healthcare
Lawmakers Consider Hiking Fees for Filling Prescriptions
Legislation that would potentially increase New York’s pharmacy costs by hundreds of millions of dollars annually is moving toward final passage in Albany’s end-of-session rush. The bill would require the companies that…
TrumpRx, good medicine and good economics
TrumpRx.gov is not just a remarkable achievement in President Trump’s efforts to make prescription drugs affordable; it has sparked a transformative chain reaction that stands to strengthen the nation’s economy and drive…
Healthcare Cost Debate Shines Light on Compensation
Let’s cut to the chase: Americans don’t need yet another lecture on why healthcare is a financial black hole. They live it every time they open a bill, swipe their insurance card, or haggle with a pharmacy over a ridiculously…
Budget Deal Reportedly Earmarks $100M for 1199 and Extends MCO Tax
As Governor Hochul and legislative leaders rush to finalize the overdue state budget, outlines of some healthcare-related deals have begun to emerge from the closed-door negotiations. Those deals reportedly include…
Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26
The post Letter to the Montana Congressional Delegation on Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing 4.16.26 appeared first on Frontier Institute. Source link
Albany Wavers on Shutting Down a Medicaid Racket
As Washington threatens to crack down on fraud and abuse in New York’s Medicaid program, state legislators are doing their best to demonstrate why federal intervention is needed. A glitch in the state’s “surprise billing” law…
Getting to the Bottom of the 340B Drug Discount Boondoggle
Some of New York’s largest and most prosperous hospitals are reporting rapidly growing amounts of revenue from pharmacy sales – most of it apparently flowing from a controversial drug discount program known as 340B. The…
Ideas for Cleaning Up New York Medicaid
As the Trump administration cracks down on fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid, New York is a logical place to start. New York spends far more per capita on the safety-net health plan than any other state, and its enrollment…
The Bottom Line of Hochul’s Essential Plan Overhaul
Now that New York has won partial federal approval for overhauling its Essential Plan, it’s worth being clear about what the state is doing and why. The redesign sought by Governor Hochul is not primarily about “preserving…
Opinion piece: RGF opinion piece: Medical malpractice success a win, but more needed
The following appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on March 2nd, 2026 and in other newspapers across New Mexico. The passage of medical malpractice reform is the most important public policy success in New Mexico in more than…
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