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Articles by Amanda Hagerman
The Long Wait for a Safer Way to Quit Smoking
After a five-year wait, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally greenlit marketing for a tobacco-free alternative that’s 95% safer than conventional smoking: Zyn nicotine pouches. Unfortunately, thousands more products to help smokers quit are stuck in regulatory limbo—meaning the FDA is still limiting access to safer alternatives for the estimated 1 in 5 U.S. adults who currently use tobacco.
The FDA’s Tug of War with Americans Who Vape
E-cigarettes have been proven to help smokers quit, but that’s not stopping the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from blocking the marketing of the products under the baseless claim that they may increase smoking among young people. This week, the Goldwater Institute filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the FDA’s actions and ensure that adults can safely purchase e-cigarettes.
Don’t Penalize Smokers for Trying to Quit
A new tobacco product that’s 90% safer or greater than smoking cigarettes can help countless Arizonans quit. But unless Arizona lawmakers pass a crucial bill to ensure this safer alternative isn’t taxed, the same as conventional cigarettes, the very Arizonans who need it the most will bear the brunt of the consequences. — used in more than 60 countries and currently on their way to debuting on the U.S. market — couldn’t be more different than regular cigarettes.
Don’t penalize smokers for trying to quit
A new tobacco product that’s 90% safer or greater than smoking cigarettes can help countless Arizonans quit. But unless Arizona lawmakers pass a crucial bill to ensure this safer alternative isn’t taxed, the same as conventional cigarettes, the very Arizonans who need it the most will bear the brunt of the consequences. — used in more than 60 countries and currently on their way to debuting on the U.S. market — couldn’t be more different than regular cigarettes.
Vulnerable Americans Suffer from Backward Healthcare Policies - States Can Fix It
Tens of millions of Americans are suffering from a lack of access to healthcare because government regulations are standing in the way. But in one state, vulnerable Americans are getting the help they need thanks to a simple reform that brings medicine into the 21st century.
Hagerman: Goldwater's telehealth reform — helping the most vulnerable - Daily Independent
By Amanda Hagerman | Goldwater Institute Some suffer from depression. Others struggle with walking. Over half are women, and nearly 50% are from racial and ethnic minority groups. Approximately 40% come from households earning less than $50,000 per year. And they all have one thing in common.
Goldwater’s Telehealth Reform - Helping the Most Vulnerable
Some suffer from depression. Others struggle with walking. Over half are women, and nearly 50% are from racial and ethnic minority groups. Approximately 40% come from households earning less than $50,000 per year. And they all have one thing in common. All are users of telehealth, a commonsense healthcare reform that allows patients to access medical care from the comfort of their own home using a computer, smartphone, or landline phone, according to a new Goldwater Institute report.
Op-Ed: Eliminating Tennessee’s health care permission slips will make the state healthier, wealthier
Imagine Kroger having to ask a government board, made up of its rival grocery stores, for permission to open a new store in your town. It is unlikely that Whole Foods and Publix are going to say yes, which would leave most towns and cities with far fewer options for buying their groceries. As absurd as this sounds, this is what happens in Tennessee when a new hospital or home care service wants to establish new facilities and services.
Should the FDA Force 30 Million Americans to Face Their Addiction?
At some point in the next year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could require tobacco companies to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes by up to 95 percent, forcing nearly 30 million Americans to go practically “cold turkey” overnight. This government-mandated anti-smoking program would be one of the most radical experiments known to date and, sadly, there will be unintended consequences—all while the government withholds products that could help wean smokers off of cigarettes.
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