The Heartland Institute

Problem In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, states must now decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs by accepting a larger federal subsidy. As passed, PPACA required states to expand their Medicaid eligibility to all individuals ...

State Health Exchanges Post SCOTUS The Issue in Brief In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), states will be pressured to establish federally regulated and approved health insurance exchanges by 2014. If a state opts not to create its own ...

Academic Drug Detailing Problem A recent report from the Goldwater Institute highlights an upcoming issue in the pharmaceutical industry known as academic drug detailing. Through its academic drug detailing policy, the federal government will fund academics to reach out to physicians and specifically encourage them to prescribe generic ...