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Price controls threatened medical advancements
The EO allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers to obtain the same or better prices on drugs that other nations have.
May 19, 20253 min read
Wyoming lawmakers should add hospital price transparency to 2026 agenda
One glaring omission from the state legislature’s recently released final list of topics it will consider before the next session is hospital price transparency.
May 13, 20253 min read
Yet another Executive Order For health care price transparency
Only when people can see the true costs and direct their medical spending intelligently through a free market will costs become transparent and likewise come under control.
Apr 8, 20252 min read
Idaho adopts Medicaid budget that increases spending by $539 million
The long debate in Idaho surrounding Medicaid this year has concluded with lawmakers sending Governor Little an updated Medicaid budget (...
Apr 3, 20252 min read
Idaho legislature adopts MSPC recommendation for Medicaid work requirements
With overwhelming support, the Idaho legislature has adopted House Bill 345 - a measure that includes work requirements for able-bodied adul
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Adding a work requirement for receiving Medicaid in Montana
Enrollees in the Medicaid health insurance program have never had a work requirement to receive the entitlement. Montana Senate Bill 334 ...
Feb 28, 20253 min read
Adding a work requirement for physically able adults receiving Medicaid in Idaho
Enrollees in the Medicaid health insurance program have never had a work requirement to receive the entitlement. Idaho House Bill 138...
Feb 11, 20253 min read
Certificate of Need laws should be repealed
Medical Certificate of Need (CON) laws have existed since the mid-1960s. They are a classic example of government intervention and...
Feb 4, 20253 min read
Massive tax increase proposed for single-payer health care in Washington state
Here we go again. Some lawmakers in Washington state will just not give up on their quest for a state-run single-payer health care...
Jan 24, 20254 min read
Should Montana continue to expand Medicaid?
Congress passed the original Medicaid program in 1965 as a health insurance safety net for the most vulnerable low-income people in the...
Jan 10, 20253 min read
States need safeguards to avoid duplicate Medicaid payments
The findings of a recent audit performed by the Washington State Auditor’s Office showed that on average, Washington paid $8.6 million...
Jan 3, 20252 min read
The damning Congressional report on COVID response
The bipartisan U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic recently released its 520-page final report on the origin of...
Dec 6, 20243 min read
Health care policy solutions should put the patient in charge
It is time to put the patient back in control of their health care. Over seventy percent of Americans’ health care is paid for by a...
Oct 30, 20243 min read
The real reason health care costs are so high
Let’s do a thought experiment. You walk into a grocery store and there are no prices posted for any food item. You fill your cart with...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
As health insurance premiums increase, so do the costs of federal subsidies
Spending on health care in the United States continues to increase. For 2022, the last year of complete data, overall spending was $4.4...
Oct 2, 20242 min read
The doctor can’t see you now
The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, became law in 2010 and provisions from the legislation began in 2014. The overall goal of the law...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
More transparency needed for pharmaceutical benefit managers
Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) have a poorly understood role in the U.S. health care system. In general, drug manufacturers sell...
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Abolish Certificate of Need (CON) to improve access to health care
Limiting options is not a way to reduce costs or improve care. Certificate of Need (CON) laws are a state regulatory tool that seeks to...
Jul 23, 20241 min read
Now Available: The Mountain States Policy Manual
The Mountain States Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations – it is an...
Jul 15, 20245 min read
This is why we need to expand the use and availability of Health Savings Accounts
Unfortunately, 90% of Americans lack access to health savings accounts. Why? Because, under current law, it is illegal to have an HSA unless
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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