MGA’s Alex Brill on CNBC’s Squawk Box
Watch Brill’s latest news clip from his CNBC interview where he discusses raising tax rates on the rich.
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If Trump Country Soars, Will the President Glide to a Second Term?
“He (Alex Brill) found that 10 states — many of them with large rural populations — broke records in 2019 by hitting their lowest unemployment rates in history: Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.”
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MGA’s Paper on State Opioid Taxes is Referenced on The WasteWatcher blog
“Matrix Global Advisors pointed out where the focus on fighting opioids needs to be. Approximately 36 percent of people that are misusing painkillers get their drugs from doctors.”
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Healthcare Pubs Cite MGA Analysis of Proposed Rule to Restrict Drug Rebates
This week, two healthcare publications referenced MGA’s recent report concerning the HHS OIG proposed rule to restrict drug manufacturer rebates to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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New MGA Analysis Highlights Problems with Proposal to Restrict Drug Manufacturer Rebates
This MGA analysis details concerns with a proposed rule from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General that would restrict drug manufacturer rebates to pharmacy benefit managers in Medicare Part D and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. Not only does the propose rule lack evidence, but it is poorly targeted to achieve its stated goals. I
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MGA’s Alex Brill on CNBC’s Squawk Box
The fourth quarter economic reports show less growth than expected. Brill shares his opinion that “things are slowing a little bit around the world and its a little bit of a timing effect between the seasonal issues that we know and the shutdown issues as well.”
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Action on Climate Change Should Not Include Creation of New Entitlements
Over the last two years, the United States has scaled back Obama-era climate change policies, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and rolling back climate-related regulations. But it has not pursued alternative ways to address the risk climate change poses to our environment and our economy.
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Carbon Tax Most Efficient in Tackling Climate Change
It is encouraging to see more and more fellow Republicans shed the reflexive skepticism about climate change that has characterized the GOP for years. Now, Republicans need to offer solutions.
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Navigating the Evolving Opioid Crisis: A Conversation with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR)
On February 27, a panel of addiction experts and community leaders joined Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) to discuss the nation’s ongoing efforts to curb opioid misuse and addiction.
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Green New Deal Will Stifle Green Energy Innovation, Expert Says
The Washington Free Beacon referenced Alex Brill’s recent op-ed talking about the costs of the proposed Green New Deal.
“AEI resident fellow Alex Brill explained last week that regardless of cost, the unintended consequences of the Green New Deal are “the worst imaginable.”
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