AUSTIN— Today, a federal judge upheld the Trump administration’s expansion of insurance plans. David Balat, director of Right on Healthcare at the Texas Public Policy Foundation made the following statement: “Short-term insurance plans existed under the ACA and were accepted as good options to offer relief for those in transition. For those that are between...
Press Release July 19, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the research paper, Toward a 21st-Century Asylum System. “The United States has an outdated asylum system that is not equipped to meet the needs posed by the current migrant crisis,” said John Daniel Davidison, senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “The sharp increase in asylum-seekers has created...
Press Release July 10, 2019Washington D.C. – Today, David Balat, director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Healthcare Initiative, gave invited testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform. The following are excerpts from Balat’s testimony: I firmly believe that we all want affordability and accessibility in healthcare, but we simply have different...
Press Release July 10, 2019AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative published the policy perspective, A Perspective on Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Teams. “When a service as essential to our government as law enforcement is considered, it is important to deliberate on the ‘how’ and the ‘why,’” said Randy Petersen, senior researcher for TPPF’s...
Press Release June 28, 2019AUSTIN – Today, Right on Immigration, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, issued a statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to remand the ability of the Commerce Department to add a citizenship question to the national census for further administrative proceedings. “It is of obvious importance for the Executive Branch to determine who...
Press Release June 27, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement regarding the announcement by Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dennis Bonnen that one thousand additional National Guard troops would be deployed to secure the Texas border. “We welcome the news that our state officials are as concerned as the people of...
Press Release June 21, 2019AUSTIN—Today, Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper, Extend Gains from Welfare Reform to Texas Medicaid. “National focus on socialist-style Medicare-for-All and Medicare for America is rejecting a critical lesson from the highly successful reform of welfare in the 1990s,” said Dr. Deane Waldman, M.D., M.B.A., distinguished senior fellow on health care policy at the...
Press Release June 18, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative published the policy brief, Community Supervision in Tennessee. “The Tennessee Department of Correction’s Office of Probation and Parole’s implementation of graduated sanctions indicates that smart reforms to community supervision reap public safety benefits and cost savings,” said Julie Warren, Right on Crime State Director for...
Press Release June 14, 2019AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation welcomed the announcement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that the Senate would begin work on a bill to fund efforts to deal with the massive wave of illegal immigration. McConnell said the Senate Appropriations Committee could vote on a bill as early as next week. “Congress...
Press Release June 11, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the policy perspective, Effect on Patient Care of H.R. 1384 “Medicare for All.” “Healthcare systems exist to optimize the health of individuals through timely access to necessary care,” said Dr. Deane Waldman, MD MBA, distinguished senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “The U.S. healthcare system is...
Press Release June 11, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulated Vance Ginn, Ph.D., who served as TPPF senior economist and director of the Center for Economic Freedom, on becoming the associate director for economic policy with the White House Office of Management and Budget. “Vance is a hard-working, passionate, and strong leader who at all times cheerfully...
Press Release June 10, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative published the policy brief, Community Supervision in Wisconsin. “Wisconsin is third in the nation for the amount of time imposed by post-prison sentences despite the fact that re-offense rates plummet after a three-year period,” said Tom Lyons, Wisconsin State Director of Right on Crime. “Truth-in-sentencing...
Press Release May 31, 2019