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Dr. Roger Stark
Jan 103 min read
Should Montana continue to expand Medicaid?
Congress passed the original Medicaid program in 1965 as a health insurance safety net for the most vulnerable low-income people in the...
Sam Cardwell
Jan 32 min read
States need safeguards to avoid duplicate Medicaid payments
The findings of a recent audit performed by the Washington State Auditor’s Office  showed that on average, Washington paid $8.6 million...
Dr. Roger Stark
Dec 6, 20243 min read
The damning Congressional report on COVID response
The bipartisan U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic recently released its 520-page final report on the origin of...
Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 30, 20243 min read
Health care policy solutions should put the patient in charge
It is time to put the patient back in control of their health care. Over seventy percent of Americans’ health care is paid for by a...
Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 23, 20243 min read
The real reason health care costs are so high
Let’s do a thought experiment. You walk into a grocery store and there are no prices posted for any food item. You fill your cart with...
Dr. Roger Stark
Oct 2, 20242 min read
As health insurance premiums increase, so do the costs of federal subsidies
Spending on health care in the United States continues to increase. For 2022, the last year of complete data, overall spending was $4.4...
Dr. Roger Stark
Sep 11, 20242 min read
The doctor can’t see you now
The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, became law in 2010 and provisions from the legislation began in 2014. The overall goal of the law...
Dr. Roger Stark
Jul 30, 20242 min read
More transparency needed for pharmaceutical benefit managers
Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) have a poorly understood role in the U.S. health care system. In general, drug manufacturers sell...
Chris Cargill
Jul 23, 20241 min read
Abolish Certificate of Need (CON) to improve access to health care
Limiting options is not a way to reduce costs or improve care. Certificate of Need (CON) laws are a state regulatory tool that seeks to...
Jason Mercier
Jul 15, 20243 min read
Now Available: The Mountain States Policy Manual
The Mountain States Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations – it is an...
Chris Cargill
Jul 11, 20242 min read
This is why we need to expand the use and availability of Health Savings Accounts
Unfortunately, 90% of Americans lack access to health savings accounts. Why? Because, under current law, it is illegal to have an HSA unless
Chris Cargill
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Sugary drink taxes just don't work - here's why
These taxes often come with promises to decrease sugar consumption and raise revenue for popular programs. These goals are counterintuitive.
Dr. Roger Stark
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Should the World Health Organization dictate policy for the United States?
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 to provide a forum for international health issues and to promote healthy...
Dr. Roger Stark
May 22, 20243 min read
Health insurance mandates increase the cost of health care
Americans view health insurance much differently than other types of insurance. When a person says that they have great health insurance,...
Dr. Roger Stark
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Health care needs price transparency
Americans should have the right to know prices for their medical care.
Dr. Roger Stark
Mar 19, 20243 min read
The Hospital 340B Program – Helping the Poor Afford Prescription Drugs or Helping Hospitals’ Financial Status?
The 340B program either needs serious reform to actually support the most vulnerable patients or it should be closed.
Chris Cargill
Oct 27, 20231 min read
What ever happened to those Obamacare promises?
When the federal government decided to get even more involved in health care, numerous promises were made about the price you would pay and
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