Publications
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Research & Commentary: New Executive Order Expands Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a new executive order from the Trump administration that would allow patients to use tax-advantaged health savings account funds to pay for direct primary care services. -
Research & Commentary: Partial Medicaid Expansion Is No Longer an Option
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans discusses Medicaid expansion and how states can respond to the recent rejection of Utah's funding increase request for its' partial Medicaid expansion. -
Research & Commentary: Shutting SNAP Loopholes Protects Aid for Truly in Need
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a proposed rule from the USDA that would close the categorical eligibility loophole that allows states to make applicants in certain programs automatically eligible to participate in SNAP. -
The Leaflet: Several New Studies Show Successes of Milwaukee’s School Voucher Program
Publication -The Leaflet -Several New Studies Show Successes of Milwaukee’s School Voucher Program -
Policy Brief: Estimating the Income Tax Hikes Required to Pay for Bernie Sanders’ Medicare-for-All Plan
Publication -Policy Briefs -Although the total costs of Medicare for All have been analyzed in detail in multiple studies, few have considered how these costs would affect U.S. taxpayers in specific income brackets. -
Research & Commentary: State Medicaid Costs Associated with Opioid Use Disorder Tripled From 1999 to 2013
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Recent study by Penn State researchers examined costs to states' Medicaid programs in treating the opioid epidemic, finding these costs exceeded more than $3 billion in 2013. -
Policy Tip Sheet: States Should Expand Direct Primary Care to Address Primary Care Shortage
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans discusses how states can reform their health insurance regulations to encourage the growth of direct primary care services for patients. -
Research & Commentary: Poll Shows Texas Voters Support Education Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -74 Percent Favor ESA Program, 64 Percent Favor Tax-Credit Scholarships -
Research & Commentary: New Report Details College Enrollment Boost for Students in Milwaukee and Florida School Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Program Participants More Likely To Attend, Graduate From Four-Year Colleges Than Public School Peers -
The Leaflet: Policy Booklet Aims to Educate Lawmakers on Benefits of E-Cigarettes
Publication -The Leaflet -"Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: A Guidebook for Policymakers" provides information to help lawmakers understand the tremendous health (and economic) advantages e-cigarettes provide. -
Tobacco Harm Reduction 101: A Guidebook for Policymakers
Publication -Policy Briefs -This policy booklet aims to inform key stakeholders, including policymakers, about THR products, specifically e-cigarettes and vaping devices, while debunking many of the myths associated with e-cigarettes. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Telehealth Provides Affordable and Accessible Care
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans discusses telehealth reform and how these services can improve the cost and availability of care. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Restrictive Medical Licensing Laws Exacerbate Doctor Shortage
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines how overly stringent licensing rules have contributed to the growing doctor shortage and how states can reform these rules. -
Research & Commentary: Wisconsin Students in School Choice Programs Outperform Public School Peers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Results Show Badger State's School Choice Programs Should Be Open To All -
Research & Commentary: Study Highlights the High Costs, Low Environmental Gains of Proposed Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Tax
Publication -Research and Commentaries -$755 Tax Increase For Each Bay State Household In First Year Alone -
Research & Commentary: Survey Shows Military Families Overwhelmingly Support School Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Seven Of Ten Surveyed Service Members And Their Spouses Support Education Savings Accounts -
Research & Commentary: Heartland Brief Argues that EPA’s Endangerment Finding Should Be Repealed
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Brief Argues Grounds For Reversing The Endangerment Finding Are Robust -
Research & Commentary: Medicaid Expansion Would Bankrupt North Carolina
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a revised Medicaid expansion proposal in the North Carolina legislature that uses the illusion of free-market reforms in an attempt to appease expansion opponents. -
The Leaflet: Don’t Miss The Heartland Institute’s 2019 Emerging Issues Forum!
Publication -The Leaflet -Make sure to join The Heartland Institute in Austin for our 2019 Emerging Issues Forum. -
Policy Tip Sheet: Gas Taxes are not the Long-Term Solution to Funding Transportation
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -In this Policy Tip Sheet, Matthew Glans examines gasoline taxes, how they have become less effective over time, and why states can no longer rely on them to fund state transportation projects. -
Research & Commentary: Flavor Ban Restrictions Would Vaporize Tobacco Harm Reduction in California
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Proposed legislation would require flavored e-cigarettes (other than menthol, mint and tobacco) to be sold exclusively at age-restricted retailers. -
Research & Commentary: New Analysis Estimates Cost of Transition to 100 Percent Renewables Would Be $4.5 Trillion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Decarbonization Of U.S. Economy By 2030 Would Cost American Households At Least $35,000 -
States Should Celebrate Independence Day by Reclaiming Their Sovereignty
Publication -The Leaflet -The Heartland Institute wishes you all the best this Fourth of July and we urge state lawmakers to use Article V of the Constitution to rein in Washington D.C. -
Testimony before the Albany County Legislature
Publication -Testimony -Testimony before the Albany County Legislature regarding banning flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes and flavored cigars and cigarettes from convenience stores.