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Here’s How The Trump Administration Can Help Small Businesses Pay For Health Care
What does Donald Trump’s second term portend for health care? Patients should hope it’s a lot like his first term. During his first four years in the White House, Trump took a number of steps to give small businesses more healthcare choices—and reduce what they’d have to pay for coverage. ...
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Now Trump Has Chance to Finish His Work on Healthcare
When he takes office early next year, President-elect Donald Trump will have a rare opportunity to remake America’s healthcare system for the better. To do so, he’ll need to follow through on some of the best policy ideas from his first term while taking additional steps to bring more choice, ...
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Five ways Trump can improve healthcare
President-elect Donald Trump famously stated he has “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform. Now, those concepts may soon become reality. Here are five ways Trump and a Republican Congress can reduce health costs and expand access to affordable healthcare. Read the entire op-ed here.
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Drug ‘affordability’ boards won’t really help patients
Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board recently declared that Stelara, a popular treatment for Crohn’s disease and other autoimmune conditions, is “unaffordable.” Soon, the board’s five unelected members could decide whether to impose an “upper payment limit” on the medication. The decision could have significant consequences not just in Colorado but ...
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Are rebates the best use of tax dollars?
Californians who meet specific income thresholds may be eligible to receive rebates of $4,000 and up to $8,000 if they buy electric heat pumps for their homes. But the Pacific Research Institute, a Pasadena think tank that espouses free-market solutions to policy matters, questions whether the rebate program is a good ...
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Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
California
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California’s Regulatory Assault On Drivers Continues
Californians already suffering from significantly higher gas prices will be dismayed to learn that the regulatory state has decided to make things worse. For the rest of the country, the changes stand as a stark warning. Last week, the California Air Resources Board, known as CARB, voted to increase the ...
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Law-and-order voters in America’s second largest city finally fire their radical DA
Los Angeles County voters fired their district attorney, George Gascón, on Tuesday – with prejudice. As of Thursday morning he was down more than 20 percentage points to challenger Nathan Hochman, a Republican running as an independent who served as assistant attorney general under George W. Bush. As it turns ...
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Yet More Evidence That Price Controls Are Bad For Patients
The Democrats’ days in control of federal healthcare policy are numbered. But they were able to do quite a bit of damage during President Biden’s term. The scheme of price controls they’ve put in place for drugs dispensed through Medicare is a case in point. Ten drugs in Medicare Part ...
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Medicare’s Latest Pay Cut Will Harm Seniors
Doctors are getting a pay cut in 2025. That’s the upshot of a rule issued by Medicare earlier this month. Patients will be the ones who pay the price for Medicare’s parsimony. Seniors and younger people alike will find it harder to secure access to doctors and care. Read the ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
Here’s How The Trump Administration Can Help Small Businesses Pay For Health Care
What does Donald Trump’s second term portend for health care? Patients should hope it’s a lot like his first term. During his first four years in the White House, Trump took a number of steps to give small businesses more healthcare choices—and reduce what they’d have to pay for coverage. ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
Now Trump Has Chance to Finish His Work on Healthcare
When he takes office early next year, President-elect Donald Trump will have a rare opportunity to remake America’s healthcare system for the better. To do so, he’ll need to follow through on some of the best policy ideas from his first term while taking additional steps to bring more choice, ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
Five ways Trump can improve healthcare
President-elect Donald Trump famously stated he has “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform. Now, those concepts may soon become reality. Here are five ways Trump and a Republican Congress can reduce health costs and expand access to affordable healthcare. Read the entire op-ed here.
Learn more about drug pricing
Drug ‘affordability’ boards won’t really help patients
Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board recently declared that Stelara, a popular treatment for Crohn’s disease and other autoimmune conditions, is “unaffordable.” Soon, the board’s five unelected members could decide whether to impose an “upper payment limit” on the medication. The decision could have significant consequences not just in Colorado but ...
Learn more about rebates
Are rebates the best use of tax dollars?
Californians who meet specific income thresholds may be eligible to receive rebates of $4,000 and up to $8,000 if they buy electric heat pumps for their homes. But the Pacific Research Institute, a Pasadena think tank that espouses free-market solutions to policy matters, questions whether the rebate program is a good ...
Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
Learn more about California's high gas prices
California’s Regulatory Assault On Drivers Continues
Californians already suffering from significantly higher gas prices will be dismayed to learn that the regulatory state has decided to make things worse. For the rest of the country, the changes stand as a stark warning. Last week, the California Air Resources Board, known as CARB, voted to increase the ...
Learn more about voters' frustration with crime
Law-and-order voters in America’s second largest city finally fire their radical DA
Los Angeles County voters fired their district attorney, George Gascón, on Tuesday – with prejudice. As of Thursday morning he was down more than 20 percentage points to challenger Nathan Hochman, a Republican running as an independent who served as assistant attorney general under George W. Bush. As it turns ...
Learn more about how price controls hurt consumers
Yet More Evidence That Price Controls Are Bad For Patients
The Democrats’ days in control of federal healthcare policy are numbered. But they were able to do quite a bit of damage during President Biden’s term. The scheme of price controls they’ve put in place for drugs dispensed through Medicare is a case in point. Ten drugs in Medicare Part ...
Learn more about Medicare flaws
Medicare’s Latest Pay Cut Will Harm Seniors
Doctors are getting a pay cut in 2025. That’s the upshot of a rule issued by Medicare earlier this month. Patients will be the ones who pay the price for Medicare’s parsimony. Seniors and younger people alike will find it harder to secure access to doctors and care. Read the ...
