AFPF Provides Input on CON Laws to DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force

Arlington, VA | Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a public comment on how certificate-of-need (CON) laws harm patients and stifle innovation in the health care industry. AFP Foundation submitted the comment to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s newly launched Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was formed pursuant…

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AFPF Files Regulatory Comment Showcasing Loper Bright’s Role in Endangered Species Act

Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed a comment supporting the Administration’s effort to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act and to instead rely on the statutory definition of “take” without the additional interpretive gloss. This rescission is an important example of the types of regulatory definitions that were previously upheld relying…

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Alabama Highlights Impact of Certificate of Need Laws in New Report

Report Finds CON Laws Make Alabama Among the Most Restrictive Health Care Markets in the Country Montgomery, AL—Americans for Prosperity Foundation – Alabama (AFPF-AL) released a new report on Alabama’s outdated Certificate of Need (CON) laws which highlighted the negative impact these laws have on patients. CON regulations raise health care costs for Alabamians, while also decreasing…

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VA Omaha Leaders Rig Consult System to Deny Veterans Access to Community Care 

The VA’s manipulation of wait-time data isn’t just a scandal—it’s a betrayal of veterans’ right to timely care. A recent investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirms what veterans, whistleblowers, and Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s previous investigations have been sounding the alarm on for years: VA leaders are deliberately…

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New study shows North Carolina’s CON law blocked $3 billion in health care investment in 3 years

A new analysis by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) shows North Carolina’s certificate-of-need (CON) program denied $2.8 billion in proposed health care investment since January 2022. The CON law requires health care providers to obtain approval from the Department of Health and Human Services before acquiring, replacing, or adding facilities, services, or equipment. AFP…

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AFPF Files Amicus Brief Applauding President Trump’s Effort to Spur The End of The De Facto Fourth Branch of Government  

The separation of powers is badly distorted. Today, there are many administrative bodies within the Executive Branch that Congress has tried to shield from presidential control, and in doing so, set up a veritable Fourth Branch of government.  President Trump recently has taken several actions to assert his proper control over these extraconstitutional administrative bodies. …

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Waste Watch: Five Alarming Examples of Government Waste You Paid For 

Taxpayers deserve a government that works for them — one that’s transparent, accountable, and fiscally responsible. Unfortunately, recent watchdog reports and findings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) highlight how federal agencies routinely fail to meet those standards.   Over the past two months alone, audits and investigations published by Inspectors General have uncovered wasteful…

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