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July 11, 2019
For Americans With Debilitating Diseases, Free to Choose Medicine Offers Hope
Americans suffering from debilitating diseases should not have to lobby Congress or Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bureaucrats for special permission to access potentially lifesaving treatments.
Health Care
July 11, 2019
Free to Choose Medicine: A Plan to Increase Access to Prescription Drugs and Lower Costs
As the 2020 election creeps closer, candidates are focusing increasingly more on solving one of the most vexing problems Americans regularly encounter: the incredibly high cost of prescription drugs.
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July 1, 2019
Heartland Weekly - Oregon Senate Republicans Strike Back
Week of July 24, 2019
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Health Care
July 1, 2019
Public Is Highly Worried About Health Care Costs, Poll Finds
One in four Americans either skipped health care treatment in the last 12 months or borrowed money to pay for it, a national survey by West Health Policy Center and Gallup finds.
Health Care
July 1, 2019
North Carolina Lawmakers Continue to Disagree on Medicaid Expansion
Plans to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional North Carolina residents remain in limbo, with lawmakers arguing over how to pay for the program and whether the expansion should include a work requirement.
Health Care
July 1, 2019
Illinois Considers Creating Board to Reject Insurance Price Increases
The Illinois House passed a bill that would authorize the state’s Department of Insurance to reject health insurance price increases it deems unreasonable.

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Health Care
July 11, 2019
For Americans With Debilitating Diseases, Free to Choose Medicine Offers Hope
By Christina Herrin
Americans suffering from debilitating diseases should not have to lobby Congress or Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bureaucrats for special permission to access potentially lifesaving treatments.
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July 11, 2019
Free to Choose Medicine: A Plan to Increase Access to Prescription Drugs and Lower Costs
By Sarah Lee
As the 2020 election creeps closer, candidates are focusing increasingly more on solving one of the most vexing problems Americans regularly encounter: the incredibly high cost of prescription drugs.
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July 1, 2019
Heartland Weekly - Oregon Senate Republicans Strike Back
By Jim Lakely
Week of July 24, 2019
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July 1, 2019
Public Is Highly Worried About Health Care Costs, Poll Finds
One in four Americans either skipped health care treatment in the last 12 months or borrowed money to pay for it, a national survey by West Health Policy Center and Gallup finds.
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July 1, 2019
CMS Allows Medicare Advantage Plans to Expand
By Jeff Reynolds
A new rule announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow providers of Medicare Advantage plans to expand the kinds of benefits they offer so they can compete more with each other and attract more participants overall.
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July 1, 2019
Illinois Considers Creating Board to Reject Insurance Price Increases
The Illinois House passed a bill that would authorize the state’s Department of Insurance to reject health insurance price increases it deems unreasonable.
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July 1, 2019
Medicare for All Will Mean Waiting Lines, Rationing, Worse Care
By Grace-Marie Turner
There is no question that many millions of Americans are frustrated with our current health care system.
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July 1, 2019
North Carolina Lawmakers Continue to Disagree on Medicaid Expansion
By Bonner R. Cohen
Plans to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of additional North Carolina residents remain in limbo, with lawmakers arguing over how to pay for the program and whether the expansion should include a work requirement.
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July 1, 2019
Finding Best Doctors Is Not Easy When Government Interferes
By John C. Goodman
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have put aside grandiose thoughts of Medicare for All and single-payer health insurance—at least for a day or two.
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June 28, 2019
Legislative Pulse Lawmaker Critiques California’s $98 Million per Year Health Care for Illegal Immigrant Adults
By AnneMarie Schieber
Editor’s Note: California lawmakers reached a budget deal on June 9 that will extend full-scope Medicaid benefits to low-income adults age 19 to 26 regardless of U.S. citizenship or legal immigrant status.
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