Publications
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Research & Commentary: Colorado’s Hospital Provider Tax and TABOR Collide
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Funding Medicaid programs has proven to be an increasingly difficult task for many states. -
Testimony to the Virginia House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions – COPN Reform
Publication -Testimony -Michael Thompson, chairmand and president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, testified in February 2016 to the Virginia House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions, in support of a bill to reform Virginia's Certificate of -
Testimony to the Virginia House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions – COPN Reform
Publication -Testimony -Michael Thompson, chairmand and president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, testified in February 2016 to the Virginia House Committee on Health, Welfare, and Institutions, in support of a bill to reform Virginia's Certificate of -
Letter to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Publication -Testimony -In January 2016, North Carolina's largest health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, projected a two-year loss of $400 million for 2014 and 2015. -
The Leaflet: States Consider Medicaid Reform
Publication -The Leaflet -Many states are debating making or have already made significant changes to their health care programs, with many focusing on Medicaid expansion. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Certificate of Public Need Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Market competition in the health care industry improves services and provides consumers with additional and potentially life-saving options, yet the State of Virginia is hindering competition by imposing burdensome regulations. -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Medicaid Expansion Bypasses Legislature
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to expand Medicaid to cover individuals making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Thirty two states and the District of Columbia have chosen to expand their Medicaid programs. -
Research & Commentary: Rolling Back South Carolina’s Certificate of Need Law
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina is one of 36 states that limits the ability of health care providers to expand their businesses through an approval process known as certificate of need (CON). -
Research & Commentary: Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One of the lesser known factors contributing to the rapid increase in the cost of health care is the shrinking number of primary care physicians available relative to the size of the population. -
The Leaflet: Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issue Forum in Nashville? Watch It Online!
Publication -The Leaflet -On December 9, The Heartland Institute hosted its final 2015 Emerging Issue Forum (EIF). More than 80 state elected officials and policy experts attended the EIF-South event in Nashville, Tennessee.West Virginia Del. -
Research & Commentary: Should Wisconsin Limit Transitional Care Facilities?
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The two mechanisms commonly used by states to limit health care competition are the approval process known as “certificate of need” (CON) and state-imposed caps limiting the construction of new health care facilities. -
Research & Commentary: North Carolina Retiree Health Care Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Charlotte Observer recently reported the North Carolina legislature will soon be considering legislation to address the $25.5 billion unfunded liability in the state’s retiree health system. -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -At a recent meeting, the Alabama Health Care Improvement Task Force recommended Gov. Robert Bentley and the legislature expand the state’s Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -At a recent meeting, the Alabama Health Care Improvement Task Force recommended Gov. Robert Bentley and the legislature expand the state’s Medicaid program. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Should Oppose McAuliffe Medicaid Expansion Plans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, allows states to expand Medicaid to cover individuals making up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. -
Ten State Solutions to Emerging Issues
Publication -Policy Briefs -This booklet explores solutions to the top public policy issues facing the states in 2016 and beyond in the areas of budget and tax, education, energy and environment, health care, and constitutional reform. -
Research & Commentary: Arkansas Private Option Should Serve as Warning to Other States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In several states that have chosen not to expand their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare), lawmakers are offering proposals to expand Medicaid under new plans designed to improve the -
Research & Commentary: Certificate of Need Debate Continues in Georgia
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Georgia is one of 36 states with certificate of need (CON) laws, intended to slow the growth of health care prices, promote consolidation of health care providers, and limit duplication of services. -
Research & Commentary: Louisiana Should Continue to Fight Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Thirty states and the District of Columbia have chosen to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Twenty states, including Louisiana, have refused to do so. -
The Leaflet – Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum-Midwest? Watch It Online!
Publication -The Leaflet -Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum-Midwest? Watch It Online! On September 24, The Heartland Institute hosted the second of three regional Emerging Issues Forums (EIF) for 2015. -
Research & Commentary: South Dakota Medicaid Expansion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) proposes to expand the state’s Medicaid program under a provision of the Affordable Care Act. If the Obama administration approves the plan, South Dakota will become the 31st state to expand Medicaid under Obamacare. -
Research & Commentary: How Missouri Should Handle Transitional Care Facilities
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As the health care market has evolved over time, a popular type of facility has emerged to fill a growing need for temporary post-surgical care. -
Research & Commentary: Affordable Care Act CO-Ops Are Failing
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In an effort to improve competition in the health care insurance marketplace and on the new health insurance exchanges, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a program to assist in the creation of new private nonprofit health insurers, known as -
Research & Commentary: The ‘Cadillac Tax’
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Since its inception, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been plagued by legal, financial, and technological problems, many of which remain unaddressed.