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Heartland Weekly: The Biggest Lesson from ‘Game of Thrones’
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of May 20, 2019 -
Bills Before Congress Would Allow Use of Health Savings Accounts for Direct Primary Care Dues
Opinion -Congress is considering legislation that would modify the federal tax code to allow the use of pretax health savings accounts (HSAs) to pay for the noninsurance payment model of direct primary care (DPCs). -
Proposed FDA Rule on Biosimilars Suffix Sparks Industry Concerns
Opinion -The biosimilar drug industry, along with consumer, taxpayer and health care groups are crying foul over the Food and Drug Administration’s newly released guidelines requiring a four-letter suffix on biosimilar drug names that would distinguish them from t -
Federal Government To Offer One Million Acres in California for Oil and Gas Development
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management has offered a detailed plan to open more than a million acres of public and private land in California to oil and gas development, including through the use of fracking. -
Special Edition on Agriculture and Climate Change
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #324 -
Judge Rules Against Association Health Plans
Opinion -A federal judge struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2018 rule that loosened regulations on association health plans (AHP), temporary group health insurance plans for small businesses and associations, which are not subject to the same require -
Midwestern Governors Push Major Gas Tax Hikes
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Citing pressing transportation needs, three Midwestern governors – two Democrats and one Republican – are calling for significant gas tax hikes in their states. -
Florida Removes Certificate of Need Laws
Opinion -News -Health care consumers in Florida could soon be entering a new era of choice and competition as the state legislature has passed a bill eliminating much of the state’s certificate of need (CON) laws. -
New Book Presents Solutions for Financially Insolvent Entitlement Programs
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Provides straightforward explanations and direct, simple solutions to the nation’s entitlements crisis. -
Congress Considers D.C. Child Safety Account Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -H.R. 2538 would establish a Child Safety Account (CSA) program in the District of Columbia. -
Cities Turning to Non-Green Options to Handle Recyclable Material After China Halts Imports
Opinion -environment-climate-news -China’s decision ban recyclable waste imports is resulting in some U.S. cities beginning to burn or bury recyclable material rather than pay the higher prices to recycling companies. -
Colorado Eliminates Bail for Petty Crimes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Colorado has enacted a law eliminating pretrial bail for cases involving minor offenses. -
Costly Wind Power Menaces Man and Nature
Opinion -Editorial -The true costs of wind energy are too often (deliberately?) ignored or underestimated. -
FDA Approves Biotech Firm’s Genetically Modified Salmon Project
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to permit Massachusetts biotech firm AquaBounty to begin importing genetically modified Atlantic salmon eggs to be raised at its private, land-based facilities. -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Applauds Letter Urging FDA Reform by U.S. Sens. Cruz, Paul, Braun, and Lee
Opinion -Press Release -Senators ask Food & Drug Administration to Embrace ‘Parallel Track’ for Live-saving Drugs, a Keystone of Heartland’s ‘Free to Choose Medicine’ Reform -
Government Schools: Intentionally, We Don’t Understand Math Or English
Opinion -Editorial -Decades of government schools (kindergarten through grade 12) have poisoned America’s intellectual well. -
Make Those Nasty Drivers Pay!
Opinion -Editorial -Louisiana Senator Russell Long famously explained how most people feel about taxes: “Don’t tax you; don’t tax me; tax that fellow behind the tree.” -
Court Considers Challenge to Class Action Settlements
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Frank v. Gaos Challenges Abuse of Class Action Settlements -
Heartland Weekly: Free To Choose Medicine Offers Hope for Patients
Opinion -Editorial -Week of May 13, 2019 -
More Doctors Choosing Hospitals over Private Practices
Opinion -News -Physicians are increasingly leaving private practices to join hospital networks, states a new report from the Physicians Advocacy Institute. -
More States Consider Regulation to Curb Surprise Medical Bills
Opinion -News -Following Arizona’s lead, Georgia, Texas, and Washington State are considering bans or mandated arbitration and price transparency in response to consumer complaints about surprise medical bills from out-of-network providers. -
Oklahoma Seeks Medicaid Audit
Opinion -News -Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt requested an audit of the state’s Medicaid program to determine whether enrollees meet federal eligibility requirements. -
Generic Price Gouging Decision Upheld
Opinion -News -The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Maryland’s 2017 law that allowed the attorney general to review and regulate price increases of generic or off-patent drugs. -
Telemedicine Offers Remedy for Rising Travel and Wait Times
Opinion -News -Travel and wait times for health care cost patients $89 billion annually, according to an analysis by Altarum, giving new vigor to legislative arguments supporting telemedicine.