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Health Care
January 12, 2022
59% of Democrats support government forcing Americans to remain confined in their homes if they refuse the COVID vaccine
March 31, 2021
Statement by Heartland Director Jeré C. Fabick, who sued Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers over his emergency powers, COVID lockdowns, and mask mandates
August 24, 2020
Dr. David Gortler will serve as Senior Advisor to FDA Commissioner Dr. Steven Hahn
May 11, 2020
‘Pritzker’s behavior is not just cautious, nor simply callous in the extreme. It is tyrannical.’
May 7, 2020
‘With the gig economy taking flight, future generations need flexible, affordable, coverage and this bill is a step in the right direction.’
November 5, 2019
We would all benefit if the new commissioner gives top priority to modernizing the FDA regulatory process in order to deliver on the primary objective of better drugs, sooner, at lower cost” - Bartley Madden
July 22, 2019
“Free to Choose Medicine increases patient freedom, reduces costs, and delivers potentially life-saving medication to patients with debilitating or terminal illnesses.” - Christina Herrin
May 20, 2019
Senators ask Food & Drug Administration to Embrace ‘Parallel Track’ for Live-saving Drugs, a Keystone of Heartland’s ‘Free to Choose Medicine’ Reform
May 2, 2019
New Policy Brief by The Heartland Institute Examines the Numerous Benefits of ‘Free to Choose Medicine’
April 30, 2019
“In a significant development for tobacco harm reduction, I must applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for allowing one of the most-revolutionary tobacco harm reduction products to hit the U.S. market.” - Lindsey Stroud
March 7, 2019
ALSO: 95% of Voters Believe Patients and Doctors, not Bureaucrats, Should Be Most Responsible for Treatment Decisions
October 22, 2018
‘The training wheels are finally off and states can pursue the kind of systemic reforms that they need to lower the cost of health care and return real choice to consumers.’
October 10, 2018
' Let’s hope that election-year gimmicks do not steal this desperately-needed option from millions of Americans' - Tim Huelskamp
May 30, 2018
Dr. Huelskamp, who suggested to the White House that President Trump include Right to Try in his State of the Union Address, attended the signing ceremony
May 22, 2018
"Now, at long last, American patients and their families can have hope that a life-saving drug will no longer be denied to them because of bureaucratic barriers." -- Dr. Tim Huelskamp
March 13, 2018
Expected passage in House will be next step in freeing patients to help save their own lives
March 6, 2018
“These are exactly the welfare reform initiatives The Heartland Institute has been pushing in dozens of states.” - Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
January 31, 2018
“The Heartland Institute has been advising many in the administration on climate and energy policy, so we were certainly encouraged and excited the president promoted his pro-energy, pro-America vision in his State of the Union Address.” - Tim Huelskamp
January 30, 2018
Americans have a ‘Right to Try’ drugs that are safe and have a chance to cure them of crippling and fatal diseases. — Dr. Tim Huelskamp
January 25, 2018
“Hopefully, the FDA will look at the evidence from around the world that shows that encouraging and allowing companies to honestly market their less harmful products is good for public health.” - John Nothdurft
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