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Oct 10, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Liya Palagashvili |Jonathan Wolfson
Even during a contentious election year, plenty of Democrats and Republicans agree on something: With millions of Americans earning money on freelance and gig platforms, it’s time to focus on innovative ideas to better incorporate this growing self-employed workforce. Portable benefits — those tied to a worker rather than an employer — are rapidly moving to the top of a bipartisan agenda.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
conservativereview.com | Jonathan Wolfson
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
thefederalist.com | Jonathan Wolfson
Late last month, the Supreme Court made it harder for regulators to tie up businesses with burdensome red tape by subjecting new regulations to closer court scrutiny in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Overall, however, Americans are all too familiar with the regulatory burden. American businesses, workers, and consumers can relate to writer Jonathan Swift’s heroic sea captain Gulliver, who was captured by tiny beings that tied him down in his sleep.
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May 31, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Jonathan Wolfson
WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 1:47WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the WeekAmerica’s physician shortage is nothing to sneeze at. For primary care alone, the country will be short more than 40,000 doctors by 2030. American Medical Association President Jesse Ehrenfeld calls it “an urgent crisis” as nearly 1 in 4 American doctors will hit retirement age by the end of the decade.
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May 10, 2024 | 
americanprogress.org | Jonathan Wolfson
Robust consumer protections play an important role in improving the value of health insurance by ensuring that health plans are fair, transparent, and provide people with meaningful and usable coverage.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
captimes.com | Chris Jones |Jonathan Wolfson
Nationally, the health care system is facing a code blue. By 2030, there will be a shortage of more than 120,000 physicians, and Wisconsin will face a shortage of 2,263 physicians by 2030 due to the lack of physician training infrastructure and the rising health care needs of our growing and aging population. Thanks to the leadership of Wisconsin state Rep. Calvin Callahan and Sen. Corey Tomczyk, as well as other legislators, AB 954 provides tangible solutions to address this physician shortage.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
healthaffairs.org | Jonathan Wolfson |Josh Archambault |Christopher Whaley |Cynthia Fisher |Ge Bai
This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider prices in the private-sector markets and their contribution to overall spending therein. Additional articles will be published throughout 2023. Readers are encouraged to review the Call for Submissions for this series. We are grateful to Arnold Ventures for their support of this work.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
virginiabusiness.com | Richard Foster |Jonathan Wolfson |Steven Taylor
To support a more inclusive workforce, Va. lawmakers must unite around this bill HB680 would codify removal of degree requirements for many state jobs Published February 29, 2024 by Jonathan Wolfson | The Cicero Institute / Steven Taylor | Stand Together Trust Jonathan Wolfson, Cicero Institute (L), Steven Taylor, Stand Together Trust Virginia’s worker shortage is one of the commonwealth’s biggest barriers to economic growth and prosperity: According to data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,...
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
blog.joelonsdale.com | Joe Lonsdale |Jonathan Wolfson
Dear readers – joining me on the blog today is my Cicero Institute colleague Jonathan Wolfson. Jonathan worked as a senior official in the Dept. of Labor and is now in charge of policy at Cicero. He focuses most of his time on regulation and healthcare, two of our most important policy verticals.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
heartlanddailynews.com | Jonathan Wolfson
By Jonathan WolfsonThink the federal government’s plan to add extra residency slots for health professional shortage areas will alleviate the growing rural physician shortage? Think again. The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published research showing that of the 400 newly federally funded residency slots, a mere 20 residents spend more than half their time in rural shortage areas.
