2020 Spring Messenger
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The Wave of the Future
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PDF When teen golfer Abbey Carlson speaks of “flight time,” she could just as easily be talking about the timespan one of her drives stays in the air as she could the aviation schedule for her next solo excursion [...]
Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY): The Threat to Older Americans
JMI and Pioneer Institute co-released a new report, Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY): The Threat to Older Americans, which examines how the QALY methodology to determine drug treatment value threatens to discriminate against older adults by placing a lower value on treatments that would extend the life of or improve quality [...]
2020 Legislative Successes in Florida
This year, we saw an unparalleled level of energy and commitment to the principles that are central to JMI’s mission. From the parents desperately trying to realize a better future for their children, to the entrepreneurs seeking to expand their business here, to those needing a better choice for their [...]
Curing the Physician Shortage: State-Level Prescriptions for a National Problem
By Vitorio Nastasi, Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation; Adjunct Scholar, The James Madison Institute And Sal Nuzzo, Vice President of Policy I. Introduction In Florida, and across the country, there is an impending shortage of physicians. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), a growing, aging population is expected [...]
Caught in Red Tape: How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PDF Introduction Access to gainful employment is essential to the economic success of Floridians and their families. An estimated 13.6 percent of people in Florida live below the poverty line, but the poverty rate is much lower among those who are able to find [...]
20 for ’20: 20 Ways We Will Protect Florida Prosperity in 2020
CLICK HERE TO READ THE PDF Promote job opportunity through occupational licensing reform. Expand patient-centered, market-based healthcare reforms to address Florida’s healthcare shortages. Safeguard the private property rights of homeowners seeking to home share. Address challenges in Florida’s criminal justice system via effective sentencing reform. Promote a new Economic Development [...]
2019 Messenger- Edition 2
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