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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Senate Parliamentarian Eliminates Medicaid Reform Provisions, Leaving Costs/Problems Intact
The Senate’s parliamentarian has determined that many of the Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill cannot be passed with simple majority vote via…

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FDA can’t stomach fluoride and doesn’t want you to, either
On May 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would begin a process intended to exclude ingestible prescription fluoride products for…

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Free the Economy podcast: Drug costs and benefits with Sally Pipes
In this week’s episode we cover reforms to the Endangered Species Act, attacks on US tech firms, nuclear power innovation,…
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Issues in the News 1. FOOD SAFETY The Food and Drug Administration is poised to issue guidelines on the sale of…
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Issues in the News 1. ENVIRONMENT Legislation aimed at reforming the Endangered Species Act could be voted on in the…
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1. ENVIRONMENT The House Resources Committee approves Chairman Richard Pombo’s plan for reform of the Endangered Species Act. CEI Expert…
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West Nile virus fight best done by spraying
One California resident says she packed her bags and is ready to flee at a moment’s notice. Another lamented at a recent public meeting, “Do…
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Issues in the News 1. TRANSPORTATION The twin bankruptcy filings this week of Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines raise…
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Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOBILITY The Wall Street Journal editorializes on why tightening federal fuel economy standards would “trade blood…
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Environmental Groups Opposed Flood Protection
Washington, D.C., September 13, 2005—Amid the slow recovery of the Gulf Coast from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, a great deal of criticism…
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1. HURRICANE KATRINA A congressional task force concludes that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act blocked the construction of affordable…
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Issues in the News 1. HURRICANE KATRINA Public health officials predict a surge in disease-carrying mosquito populations in standing water along…
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Big Tobacco Market Share Is Big Concern for States
In defending its settlement with Big Tobacco, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) argues that “the states are not 'partners with the…
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Katrina’s Aftermath: What Will it Take to Rebuild ‘The Big Easy’?
Washington, D.C., September 7, 2005— As the relief effort continues in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />New Orleans, questions about how…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY Lost refining capacity in the wake of Hurricane Katrina contributes to higher gas prices and…
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Politics Kills the Thriller
The Constant Gardener, Focus Features' new thriller, plays like the grim, dour counterpart to this year's earlier globetrotting adventure film,…
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Issues in the News 1. NATURAL DISASTER Congress moves to provide $10.5 billion in aid to victims on Hurricane…
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1. ENERGY The aftermath of hurricane Katrina raises oil and gas prices. CEI Expert Available to Comment: Director of Global Warming…
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Biotech Expert to Speak on “The Frankenfood Myth”
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., August 30, 2005—Tomorrow afternoon, Gregory Conko, Director of Food Safety Policy at the Competitive…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY Researchers suggest television ads for junk food are responsible for childhood obesity.
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Ignore Rumors; Teflon Proven to Be Safe
The uncanny ability of President Ronald Reagan to deflect public criticism won him the nickname “The Teflon President.” Ironically, now it is Teflon…
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Issues in the News 1. FINANCE Hurricane Katrina threatens to cost insurers billion of dollars in losses. CEI Expert Available…
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Pesticide Study Makes Life-Threatening Conclusions
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />Washington, D.C., August 26, 2005—A new article in the recent edition of British scientific journal The…
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Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOBILITY Scripps Howard columnist Jay Ambrose cites Sam Kazman’s work on the deadly effects…
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Fuel Efficiency Trade-Offs
Monday's Page One article “Drumbeat grows louder for fuel efficiency” cites John Lichtblau's claim that Congress missed an opportunity in the recently enacted energy…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY Tempers run high in California at a public meeting over whether to…
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Issues in the News 1. AUTOMOBILITY Forbes reports on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s plan to update its fuel economy…
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Issues in the News 1. E-COMMERCE Real estate company Remax announces the creation of an online database of homes for sale…
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Tobacco Deal-Breaker?
“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State.” —- U.S. Constitution, Article I,…
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Tobacco Deal-Breaker?
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1. HEALTH & SAFETY A Texas court case against the drug maker Merck & Co. over the safety of the painkiller Vioxx…
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Are We in a Brave New World of “Personalized” Medicine?
BiDil, a new drug labeled for treatment of blacks with severe heart failure, has begun to arrive in pharmacies. Approved by FDA in…
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More Crop for the Drop
The worst East Central U.S. drought in almost 20 years is decimating harvests of corn and soybeans, threatening farmers’ economic survival and disrupting commercial shipping…
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Issues in the News 1. AGRICULTURE A severe drought hits corn growers in the Midwest. CEI Experts Available to Comment:…
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Issues in the News 1. ENERGY CNN contrasts the current high gas prices in the U.S. with other nations…
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Issues in the News 1. LEGAL & CONSTITUTIONAL Democrats and Republicans alike eye the nomination of Judge John Roberts…
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY More people are debunking the myth that fast food is responsible for obesity…
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Nationalizing Science
It seems as if you can’t turn anywhere without hearing that industry is destroying science these days. Former editors of the New England Journal of…
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Issues in the News 1. FINANCE Rep. Michael Oxley, co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounting law, expresses concerns about its impact.
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY The EPA proposes new regulations governing storage of radioactive waste at the proposed…
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To the Ashtray of History
Was this what was promised? Billions of dollars later and more than six years after the tobacco settlement was signed, American taxpayers and consumers deserve…
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Noisy Spring: Avoiding the West Nile virus
The six-year-old U.S. outbreak of West Nile virus is a significant threat to public health and shows no signs of abating. Last year, there were…
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Pesticides Not a Threat to Students
The anti-pesticide crowd tried to scare parents last week with a new report alleging that pesticide use in schools is dangerous for students.
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Small Tobacco Brands Hit by Payments
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Issues in the News 1. HEALTH & SAFETY A new study raises concerns about the health effects on children of pesticides…
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1. BUDGET The highway bill currently before Congress is igniting the wrath of fiscal conservatives for being loaded with spending for questionable…
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New Lawsuit Allege MSA Violates Compact Clause
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1. CONSTITUTIONAL & LEGAL CEI launches a lawsuit challenging the government-sponsored tobacco cartel created by the 1998 multi-state tobacco settlement. CEI…
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REACH and Risk
One of the key reasons the European Union’s proposed constitution was rejected by French and Dutch voters is that they dislike having their lives…
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Government-Tobacco Cartel Challenged In Court
Washington, D.C., August 2, 2005—The Competitive Enterprise Institute on Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge to the 1998 tobacco settlement. The suit alleges…
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Issues in the News 1. INTERNATIONAL President Bush gives John Bolton a recess appointment to serve as U.S. ambassador to the…
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PETA’s Cruelty to Humans and Animals
THE FBI recently declared environmental and animal rights extremism its top domestic terrorism priority. The bureau is currently investigating over 150 cases of…
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Issues in the News 1. TELECOM Congress prepares to consider a sweeping reform of telecommunications law. CEI Expert Available to…