Hospital price transparency puts patients first
Hospital price transparency puts patients first
A commitment to price transparency is a step toward a more effective healthcare system that finally puts patients first.
A commitment to price transparency is a step toward a more effective healthcare system that finally puts patients first.
“Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: How much government is spending, because that’s the true tax.” – Milton Friedman
By aiming to reduce harmful red tape, the governor’s new task force can help ensure a robust economic recovery for all Montanans.
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!” – President Ronald Reagan
The election provides a historic Montana Mandate for new state leaders to deliver on a robust economic recovery.
The Frontier Institute’s Montana Recovery Agenda charts the pathway to a thriving economic recovery in 2021.
The Frontier Institute’s Montana Recovery Agenda charts the pathway to a thriving economic recovery in 2021.
Right on Healthcare’s research shows that physician dispensing is a safe and effective practice that makes sense for Montana.
By eliminating the middlemen and bureaucracy involved in billing insurance, patients in direct care save on overall healthcare costs.
Putting patients back in charge of their own health care will help lower costs and increase access for all Americans.
Privacy protections could boost cooperation.
With some Montana counties at or near their hospital capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a little-known state government program called “certificate of need” could be making the shortage worse.
The Frontier Institute released a new public opinion survey finding only 65% of Montanans willing to cooperate with contact tracing efforts, with half of respondents expressing concern about sharing their private information with public health officials.
Telemedicine helped close the distance during the pandemic and was especially popular with seniors. Montana should continue to use what works.