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What Are They Hiding?

What to Know: Hospital groups are now suing the Trump administration over its price transparency rules, which would allow patients to see the prices of the care they receive.

The TPPF Take: Price transparency is a necessary first step in reducing health care costs.

“The lack of transparency in health care means that virtually no one is sure what he or she owes, or why, until long after services are rendered,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “We need to restore the relationship between doctors and patients — the entirety of the relationship, which includes allowing patients to make good, well-informed decisions about their own care.”

But This Is Texas

What to Know: The central aim of Dallas’ climate change plan is to reduce how much its residents (and commuters to the city) drive their cars and trucks.

The TPPF Take: Dallas’ plan would inevitably attempt to limit our freedoms.

“Much like the Green New Deal’s proposals for government regulation over nearly every aspect of our lives, Dallas aims to restrict your freedom to drive where you want, when you want,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “The best way to become stronger and more resilient is to champion the abundant, reliable and affordable energy that has powered the most prosperous age of humanity yet — improving our quality of life and reducing poverty.”

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

What to Know: The newest jobs report show robust growth, and an economy steaming ahead.

The TPPF Take: The U.S. unemployment rate is now at a 50-year low.

“The economy’s resilience in what has become America’s longest expansion in history at 125 months continues to confound many economists,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “In all likelihood, the federal tax cut signed into law by President Trump in December 2017, combined with a significant rollback in red tape, is the reason for the robust numbers.”