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Feds Demand Personal Information from Medical Practices, Others
Publication -New financial disclosure requirements that would sweep in many medical professionals were temporarily put on hold under an order from a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Biden administration rule required an estimated 33 million small businesses, including some nonprofit entities, to report personally identifying information about their “beneficial ownership or interest” by […] -
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Bureaucracy and Band-Aids: How Government Red Tape is Holding Back Health Care Innovation – Commentary
Publication -By Steve Cohen RN MSN CHt Visualize for a moment: you walk into a hospital with a minor scrape, and instead of the doctor reaching for a Band-Aid, he hands you a clipboard. You are confused until he says, ‘You will need to fill out these 17 forms before we can administer any adhesive medical […] -
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Washington State Voters Keep Long-Term Care Tax
Publication -Voters in the state of Washington rejected a proposal that would have made a payroll tax to fund long-term care optional. The proposal, known as Initiative 2124, failed by an 11-point margin in November. Each Washington worker will continue to have 0.58 percent of his or her wages taken from every paycheck to fund WA […] -
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Trump Promises to Mandate IVF Coverage
Publication -During his campaign, President-elect Trump promised to require coverage of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. Trump’s base voters raised concerns about the ethical concerns raised by IVF and reformers have questioned the cost. In response to his opponents asserting Trump would ban IVF, Trump told NBC News in August 2024 he would not only defend […] -
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Health Policy Under President-elect Trump Can Build on First Term
Publication -Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert Kennedy, Jr. will have an opportunity to build on health policy reforms from President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration, many of which the Biden administration reversed or stalled. Used Traditional Reform Approach First-term Trump HHS Secretary Alex Azar was an establishment and big pharma pick who led […] -
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Seniors Love Going to the Doctor – Commentary
Publication -Visiting the doctor is often an exercise in inconvenience. I once read that when you include travel time, waiting time, filling out paperwork, waiting in the exam room, and talking with the office nurse, that 15 minutes of face time with your doctor takes up about three hours out of your day. That sounds a […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Illinois’ Now-Defunct Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Had Saved Land of Lincoln Taxpayers Over $361 Million Through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results were good news for Illinois families. The analysis looked at Illinois’ Invest in Kids Scholarship Tax Credit Program for low-income students, enacted in 2017, […] -
Research & Commentary: Two New Reports Mirror EPA Findings of Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Two reports from oil and gas industry groups released in November detail the voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction efforts led by the industry and highlight the progress being made on that front. The annual progress report of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a coalition of 12 of the world’s largest oil and […] -
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Texas Supreme Court OKs Future Execution in ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case
Publication -A medical expert’s testimony on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) in a 2003 capital murder trial in Texas and the state’s “junk science” law have played a prominent role in legal maneuvers to stop a scheduled execution. Robert L. Roberson, age 58, received the death penalty for the capital murder of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, […] -
Research and Commentary: Mississippi’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Mississippi’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Mississippians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: New Report Shows ESG Leading CalPERS to Underperforming Investment Returns
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Pacific Research Institute details how the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is generating a below-average investment return, in part because of its politicized investment strategy, which incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring. ESG scores are essentially a risk assessment mechanism increasingly being used by investment firms and financial […] -
Research and Commentary: Wisconsin’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Wisconsin’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Wisconsinites’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research & Commentary: New EPA Data Show 44 Percent Drop in Methane Emissions to Go Along with Record Oil and Gas Production
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that methane emissions at the nation’s largest oil and gas-producing basins are continuing to fall significantly, even with record-setting production. EPA has made available the 2023 data from its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), a program requiring the reporting of “greenhouse gas (GHG) data […] -
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Biden Admin Spurred Higher Drug Medicare Premiums, Fewer Choices
Publication -Seniors perusing the offerings during the most recent Medicare Enrollment Period saw that not only were prescription drug plan premiums higher, but their choices of plans were fewer. Data compiled by Ed Haislmaier, a health care policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, and Joel White, the president of the Council for Affordable Health Coverage show […] -
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Popular R&B Artist Spotlights Murky Health Care Pricing
Publication -Before voters reelected Donald Trump, a music artist had been promoting a Trump health reform from his first administration – transparency in hospital pricing. Starting in 2022, R&B artist Fat Joe has been pitching “Power to the Patients.” The public interest campaign calls for the enforcement of Trump’s rule requiring hospitals to post prices for […] -
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Biden’s Short-Term Plan Limit Could Face Lawsuit: Panel
Publication -The “ping-ponging” of rules on short-term limited duration health insurance (STLDI)is wreaking havoc on underwriting in the insurance markets, said panelists in a discussion hosted by the Cato Institute on October 15, 2024. The focus of the discussion was President Biden’s new rule limiting the duration and renewability of STLDI. President-elect Donald Trump or a […] -
Research and Commentary: South Carolina’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in South Carolina’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect South Carolinians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of […] -
Research and Commentary: Oklahoma’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Oklahoma’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Oklahomans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Ohio’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Ohio’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Ohioans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […] -
Research and Commentary: Connecticut’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Connecticut’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect the citizen of Connecticut’s free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak […] -
Research & Commentary: Report Shows Kansas’ Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Has Saved Sunflower State Taxpayers Over $8,200 Per Child through Fiscal Year 2022
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice has released an updated version of their Fiscal Effects of School Choice analysis, bringing up to date the latest data and demonstrating the large savings education choice programs have provided taxpayers, and the results are good news for Kansas families. The analysis looked at Kansas’ Tax Credit for Low-Income Students Scholarship Program, launched in 2015, and have found […] -
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Texas Doctors Could Lose Licenses for Child Transgender Treatments
Publication -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking legal action against transgender activist physicians who prescribed transition medications to minors after state law forbade the practice. Paxton filed lawsuits, the first of their kind, against three doctors between October 17 and November 4, for allegedly treating children with gender transition drugs after the practice was banned […] -
Research and Commentary: North Carolina’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in North Carolina’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect North Carolinians’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of […] -
Research and Commentary: Colorado’s Big Tech Policy
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Protections Against Big Tech Censorship Are Integral in Colorado’s Next Legislative Session Legislation that would protect Coloradoans’ free speech on social media platforms is an integral and timely policy goal that should be considered in 2025. States around the nation have introduced legislation with the same objective in mind since the peak of blatant censorship […]