Publications
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Research & Commentary: Dental Therapists and Hygienists Should Play a Role in Ending Georgia’s Dental Health Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines dental scope of practice laws and how Georgia could improve dental-care access by expanding scope of practice to dental therapists and hygienists. -
Research & Commentary: Montana Should Open Its Doors to Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines direct primary care and why Montana legislators should consider reforms to make the service more available. -
The Leaflet: Health Care Reform Options for States
Publication -The Leaflet -Heartland Institute Senior Policy Analyst Matthew Glans outlines 10 health care reforms in a new Research & Commentary published in January. -
Research & Commentary: Terminally Ill Iowans Deserve Right-to-Try Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines right-to-try laws and a new proposal to implement right-to-try reforms in Iowa. -
Research & Commentary: 10 Health Care Reform Options for States
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans outlines ten steps state legislators can take to improve the cost and availability of health care in their states. -
Research & Commentary: Virginia Certificate of Public Need Reform Debate Reignites
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines certificate of need reform and Virginia's renewed efforts to limit CON. -
Research & Commentary: Health Care Sharing Ministries a Good Alternative to ACA
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines health care sharing ministries and how they can save families hundreds over ACA plans. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Should End Certificate of Need for All Health Care Providers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines certificate of need reform and Florida's recent efforts to limit CON. -
Research & Commentary: Alabama Should Open Up Doors to Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines how direct primary care can improve health care and argues Alabama should remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to direct primary care to help revitalize the state’s primary health care system. -
Research & Commentary: Empowering Dental Therapists Will Help North Dakota’s Dental Shortage
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines dental health care and the need for an expanded role for dental therapists in North Dakota. -
Missed Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum in Orlando? Watch It Online!
Publication -The Leaflet -On December 15, The Heartland Institute hosted its 2016 Winter Emerging Issues Forum (EIF). More than 120 state elected officials and policy experts from 23 states attended this magical EIF in Orlando, Florida. -
Research & Commentary: Open Telemedicine Across State Lines
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses medical licensing for telemedicine and the he need for new laws allowing physicians to treat patients across state lines. -
Testimony before the North Dakota House Human Services Committee, The Case for Licensing Dental Therapists in North Dakota
Publication -Testimony -In this testimony before the North Dakota House Human Services Committee, Michael Hamilton makes a case for the licensing of dental therapist as a method for addressing the state's dental care shortage. -
The Case for Licensing Dental Therapists in North Dakota
Publication -Policy Briefs -A joint publication of The Heartland Institute and Texas Public Policy Foundation, this Policy Brief makes a case for the licensing of dental therapists in North Dakota to improve access to basic and preventative oral care. -
Licensing Dental Therapists in North Dakota
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tips piece, Matthew Glans and Michael Hamilton discuss the need for more dental health providers in North Dakota and the role dental therapists could have in improving access. -
The Top States Issues for 2017
Publication -The Leaflet -With 2016 coming to a close, most state lawmakers heading back to their state capitols to tackle many important issues. Highlighted below are some of the biggest problems facing the states. -
State-by-State Health Care Openness and Access Rankings
Publication -The Leaflet -The Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently released a new research project ranking states across the nation based on their access and openness to health care. -
Research & Commentary: Florida Considering Block Grants for Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid funding and how block grants are a reform state legislators should consider to improve their funding and program flexibility. -
Research & Commentary: Maine Should Open Doors to Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses direct primary care and how it could help patients and physicians in Maine. -
Roadmap for the 21st Century: Health Care Reform
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Obamacare replacement plan would make good on the failed promises of Obamacare, assuring health care for all – with no employer mandate, no individual mandate, and trillions of dollars in reduced taxes, regulatory burdens, and federal spending. -
Research & Commentary: Illegal ACA Risk Corridor Judgment Fund Bailout Plot
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans and Michael Hamilton examine risk corridors and the proposed bailout of insurers operating in the Obamacare exchanges using taxpayer dollars from the Department of Justice’s Judgement Fund. -
Research & Commentary: Drug Price Controls and Price Transparency
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines drug price controls and price transparency. -
States Face Harsh Reality of Obamacare in 2017
Publication -The Leaflet -People across the nation find themselves facing dramatic health insurance price increases for many consumer plans in the ACA exchanges -
Research & Commentary: Emergency Room Visits Grow Under Expanded Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines the effect of Medicaid expansion on patient use of emergency rooms.
