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The Buckeye Institute: Incomplete Ohio Department of Medicaid Report Makes Unbiased Assessment of Medicaid Expansion Impossible

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement following the release of the 2018 Medicaid Expansion Assessment by the Ohio Department of Medicaid. “It is impossible to assess the accuracy of the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s claims in its latest assessment report, which does not include even a basic methodology. Unfortunately, without a methodology, this report does little to advance our understanding of the impact of Medicaid expansion.”

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Marietta Teacher Tells Her Union “¡No Más!”

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Jade Thompson, who The Buckeye Institute is representing in her case calling for an end to compelled “exclusive representation,” writes in The Columbus Dispatch, “I should not be forced to accept how my union speaks ‘for’ me. My union, the Marietta Education Association never asked me whether it was OK to spend my earnings to oppose my husband’s campaign for office. It never asked whether I approved of the positions it was negotiating ‘on my behalf.’”

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The Buckeye Institute: States Should be Able to Enact Commonsense Health Care Reforms

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The Buckeye Institute submitted public comments on behalf of Kentucky’s Medicaid work and community engagement requirement. “[T]oo often, the federal government has denied or unduly delayed requests from the states to allow them to enact commonsense health care reforms, and unfortunately, the federal judiciary has joined that effort. With the court’s ruling in the Kentucky case, one more roadblock has been put in the way of states…to gain the flexibility they need to ensure their citizens can have healthy and prosperous lives.”

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The Buckeye Institute: Protectionist Trade Policies are Putting Ohio’s Economic Gains at Risk

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The Buckeye Institute commented on newly released employment data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, saying, “July’s job numbers show moderate job growth for Ohio, but the outlook is foggy for the end of the year. With Ohio’s unemployment rate rising slightly to 4.6 percent and a sustained labor force participation rate, Ohio has reversed its trend of positive job growth, and the insecurity caused by the current federal trade policies is starting to seep into the state’s job market.”

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“The Buckeye Institute, Pleased Occupational Licensing Reform is Focus of Candidates Running for Office”

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The Buckeye Institute issued a statement regarding the DeWine/Husted Ohio Prosperity Plan. “The Buckeye Institute has long called for reforming Ohio’s burdensome occupational licensing laws and we are pleased to see this issue being addressed by candidates running to become Ohio’s next governor. It is long past time to get serious on this issue and time to stop forcing Ohioans to seek a permission slip from the state before they can begin making a living.” 

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New Medicare drug pricing rule — a small ‘step’ in the right direction

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“As health care and prescription drug costs continue to climb and the U.S. population ages, Medicare programs need all the competitive advantages and cost-conscious initiatives they can get. Permitting well-monitored step therapy prescriptions may be a small step, but it’s still a step in the right direction,” writes Rea S. Hederman Jr. in The Hill.

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“Following Janus Decision, The Buckeye Institute Blazes Trail in Suing for Immediate Recognition of Workers’ First Amendment Rights”

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision, The Buckeye Institute filed two separate lawsuits and corresponding preliminary injunctions calling for an immediate end to the laws that force public-sector employees to accept their union’s representation. “The Janus decision was an important victory for hardworking public servants across the country, but many of these same employees are still forced to accept their union’s representation that they didn’t ask for and do not want.”

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The Buckeye Institute Wins First Major Post-Janus Victories for Public Employees

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The Buckeye Institute has secured the first major post-Janus v. AFSCME legal victories for two of its clients. In cases in Maine and Minnesota, a public-sector union granted a member’s demand to immediately cancel full union membership and cease withholding union dues, without requiring the union member to wait weeks or months until the designated opt-out window or comply with any other opt-out rules or procedures—any of which would be unlawful under Janus.

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