Publications
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Research & Commentary: States Learn from Missouri in Granting ‘Assistant Physician’ Licenses to Unmatched Medical School Graduates
Publication -Research and Commentaries -An aging and declining population throughout rural America is creating a double whammy for those tasked with providing health care. A recent study found that of the 1,810 rural hospitals operating in the United States, 50 percent were operating at a loss and 410 risk closure. As workforce shortages continue to worsen this trend, states […] -
Research & Commentary: States Not Waiting for Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements in Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One-in-five (about 30 million) working Americans are bound by noncompete agreements. Noncompete agreements are routinely executed to prevent valuable, and sometimes proprietary, information from traveling with employees when they change jobs. Technology companies thrive in a highly competitive environment where the coin of the realm is novelty. So, it is understandable that many such employers […] -
Georgia moves to reform Certificate of Need (CON) legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Certificate of Need (CON) restrictions prohibit new most proposed medical facilities in Georgia. Diagnostic imaging facilities, surgical centers, nursing homes, birthing centers, and hospitals require burdensome CON approvals before a permit to build is even considered. Hospitals and doctors to go through a governmental approval process, costing time and money. Beginning in 1964 with […] -
The Public-Health Emergency Authorization Act: A Framework for Unchecked Gubernatorial Power
Publication -Policy Briefs -Public health emergency declarations and the policies that flow from them are fresh in the minds of the American public, with the actions taken by federal, state, and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to be fiercely debated. Substantial questions remain concerning the source and accuracy of public health information used to justify the […] -
Research and Commentary: Bill Would Cut Red Tape for Oklahomans and Their Doctors
Publication -Research and Commentaries -When a less expensive drug is available and comparable to a more expensive one, corporations and government purchasers have developed policies that force the patient to try the cheaper drug first by requiring prior authorization (PA) to skip to a more expensive alternative. This has pulled cost out of the system, but also has delayed […] -
Research & Commentary: States Not Waiting for Federal Ban on Noncompete Agreements in Health Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One-in-five (about 30 million) Americans are bound by noncompete agreements. Noncompete agreements are routinely executed to prevent valuable, and sometimes proprietary information from traveling with employees when they change jobs. Technology companies thrive in a highly competitive environment where the coin of the realm is novelty, so it is understandable that many such employers ask […] -
Texas Considers Expanding Direct Primary Care
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a way of connecting health care providers and patients in a retainer-based service agreement. Under DPC, providers and patients agree on a fee to be paid to cover routine health care services. It does not replace health insurance and it must not be defined as insurance. The main barrier to […] -
Texas Senate Bill 745 Would Expand Medicaid Fraud Recovery and Prosecution
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Skyrocketing Medicaid costs were already threatening to overpower every other priority in state budgets before the pandemic. As COVID-19 spread, national Medicaid enrollment ballooned from 23 million people to 95 million as eligibility requirements were relaxed. States were given enhanced funding from the federal government to load more people onto Medicaid while simultaneously being unable […] -
South Carolina Bill Expands Interstate Counselors Compact
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Telemedicine has benefited from a steep COVID-19 learning curve. After restrictions on telemedicine were eased or eliminated to allow virtual treatment as a temporary replacement for in-person office visits during the pandemic, most patients are returning to in-person consults. However, as the formal pandemic emergency ends, public health officials are allowing many COVID-19 emergency rules […] -
South Carolina Bill Proposes Sweeping Repeal of Antiquated Certificate of Need Laws
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Certificate of Need (CON) laws were intended to reduce costs and improve access to health care by controlling the availability of medical facilities through state-based regulation. In the 1960s, policy makers began to worry that the free market would concentrate an oversupply of lucrative medical services in some areas, while creating an undersupply of services […] -
Ohio Considers Health Care Price Transparency
Publication -In 2021, a federal rule came into effect that requires hospitals to post prices so that patients can know what they are being charged for their medical services. In 2019, President Trump issued executive order 13877 to “increase the transparency of health care price and quality information on negotiated rates and for common or shoppable […] -
Ohio Considers Creating Interstate Physician Assistants Licensure Compact
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Connecting doctors and their patients across state lines has become commonplace, thanks to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which now includes 37 states, the District of Colombia, and Guam. By allowing physicians to practice in multiple states, the compact has significantly increased access to doctors, particularly in rural areas. However, access to care gaps continue […] -
“Right to Treat” Iowa Bill Expands Right to Try Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Suffering patients deserve more access to investigational treatments. In Iowa, HF225 would expand access to drugs and therapies that have not yet been completely approved by the FDA, but could help patients who have no other options. Iowans are currently restricted to limited expanded use of investigational drugs to only those patients who are near […] -
Iowa Bill Puts Focus on Medicaid Fraud
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the delivery of health care in America and throughout the world, states were realizing that skyrocketing Medicaid costs threatened to devour all discretionary spending. During the pandemic, Medicaid enrollment ballooned by 23 million people to 95 million as eligibility requirements were relaxed and states were given enhanced payments to load […] -
Research & Commentary: Texas House Bill Contains Realistic Specifications for State and Local Government Reponses to a Pandemic Disaster
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a House Bill in Texas that would create a pandemic response plan for state and local governments. -
Testimony before the South Carolina Committee on Ways and Means Regarding S 209
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Matt Dean Testifies before the South Carolina Committee on Ways and Means Regarding Certificate of Need Laws. -
Research & Commentary: Telehealth Steps Across State Lines to Connect Patients and Providers
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matt Dean looks at a way for patients and mental health providers to connect virtually across state lines through a multistate compact for telehealth-mental health -
Testimony before the Louisiana House of Representatives Committee on Health and Welfare Regarding Telehealth Reform
Publication -Testimony -Matt Dean Testifies before the Louisiana House Committee on Health and Welfare Regarding House Bill 582 -
Testimony before the Minnesota Healthcare Committee on SF 3355 Regarding Telehealth Reform
Publication -Testimony -Matt Dean Testifies before the Minnesota Healthcare Committee Regarding Paramount Telehealth Reform -
Testimony Before the Minnesota House Committee on Taxes Regarding their Healthcare Access Fund and Direct Primary Care
Publication -Testimony -Matt Dean Testifies before the Minnesota House Committee on Taxes Regarding House File 11 -
Research & Commentary: Suffering patients need the hope that cutting-edge individualized medicine can offer, but the FDA is still decades behind
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary Matt Dean looks at new compassionate care access that picks up where right to try left off -
Testimony Before The Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Senate Bill 1163 Regarding Right to Try
Publication -Testimony -Matt Dean Testifies Before The Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee Regarding Right to Try -
Testimony before the Alaska House Healthcare Committee on House Bill 265 Regarding Telehealth Reform
Publication -Testimony -Testimony before the Alaska House Healthcare Committee on House Bill 265 Regarding Telehealth Reform -
Testimony before the Tennessee Committee on Ways and Means Regarding HB 2561 on Telehealth
Publication -Testimony -Matt Dean Testifies before the Tennessee Committee on Ways and Means Regarding Telehealth