Health care
The affordability crisis in one page
Affordability is at the top of mind for voters this campaign season, with politicians promising they’ll make stuff cost less What’s lacking in these promises is an explanation of what is driving prices up in the first place…
North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion financing gap that no one is talking about
Provider taxes are levied on hospitals’ net patient revenues and used to fund the state’s 10 percent share of Medicaid expansion costs, helping draw down federal matching funds that support the program. A provision in last…
Four steps NC legislators can take right now to make health care more affordable
Affordability is a major concern for North Carolinians, and health care is a leading contributor to the rising cost of living Lip service is not enough; politicians need to deliver results There are four policies North…
Signing Blank Checks with EpiPens
I prescribed EpiPens yesterday, knowing they are overpriced. But I was shocked by how much. This EpiPen I prescribed is for a mother who watched her 11-year-old son break out in hives from an insect bite on his arm. The hives…
Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26
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Governor’s Paid Leave “Fix” Leaves the Biggest Problems Untouched – Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookEarlier this year, I warned that Virginia’s proposed Paid Family and Medical Leave Act would create one of the most expansive and expensive paid …
Don’t Fence Me In: Reggie’s Story
DEL RIO—Reggie’s life has revolved around opportunity—seeking it all over America, and eventually creating it for himself, in response to the needs of his neighbors. He’s back in Del Rio now—where he belongs, he says. He runs…
Don’t Fence Me In: Challenges for Health Care in Rural Texas
LLANO, TEXAS—Dr. Jack Franklin often stops for coffee on his way to his modest office in this Texas Hill Country town. With a population of about 3,300, Llano is small enough that he’s bound to bump into a patient or two from…
‘Executive compensation’ regulation would hurt North Country hospitals
New Hampshire has been lucky. Since 2005, 110 rural hospitals in the United States have closed, and another 85 have converted to an out-patient service provider. Maine was home to three of those conversions and one closure,…
North Carolina Medicaid after the OBBB: Policy prescriptions
In a previous article, I documented how total Medicaid expenditures in North Carolina surged from $18.14 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2021 to $35.77 billion in FY 2025 — a staggering 97.2 percent increase in just four years.…
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