell that to the Montanans who count on these plans. STLD insurance plans are vital escape valves for the millions of Americans hurt most by Obamacare. Free from Washington’s one-size-fits-all mandates, these plans provide consumers […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity today submitted a formal comment to the Department of Health and Human Services expressing support for a proposed rule [42 CFR 447.10(g)(4)], which would ensure taxpayer dollars used to fund Medicaid go where they were intended, to those caring for neediest in society, instead of to union coffers. AFP is also encouraging activists […]
Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity praised a new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extending short-term, limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans. The rule change will allow STLD plans to be extended from three months to a maximum of thirty-six months. These plans provide an option for millions of Americans who have […]
On July 12, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice of proposed rule making to end union dues-skimming perpetrated against home healthcare providers who receive state subsidies from Medicaid for their work. Before 2014, many states that weren’t right-to-work unfairly classified home healthcare providers — most of whom provide care to their friends and family members — […]
Floridians can’t trust Nelson’s record of broken promises Tallahassee, FL – Today, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) launched an effort to encourage voters to remove Bill Nelson from office. Bill Nelson has a record filled with contempt for qualified jurists, support for a broken health care system, and promotes tax and spend philosophy synonymous with D.C.’s swamp […]
Arlington, VA – Lawmakers in Washington and across the country promise Medicaid expansion will deliver health care to America’s most vulnerable populations. With ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid in states like Nebraska and Utah, people should take note of the consequences it has on the people Medicaid was intended to help. Under the Affordable Care […]
HSA Expansion Would Provide Affordable Health Care for More Americans Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity sent Key Vote letters to members of the House of Representatives Tuesday encouraging them to support two bills that would expand health savings accounts: H.R. 6199, the Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, and H.R. 6311, the […]
AFP-NE State Director Jessica Shelburn | July 23, 2018 | McCook Gazette Those wishing to expand Medicaid under Obamacare in Nebraska are working double time. After coming up short in the legislature, supporters are now eyeing a ballot initiative on the November ballot. But before going down this path, Nebraskans should know every state that […]
