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Sunshine Week Spotlight: Heath Care Needs Price Transparency
ALEC is celebrating Sunshine Week, and no area of our economy needs sunshine more than health care. Health care is one of the few areas of our economy where…
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The 340B Program and State Mandates
The federal 340B program has been widely criticized in recent years for its lack of transparency, fraud and failure to pass savings along to the patients it was designed…
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Medicaid Expansion Weighs Heavily on State Budgets
It has been almost ten years since Medicaid expansion was first enacted, and 39 states have passed and/or enacted their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Most recently,…
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High Inflation Hits Health Care
The historically high rates of inflation we are seeing across the economy are hitting all industries—including health care. The U.S. health care inflation rate was 6% in September…
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The Truth About Price Controls and Prescription Drug Spending
Price controls have a long, but very unsuccessful history. They have repeatedly proven to cause shortages and/or excesses and spur the creation of black markets all while failing to…
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Empowering Patients Through Health Care Price Transparency
Most of us know someone who has struggled with health care costs. Whether it is surprise medical billing, insurance deductibles or coverage limits, these situations can cause people to avoid…
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The Key to Reducing Health Care Costs: Price Transparency
In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, President Biden said reducing health care costs was a priority for him. If the President is truly interested…
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Arizona Leads Nation in Giving Patients the Right to Try
“The right to try to save one’s own life is one of the most precious rights of all.” – Victor Riches, President and CEO of the Goldwater Institute This…
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The Controversy Surrounding 340B Program
Prescription drug prices have faced a lot of controversy over the past few years, most recently with the federal 340(B) program. Under Section 340(B) of the Public Health Service Act,…
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California is Frankenstein’s Laboratory
In a new op-ed for The Orange County Register, the Senior Director of ALEC’s HHS Task Force joined with co-author Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association to…
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A Victory for Liberty: SCOTUS Blocks Employer Vaccine Requirement
In a widely anticipated ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers, writing that the federal government had overstepped its authority. The…
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Should the Government Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices?
When Medicare Part D was passed in 2003, lawmakers included the “non-interference clause,” which essentially prevents the federal government from stepping in to negotiate prescription drug prices. Allowing the drug…
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The Reconciliation Spending and Health Care
The $3.5 trillion reconciliation package contains costly policy proposals which could stifle economic growth. Many have balked at the spending, which has prevented the package from being rushed through.
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States Help Solve the Physician Shortage Crisis
The physician shortage crisis has no clear end in sight. Earlier this month, the American Association of Medical Colleges released a study estimating a shortage of up to 124,000…
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Congress Seeks to Expand Medicaid With or Without the States
Many in Congress are working to expand Medicaid in states where it has so far failed. Following passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, states were required to…
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Biden Continues Trump’s Medical Price Transparency Rules
Last Friday, President Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to continue enforcing the “price transparency initiatives for hospitals, other providers, and…
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Pennsylvania COVID-19 Data Breach Highlights Privacy Concerns for State Run Tracking Apps
A person’s digital privacy is essential in today’s information age. People should be vigilant about who has access to their data. During this COVID-19 pandemic, some have voluntarily provided health…
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Arizona Telehealth: Breaking Down Blocks to Healthcare
During the pandemic, states across the country loosened restrictions on the telehealth industry in order to ensure their residents would still have access to critical medical care despite COVID-19 restrictions.
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Biden’s Step by Step Approach to a Public Option
After two weeks in office, President Biden signed his first two orders in the health care sector. They laid the groundwork for a special enrollment period through the Federally Facilitated…
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What COVID-19 Revealed About the Meat Supply Chain
Last spring, the U.S. faced a near debilitating meat shortage due to the effects of COVID-19. The COVID-19 outbreak hit meat processing facilities hard. Because of the close quarters of…