Category: Op-Eds

Op-Ed: How America Can Defuse the Alzheimer’s Economic Bomb

Joe Grogan’s recent op-ed, “How America Can Defuse the Alzheimer’s Economic Bomb,” argues that rising rates of Alzheimer’s disease threaten to overwhelm the U.S. economy by pushing more patients into costly long-term care, reducing workforce participation, and accelerating the insolvency of Social Security and entitlement programs. He calls on U.S. policymakers to make Alzheimer’s a national priority by expanding Medicare coverage for early detection tests, removing regulatory barriers to treatment, and embedding cognitive-health strategies into routine care.

Op-Ed: To make America healthy again, fight Alzheimer’s

John Czwartacki’s recent op-ed “To make America Healthy Again, Fight Alzheimer’s” argues that efforts to “Make America Healthy Again” should focus on fighting Alzheimer’s disease. He emphasizes that early diagnosis, timely treatments, and expanded research are essential because the toll of Alzheimer’s on patients, families, and society continues to grow. He cautions that delays in diagnosis waste valuable time, when intervention could slow disease progression and help Americans stay healthier longer. 

US trade officials push back on EU’s tech regulations amid tariff negotiations

Experts with Public Policy Solutions have deemed the EU’s administration of its digital regulations as a form of protectionism, but Lutnick argued that the EU and United States would mutually benefit from the EU easing up on its digital regulations, which disproportionately impact American companies.

Op-Ed: John Czwartacki: How to connect America’s heartland and fix Biden’s mess

In his recent op-ed, “How to connect America’s heartland and fix Biden’s mess,” John Czwartacki argues that the Broadband Equality, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, intended to bridge the digital divide in rural America, has become a bureaucratic burden filled with politically motivated requirements, leaving much of the $42 billion unspent. 

Squabbling lawmakers made $20K each during longest government shutdown in history

“Maybe the Democrats would have been more reluctant to shut the government down for a political stunt if they were forced to live like Americans who couldn’t get food stamps, or had their flights cancelled, or didn’t get paid for their work in a federal agency,” Grogan, who oversaw domestic healthcare spending of $1.3 trillion in the last Trump administration, told the Post.

OP-ED: Trump’s congressional allies finally move on 340B

Joe Grogan’s latest op-ed, “Trump’s congressional allies finally move on 340B,” highlights how congressional allies of President Trump are advancing long-awaited reforms to the federal 340B Drug Discount Program, which was designated to help hospitals serve low-income patients but has since ballooned into a system critics say benefits large health systems instead.

OP-ED: Trump’s Open Banking Rescue

John Czwartacki’s latest op-ed, “Trump’s Open Banking Rescue,” argues that President Trump’s renewed “open banking” rule will give consumers control over their financial data again while encouraging innovation in fintech and crypto.

OP-ED: The UK Flirts With Another Attack On U.S. Tech

Joe Grogan, in his recent op-ed, “The UK Flirts with Another Attack on U.S. Tech,” warns that the United Kingdom government’s recent consultation, which proposes that the state intervene in setting royalty rates for standard essential patents (SEPs), represents a serious threat to U.S. innovators and global innovation incentives.

OP-ED: Urban Hospitals Are Exploiting Government Programs for Rural Ones

In his recent op-ed, “Urban hospitals are exploiting government programs for rural ones,” Joe Grogan argues that large urban hospitals are exploiting federal rural-hospital programs by claiming “administratively rural” status and thereby diverting benefits meant for genuinely rural facilities. This loophole, the authors warn, is driving consolidation, raising prices, and undermining healthcare access in rural America.