For over three decades, CEI has advocated health care reforms that put more power in the hands of consumers to choose their health providers, treatment protocols, and scope of insurance coverage. We have advocated reform of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug and device approval process to allow for greater flexibility and patient choice. And in 2013, CEI organized the court challenges to Obamacare’s exchange subsidies that concluded with the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision.
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The current state of pharmaceutical tariffs
Background Amid the Trump trade upheaval, pharmaceutical products receive different treatment than many other US imports. Pharmaceuticals are treated differently for reasons such as their…

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Point: Medicaid Work Requirements Are a Common-Sense Reform
Medicaid is the government program that is supposed to help the poor afford health care. Its cost to taxpayers has skyrocketed in the last few…

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Congress considers micromanaging PBM finances
With the first reconciliation bill behind it, Congress is now looking to reform other aspects of the health care system. Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)…
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Punish Ford-Firestone, But Don’t Reward NHTSA: Kazman WSJ Op-Ed
Published in the Wall Street Journal September 12, 2000 This year’s worst tire disaster claimed more than 100 lives. It came after scores of documented…
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Weed Control has Caused Skylark’s Decline (Letter to the Editor)
From Mr Gregory Conko. Sir, Your article “Bird numbers `under threat’ from GM crops” (September 1) reported on a study in the current issue of…
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Effects of GM Confused with Those of Farming Practices: Conko Letter to Financial Times
Published in The Financial Times Published in The Financial Times September 6, 2000, Wednesday London Edition 1 …
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Throwing Precaution to the Wind: The Perils of the Precautionary Principle
From the August/September issue of CEI UpDate Mom always said, “Better safe than sorry.” Dad, on the other hand, believed…
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Resistance Dropping Toward Biotech Foods
In spite of an ill-considered, anti-progress publicity campaign from left wing self-appointed consumer and environmental groups, the New Green Revolution based on genetic engineering is…
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Resistance Dropping to Biotech Foods: Kemp Op-Ed in Chicago Tribune
Published in the Chicago Tribune Published in the Chicago Tribune August 25, 2000 In spite of an ill-considered,…