Derek Monson
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Pandemic fallout: N.Y. man sues Gov. Cuomo over inability to gather, observe Jewish faith
Effectively, the lawsuit is asking the courts to decide whether New York’s coronavirus pandemic response strikes the right balance between the compelling interest of public health in a pandemic and the constitutional requirement to protect religious freedom.
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How might coronavirus improve the future of healthcare?
If the pandemic leads states and the federal government to embrace more market-driven health care policies — removing barriers to telemedicine, encouraging drive-up testing and home delivery of prescription drugs where such delivery is reasonable — then innovations can be…
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How the federal coronavirus relief bill is likely to impact families
On Friday, Congress passed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, also described as an economic stimulus package, that will impact various aspects of family life – immediately and over the long term. President Trump has said he intends to quickly…
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Sutherland joins KSL’s Lee Lonsberry to talk coronavirus and whether the government can force you to stay at home
Our system is set up to look at situations like this, empower the government to take action when it’s urgent in the case of coronavirus, but still work with people rather than imposing our will upon them.
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New prescription drug law will increase transparency, help consumers
By promoting a free market for prescription drugs through market transparency and restrained anti-competitive practices, this law will offer financial relief to patients by encouraging more affordable prescription drugs. That is something Utah families sorely need.
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COVID-19 response means concern for today, but hope for tomorrow
Despite the understandable anxiety and worry caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the public response from Utahns and Americans should give us cause to hope for the future.
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Is free market medical care the only option?
The failure of significant healthcare policy reforms at both national and state levels suggests that these market-based policy reforms also require more time to become politically possible.
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Entrepreneurs in the marketplace help healthcare reform in Utah
Utah’s entrepreneurial spirit – the free market drive to innovate to fulfill people’s unmet needs – is particularly strong and visible in Utah’s healthcare sector.
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Tax reform repeal starting to impact this year’s state budget
The Legislature’s fiscal analyst told the majority caucus that in a couple of years most state programs that Utah families and businesses rely upon – road maintenance, air quality programs, low-income housing and healthcare programs, criminal justice and public safety…
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Education and healthcare issues to look for in the 2020 legislative session
There are two policy areas in which reforms could most directly impact families and businesses in the 2020 legislative session: education and healthcare. And these issues tend to be heavily legislated areas of state public policy. Case in point: As…