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November 13, 2019
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care.
Health Care
November 12, 2019
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need.
Health Care
November 11, 2019
California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs
Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine.
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Regulation
November 8, 2019
Commentary: E-Cig, Vaping Bans Keep People Smoking, Preserving Vital Government Revenue Stream
Some states have turned future tobacco settlement payments into cash by issuing securities.
Health Care
November 7, 2019
Report: Unsubsidized Individuals Are Fleeing the Obamacare Exchanges
The Obamacare exchanges are having an increasingly difficult time keeping people who must pay the full premiums out of their own pockets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report.
Health Care
November 5, 2019
Illinois Mandates Insurance Coverage of EpiPens for Children, Teens
Illinois is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of epinephrine injectors, more commonly known as EpiPens, for children.

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Regulation
November 13, 2019
Interview: Health Care Is Less Expensive When Consumers Pay Directly
A view on consumer-driven health plans and how they can reduce cost and lead to better care.
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November 12, 2019
Michigan Considers Tax Break for Live Organ Donors
By Ashley Herzog
The Michigan Legislature is considering granting a $5,000 tax credit to those who donate a kidney or part of their liver to a patient in need.
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November 11, 2019
California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs
By Bonner R. Cohen
Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine.
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November 8, 2019
Commentary: E-Cig, Vaping Bans Keep People Smoking, Preserving Vital Government Revenue Stream
By Lindsey Stroud
Some states have turned future tobacco settlement payments into cash by issuing securities.
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November 7, 2019
Report: Unsubsidized Individuals Are Fleeing the Obamacare Exchanges
By Bonner R. Cohen
The Obamacare exchanges are having an increasingly difficult time keeping people who must pay the full premiums out of their own pockets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report.
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November 5, 2019
Illinois Mandates Insurance Coverage of EpiPens for Children, Teens
By Ashley Herzog
Illinois is the first state to mandate insurance coverage of epinephrine injectors, more commonly known as EpiPens, for children.
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November 4, 2019
Report: Project Labor Agreements Have Cost New Jersey Taxpayers Half a Billion Dollars Since 2002
By Bonner R. Cohen
Beacon Hill Institute: Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for government infrastructure construction have cost New Jersey taxpayers more than half a billion dollars by inflating the cost of government construction projects.
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November 4, 2019
Tennessee CON Phaseout Faces Resistance
By AnneMarie Schieber
Forces are lining up against a proposed legislative phaseout of Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) laws as a key lawmaker appears to be siding with a hospital system that claims repeal will put community hospitals in financial jeopardy.
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October 30, 2019
Michigan House Advances Constitutional Carry Legislation
By Brandon Best
Republicans hold the majority in both the Michigan House and Senate, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, supports stricter gun regulation.
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October 30, 2019
Costs of Employer Health Plans Expected to Rise Further in 2020
By Leo Pusateri
Large employers expect health care costs to rise by 6 percent in 2020, to $15,375 per employee, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health.
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