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Homelessness & Mental Health: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
The solutions to this issue most consistent with conservative principles are those that expand private capacity, reduce government as the exclusive bottleneck, and hold agencies accountable through transparent public reporting.

Tori MacFarlan
Jul 61 min read


Key Drivers of Healthcare Costs: House Committee on Insurance
The primary driver of the increasing cost of health insurance coverage is the high price of health care, as opposed to high utilization of health care.

Tori MacFarlan
Jun 41 min read


Texas Healthcare Workforce: House Committee on Public Health
In order to address the growing shortage of health professionals in certain areas, Texas should expand APRN independent practice authority and pharmacist test-and-treat authority.

Tori MacFarlan
Jun 41 min read


Telehealth: House Committee on Public Health
State policy should reflect the growing consensus that telehealth is a permanent delivery modality that must be supported, regulated, and reimbursed in a consistent and rational way.

Tori MacFarlan
Jun 42 min read


Affordable Care: House Select Committee on Health Care Affordability
Solutions to health care affordability lie in empowering consumers, increasing transparency, reducing mandates, and restoring competitive market forces rather than expanding government programs.

TCCRI Staff
May 22 min read


Protecting Taxpayer Funds – Preventing Fraud and Abuse: Senate Health & Human Services
The existing system does not warrant sweeping, costly reforms, but targeted reinforcement, thorough oversight, and protection from reflexive regulatory expansion.

TCCRI Staff
Apr 71 min read


Federal 340B Reform: Why Accountability Matters for Texas Employers and Patients
Reforming the federal program would deliver for patients, but the onus is on Washington to restore accountability and protect patients, employers, and taxpayers alike.

Tom Wolfe
Mar 314 min read


Into the Spotlight: mRNA Technology, after Decades of Development, Is Poised to Reshape Medicine
mRNA technology has the potential to combat infectious diseases, cancer, and rare genetic diseases by harnessing the body’s natural protein-making machinery. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency. Just over three years later, in April 2023, President Biden declared the emergency over. A critical step in responding to the emergency was the development of several vaccines to guard against the SARS-CoV-2 viru

TCCRI Staff
Mar 10, 20251 min read


Filling the Void: How Texas’ Primary Care Shortage Can Be Eased by Allowing Pharmacists to Test & Treat
Allowing pharmacists to “test and treat” for common acute conditions can improve health care access in spite of the primary care shortage.

TCCRI Staff
Mar 10, 20254 min read


340B: From Safety Net to ProfitCenter – It’s Time for Reform
TCCRI is pleased to release its latest white paper on the need to reform the 340B Program. Below is a one-pager document outlining the...

TCCRI Staff
Feb 28, 20251 min read
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