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Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Vermont’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 percent of the average state budget, the National Association of State Budget Officers reports. “Medicaid comprised over half (56%) of all federal funds to states […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Colorado’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Colorado’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Virginia’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Virginia’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers... -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save California’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform California’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers.... -
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Illegal Immigrants Will Have Health Care Options – Interview
Publication -The era of “free health care” for people not living lawfully in the United States is waning as states such as California, Illinois, and Minnesota begin to pause or eliminate Medicaid enrollment for this population. Fourteen states and Washington, DC provide coverage for low-income immigrant children, and seven of those states and DC cover eligible […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Pennsylvania Lagging Behind on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Pennsylvania is lagging behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Pennsylvania only has an index score […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows North Carolina Falling Behind on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows North Carolina is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—North Carolina only has an […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save the State of Washington’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Washington state’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Arkansas’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Arkansas’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save West Virginia’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform West Virginia’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Arizona’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Arizona’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
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New Analysis Shows Medicaid Cuts Will Have Smaller Impact on Medicaid
Publication -The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says the Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will leave 7.8 million people without health insurance by 2034, not 10.3 million or more as claimed in earlier estimates. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) wrote […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Wisconsin’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Wisconsin’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Alaska’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Alaska’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Wyoming’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Wyoming’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
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Big ACA Plan Price Hikes Expected
Publication -Preliminary filings by insurers on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges indicate premiums for the coming year will be 15 percent higher over last year, the biggest increase since 2018. An analysis by Peterson-KFF noted two factors insurers have already cited to justify higher premiums: the elimination of premium tax credits and imposition of tariffs […] -
Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Alabama’s Medicaid Program
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Fortunately, policymakers can reform Alabama’s Medicaid program through a federal waiver. President Donald Trump has strongly promoted state Medicaid waivers -
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Florida Takes New Approach to Hospital Price Transparency: Subpoenas
Publication -Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier has taken action against several hospital systems in his state, including subpoenas, to ensure they are complying with President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring hospitals to provide “clear, accurate and actionable health care pricing information.” Ulthmeier issued subpoenas on May 30 to Southern Baptist of Florida and AdventHealth, the Orlando […] -
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Medicare Advantage ‘Coding’ Loopholes Targeted in New Bill
Publication -Responding to criticisms lodged against an otherwise popular program among seniors, Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced a bill to improve the way Medicare Advantage (MA) providers determine patients’ health risks, to eliminate overpayment. The bipartisan No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, and Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act aims at saving […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Mississippi Falling Well Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Mississippi is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have— Mississippi only has an index […] -
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Senate Considers Ending More-Expensive Hospital Rates Under Medicare
Publication -The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would mandate “site-neutral” reimbursement in Medicare, eliminating the rule that pays hospitals more for services that can often be provided at a lower cost elsewhere. The Congressional Budget Office estimates implementing site-neutral payments for hospital outpatient departments could save taxpayers roughly $157 billion over 10 years. Over that […] -
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New Iowa Law Reins in Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Publication -A new law in Iowa requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to reimburse pharmacies based on average state or national drug prices instead of negotiated rates and stops PBMs from favoring a specific pharmacy to fill a prescription. Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa signed the bill on June 11, saying it was necessary to improve accountability […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Finds BlackRock in Violation of Lone Star State’s Anti-ESG Law
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the American Energy Institute (AEI) and Consumers’ Research (CR) finds that the multinational investment behemoth BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is in violation of a Texas anti-environment, social, governance (ESG) scoring law that prohibits financial institutions from taking any action that penalizes a company involved in fossil fuel production for […] -
Research & Commentary: CAE Report Details the Environmental, Ecological, and Cost Concerns of Headlong Rush into Increased ‘Renewable’ Energy Generation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A report released in June by the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) details the myriad environmental and ecological downsides of the push to transform the American energy sector via the widespread adoption of “renewable” technologies such as wind and solar. In Shattered Green Dreams: The Environmental Costs of Wind and Solar, CAE demonstrates the […]
