healthcare
COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today commended the Senate for passing S 503, a bill that expands the scope of practice for physician’s assistants and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). AFP-SC State Director Andrew Yates issued the following statement: “The pandemic demonstrated our health system faces a shortage of physicians, making it […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) today urged lawmakers to permanently remove bureaucratic restrictions on delivery of telehealth services and opposed creation of new methods of government control in the health care marketplace. AFP-MN State Director Jason Flohrs testified before the Senate Health and Human Services Policy and Finance Committee in support SF1160, […]
Arlington, Va. – Congressional Democrats are proposing legislation in the current COVID-19 relief package to make more Americans eligible for government subsidies to help cover the cost of health coverage that is unaffordable. According to Axios, “Notably absent from all of this are policies that would meaningfully reduce the actual cost of care.” “Increasing subsidies just […]
Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) today praised the Senate Health Policy Committee for passing SJR 340, a bill by state Senator Manny Diaz that would require a supermajority vote by the legislature to enact a single payer health care system. AFP-FL State Director Skylar Zander issued the following statement: “Aspects of our health […]
Arlington, Va. – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s coronavirus coordinator, Jeffrey Zients, announced that the Department of Health and Human Services will use the Public Readiness and Preparedness (PREP) Act to allow retired doctors and nurses to administer vaccines and to enable licensed doctors and nurses to vaccinate people across state lines. Americans for Prosperity […]
Special Session Passes Key Reforms Grassroots group praises legislature for passing telemedicine, COVID liability legislation NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the state legislature for passing HB 8002 and HB 8001. HB 8002 expands access to healthcare by giving patients more options for telemedicine services. HB 8001 protects businesses, churches, and schools […]
CONCORD, NH – Following Governor Sununu signing HB 1623 into law, a bill that enacts into law many of the expanded telehealth services that had been implemented by emergency orders since the beginning of the pandemic, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) State Director Greg Moore released the following statement: “Telemedicine expands access and breaks down […]
What: Facebook Live Panel Discussion on Certificate of Need with Dr. Marcelo Hochman When: Wednesday, July 8, 2020, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. EST Where: Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina’s Facebook Page To weather the COVID-19 crisis, we need to ensure that South Carolina health care providers are free of barriers that keep them from delivering medical care to patients in need. So, why does our state […]
Grassroots group urges legislature to reimagine state’s health care, criminal justice system NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the Senate for passing bills that reform the state’s burdensome certificate-of-need (CON) laws and Tennessee’s harsh drug free zone laws. Both bills will be heard in the State House of Representatives in the coming […]
