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Last week, the Washington Examiner published an opinion piece by AFP’s senior health policy fellow Dean Clancy explaining how Trump’s new health care plan has put Democrats on the spot, forcing them to choose between Big Insurance and the patients they claim to care about.
Tuesday, a three-judge panel heard oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s certificate of need (CON) statute — a law that artificially limits the supply of health care to protect politically proficient providers from competition.
Dean joins Hugh to discuss HSAs and how they can empower patients to take control of their health care.
Patients across the nation are suffering from artificial scarcity in health care. Montana’s success demonstrates that regulatory relief expands access and lowers costs.
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.
Don’t believe the headlines. The government shutdown is not really about Obamacare. That’s just the pretext.
If policymakers want to deliver care that is faster, cost-effective, high-quality, and more innovative, they should start by ending the reign of CON, and allowing patients, not bureaucrats or special interests, to decide what is needed.
Temporary means temporary. The pandemic is over. It’s time to let the Biden tax credits expire — and make health care affordable again for everyone.
