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Statement
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July 22, 2026
AFPI California and Minnesota Back HHS Move to Verify $1 Billion in Medicaid Claims
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) California and Minnesota chapters today released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) deferred more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to the two states, including roughly $867.5 million to California and $199 million to Minnesota, pending documentation that flagged claims meet federal requirements.
Issue Brief
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July 14, 2026
Restoring the Promise of the MISSION Act
Veterans rely on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide timely, high-quality care for the injuries and illnesses they incurred in the course of military service. However, the agency routinely fails to deliver on this promise by forcing veterans to languish on waitlists for care. In response, President Trump signed the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act into law in 2018, giving veterans the right to obtain care from providers in their own communities when the VHA could not deliver. By 2024, the MISSION Act connected 3.1 million veterans—over a third of the VHA’s veteran enrollees—with high-quality clinics and hospitals in their communities.
Op-Ed
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July 13, 2026
Why Patients Need Trump’s Great Healthcare Plan
This year, American families will spend more than $37,000 on private health care, while the average family on Obamacare will spend about $27,000. The per-person cost of health care in America? Nearly $16,000 for every man, woman and child.
News Release
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July 7, 2026
AFPI Releases The Veterans First Agenda
This week, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a new issue brief, The Veterans First Agenda: Expanding Access and Improving Care for America’s Heroes, under the America First Warfighters Coalition. This brief outlines reforms to improve veterans’ healthcare by expanding access, strengthening patient choice, and increasing accountability across the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system.
Issue Brief
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July 3, 2026
The Veterans First Agenda: Expanding Access and Improving Care for America’s Heroes
The America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Veterans First Agenda is foundational to the America First Warfighters’ work to keep America’s promise to the brave men and women who have worn the uniform, completed their service, and returned to civilian life. Crafted by policy experts with deep experience in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Department of War, the Veterans First Agenda will advance the interests of veterans and their families.
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