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Biden Administration Limits Short-Term Health Insurance to 90 Days
Publication -Uninsured individuals will no longer be allowed to purchase short-term limited-duration insurance (STLDI) with a term of more than 90 days, plus a one-month renewal option, beginning September 1, 2024, under a rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The new rule is likely to face legal challenges similar to what […] -
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Short Term Health Plans Plus Indemnity Plans Offer Huge Savings – Commentary
Publication -Indemnity Insurance is on the Block We would have very few public policy problems if we followed one of my rules for rational public policy: let the markets handle all the problems markets can solve; turn to government only to meet needs that competitive markets cannot or do not meet. In the first four years […] -
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Medical Debt Forgiveness Advancing
Publication -Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to a KFF analysis of government survey data, and there is growing support to relieve patients of this financial burden. About 14 million people, or 6 percent of the adult population of the United States, are facing medical bills of more than $1,000, and three […] -
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Researchers Study Repurposing Old Drugs to Treat Cancer
Publication -A team of U.S. clinicians has launched a first-of-its-kind observational study on how repurposed drugs with expired patents, such as ivermectin, might help in treating cancer. The study, led by the Frontline COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), began in February and is examining five-year survival rates for several types of cancers. Five hundred patients nationwide […] -
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States Revise Medical Licensing to Ease Doctor Shortage
Publication -Several states are extending medical licenses to foreign and assistant doctors to fill shortages of physicians that are projected to reach 86,000 nationwide, by 2036. Tennessee will become the first state to give provisional licenses to physicians with clinical experience who migrate to the United States, in 2025. Governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Glenn […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Restrict Gubernatorial Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with House Bill 522. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. HB 522 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Restrict Gubernatorial and Mayoral Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with Senate Bill 103. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. SB 103 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
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Lower-Income Americans Could Soon Have Access to HSAs
Publication -Lower-income Americans who get a cost-sharing reduction (CSR) from their Obamacare health insurance could soon set aside part of that money to spend on health care as they choose. The ACCESS Act, H.R. 5608, introduced by Reps. Greg Steube (R-FL) and Kat Cammack (R-FL), would allow individuals and families to put some of their CSR […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Clarify Gubernatorial Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with Senate Bill 2173. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. SB 2173 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
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France Criminalizes Opposition to mRNA Injections
Publication -France enacted a controversial new law in February that critics say could be used against anyone opposing injections with mRNA vaccines or other treatments recommended by the state and based upon current medical knowledge. The law aims to combat religious violence, but under one section, criticism of therapeutic treatments when mandatory or recommended by the […] -
Research & Commentary: Hawaii Bill Would Clarify Gubernatorial and Mayoral Power During a State of Emergency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hawaii Legislature is attempting to elucidate the extent of gubernatorial powers during a state of emergency with House Bill 2581. Under current law, during a state of emergency, the governor maintains the power to suspend electronic media transmission. HB 2581 considers how broad and vague the verbiage is in the current statutes and would […] -
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Texas Collects More than $700 Million from Medicaid Fraud Probes
Publication -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has recovered more than $200 million in improper or fraudulent payments to medical providers, suppliers, and drug companies by the state’s Medicaid system in fiscal year 2023. The findings of the AG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and Civil Medicaid Fraud Division, and the Texas Health […] -
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Health Professionals Dodge Abortion Bans Using Telemed ‘Shield’ Laws
Publication -Health care professionals are not waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether it is constitutional to send abortion pills through the mail. Beginning in the summer of 2023, blue-state doctors have used a backdoor method to provide abortions to women in red states that have ostensibly banned or heavily restricted abortion procedures and […] -
Research & Commentary: States Learn from Missouri in Granting ‘Assistant Physician’ Licenses to Unmatched Medical School Graduates
Publication -Research and Commentaries -An aging and declining population throughout rural America is creating a double whammy for those tasked with providing health care. A recent study found that of the 1,810 rural hospitals operating in the United States, 50 percent were operating at a loss and 410 risk closure. As workforce shortages continue to worsen this trend, states […] -
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Legislation Aims to Protect Drug Research for Rare Diseases
Publication -U.S. House members introduced bipartisan legislation to reverse sanctions on small-molecule medicines in early February, providing new hope for people with rare diseases. Proposed by Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), Don Davis (D-NC), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY), the Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee chairman, the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act would reverse […] -
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Georgia Moves Certificate of Need Reform
Publication -Georgia moves Certificate of Need (CON) reform legislation that restricts most proposed medical facilities, reducing competition. By Matt Dean Certificate of Need (CON) restrictions prohibit most proposed medical facilities in Georgia. Diagnostic imaging facilities, surgical centers, nursing homes, birthing centers, and hospitals require burdensome CON approvals before a permit to build is even considered. Hospitals and […] -
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Food and Drug Administration to Remove Anti-Ivermectin Posts in Settlement
Publication -Food and Drug Administration to remove anti-ivermectin posts from the Internet in a settlement with doctors who sued the agency. By Debra Heine The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly settled a lawsuit brought by three doctors who who accused the health regulator of interfering with their ability to practice medicine and prescribe Ivermectin to treat […] -
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Teens Home Alone, Using Drugs
Publication -More than half of adolescents misusing prescription drugs are doing so in isolation, increasing the risk of overdose deaths, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reviewed data from 15,963 self-assessments of 13- to 18-year-olds who were screened for drug abuse treatment during the period […] -
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John Stossel: ’15 Days to Slow the Spread’
Publication -Four years ago, government officials told us, “Stay home!” We have “15 days to slow the spread.” Days turned into months and then years, while officials chipped away at our freedoms. I have long been wary of politicians, but even I was surprised at how authoritarian many were eager to be. Some demanded police to […] -
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Expensive Cancer Therapies Put Mandatory Treatment Laws to the Test
Publication -The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) issued a bulletin reminding health insurance companies they are bound by Michigan law to cover all approved cancer drugs, even if treatments cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and may be ineffective. The DIFS issued the bulletin after an article describing how an insurance company, Priority […] -
Research & Commentary: States Not Waiting for Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements in Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One-in-five (about 30 million) working Americans are bound by noncompete agreements. Noncompete agreements are routinely executed to prevent valuable, and sometimes proprietary, information from traveling with employees when they change jobs. Technology companies thrive in a highly competitive environment where the coin of the realm is novelty. So, it is understandable that many such employers […] -
Georgia moves to reform Certificate of Need (CON) legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Certificate of Need (CON) restrictions prohibit new most proposed medical facilities in Georgia. Diagnostic imaging facilities, surgical centers, nursing homes, birthing centers, and hospitals require burdensome CON approvals before a permit to build is even considered. Hospitals and doctors to go through a governmental approval process, costing time and money. Beginning in 1964 with […] -
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White House Pressured Amazon to Ban Books on COVID-19 as ‘Misinformation’
Publication -U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) revealed documents showing the White House pressured Amazon to censor books related to the COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021, on February 5. Andrew Slavitt, a senior adviser on Biden’s COVID-19 response team, led the effort to pressure Amazon to ban “misinformation” books. “Who can we talk to about the high […] -
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Georgia Senate Passes Certificate of Need Reforms
Publication -Georgia Senate passes certificate of need reform measure that would increase access to facilities by expanding exemptions to CON law. By T.A. DeFeo (The Center Square) — The Georgia Senate has passed a measure to reform Georgia’s certificate of need laws. Lawmakers passed House Bill 1339 by a 43-11 margin. The House overwhelmingly passed the measure last month, […]