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Telehealth found to save time, money, and health

WEBBetween January 2020 and February 2021, the average telehealth patient’s health care expenses fell 61 percent, from $1,099 to $425 per month. Telehealth patients’ costs fell …

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Telehealth Saves Money and Lives

WEBcommercial health plans. Prior to the public health emergency declaration in January 2020, providers delivered only 1.5 percent of health services through telehealth, according to …

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Why 90% of Americans lack access to health savings accounts

WEBTax-free health savings accounts save money, reduce medical inflation, and give patients more choice and control. Expanding access to HSAs is key to reducing …

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Two Solutions That Can Make U.S. Health Care More Affordable

WEBIn 2019, another rule change was proposed that would allow Americans to use tax-advantaged health savings accounts for direct primary care, which gives …

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Americans for Prosperity Endorses Health Care Fairness for all Act

WEBThe Health Care Fairness for all Act includes several popular solutions, including health savings accounts for everyone, greater access to 24/7 direct patient …

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What is a Personal Option for Healthcare

WEBThe personal option offers more affordable health care solutions and greater access to better quality health care options. The personal option is a set of …

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Telehealth Expansion Improves Outcomes and Lowers Costs, Finds …

WEBThe report highlighted recent legislative initiatives aimed at permanently enacting pandemic-era telehealth reforms, including Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)’s CONNECT for Health …

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Personal health care options for better care

WEBIn short, the plan fixes what ails the system while keeping in place what works. Seidel recommends three policies that would make a personal option more …

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NEW POLL: Americans strongly prefer personal option in …

WEBThe poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of AFP from June 22-27, found that more than 6 in 10 Americans (62%) want a personal option in health care in which …

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Americans for Prosperity Launches Health Care Reimagined …

WEBArlington, VA – Amid growing concern from the American public about the reliability of our health care system, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today announced …

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Real Clear Health: Health Care Open Enrollment Is a Headache for …

WEBIn an op-ed published at Real Clear Health, Lauren Stewart, senior legislative affairs liaison for Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans for America, …

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Do voters want more choice over health care

WEBA government-run health care plan to compete with private plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, what supporters call the “public option.” A personal …

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8 health care options states can choose over Medicaid expansion

WEBMedicaid is the joint federal-state program that provides health insurance for low-income individuals and children. Originally designed as a safety-net program, it has …

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Permission to care: How certificate-of-need laws harm patients

WEBPermission to Care is an investigation of CON schemes in seven states that reveals billions of dollars in new health care investment denied by state regulators. Red …

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NEW POLL: Voters want action from Republicans to reduce health …

WEBInstead, 71% say the best way to reduce health care costs is to give Americans more choice and control over their own health care, while just 29% say …

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New report reveals true cost of certificate of need laws to patients

WEBThe report, authored by Kevin Schmidt, director of investigations at Americans for Prosperity Foundation, and Thomas Kimbrell, an analyst with AFPF’s …

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It's time to reform scope-of-practice laws

WEBScope-of-practice reform will help patients during and after COVID-19. Though advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and other health …

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Permission to Care: How Tennessee’s Certificate of Need Law …

WEBNashville, TN – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), today, released a report revealing that Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) law, over the last …

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Evidence the VA is Denying & Delaying Care for U.S. Veterans

WEBMore evidence the VA is improperly delaying or denying community care to eligible veterans. Jan 28, 2022 by AFPF. Americans for Prosperity Foundation has obtained …

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Personal Option in health care highlighted by “Ruthless” Podcast

WEBBolger and Lewis told Ruthless co-host Josh Holmes that a majority of Americans they’ve surveyed favor a Personal Option in health care over proposals such …

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