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CON Laws Prevent Patients From Accessing Low-Cost, …

WebFew issues concern U.S. residents more than healthcare costs. Almost 40% of the population skips necessary care due to financial constraints, and about half of …

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Home-Based Health Care: A Better Option for The Elderly

WebHome-Based Health Care: A Better Option for The Elderly. The healthcare system should increasingly look towards home-based care, especially for the aging, to …

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Pandemic or not, America has the best health care in the …

WebBecause Americans have some of the world’s shortest wait times, we have better access to preventive care and care for serious diseases. This is why America has …

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CON Laws Are A Prescription For Healthcare Monopolies

WebCON laws prevent medical practices from opening or expanding unless government agents—not the customers (patients)—determine they are needed. This …

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CON Laws: When The Government Decides Communities …

WebCON Laws: When The Government Decides Communities Don’t “Need” Health Care. Although statistics and economic principles show they result in the opposite …

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Certificate Of Need Laws Create An Insurmountable …

WebSince their origin almost 60 years ago, certificate of need (CON) laws have remained uniquely contentious. These laws require healthcare providers to prove a …

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Policy Focus: Becoming American with Health Savings …

WebHealth savings accounts (HSAs) put more money in your pocket for medical expenses and give you better control of your medical care. We need to improve our …

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The Real Reason Why Hospitals Are Still Not Being …

WebPrice transparency is also a means to an end: It will drive greater competition in health care, which will ultimately result in lower costs. The average American …

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Two Truths And A Lie: The Affordable Care Act IWF

WebB. TRUTH! One ironic result of the “Affordable Care Act” is how unaffordable health insurance became as a result of its stringent regulations. The ACA dictates what …

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Regulatory Capture and Certificate Of Need Laws

WebMany of the government machinations that dictate daily life function unnoticed. This presents a problem when harmful laws pass and survive for years …

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Certificate Of Need Wildly Inflates Healthcare Costs

WebCertificate Of Need Wildly Inflates Healthcare Costs . For the 60 years Certificate of Need (CON) legislation has existed, supporters have cited lower healthcare …

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Home Independent Women's Forum

WebI've been working for Independent Women's Forum to spread awareness about the threat to women and girls in sports. IWF has taken the lead and is embarking …

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Champion Women: Dr. Nicole Saphier IWF

WebAt one point, it looked like Saphier’s medical school plans were going to be thwarted. Nicole Saphier grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, the daughter of a lawyer father …

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Two Truths and a Lie: Becoming American with Health Savings …

WebA. Americans find it easy to pay for health care. B. Health care is expensive and prices are often motivated by third-party interests. C. Health Savings Accounts can …

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The CON Hall Of Shame Independent Women's Forum

WebAubrey Wursten |May 10, 2024. Min. Certificate of Need (CON) laws have flouted ethical principles and economic theory since the first CON program began sixty …

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Detransitioners From Independent Women’s Forum “Identity Crisis

WebWASHINGTON, D.C. — Two destransitioners who shared their stories through the Independent Women’s Forum (IWF) multi-part “Identity Crisis” documentary …

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First, Do No Harm: Fighting for Patients and Against Politicization …

WebHealth Care. First, Do No Harm: Fighting for Patients and Against Politicization of Health Care. Physician, former Member of Congress, and IWF board …

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What’s Behind America’s Falling Fertility

WebFirst, between 1976 and the mid-1990s, average family size decreased a lot. The average mom had more than three kids in the 1970s. By the mid-90s, that number …

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HHS Refuses to Follow the Science on Puberty Blockers

WebIn 2022, the FDA added a warning to gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, or “puberty blockers,” that they may cause pseudotumor cerebri (increase …

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