{"id":13333,"date":"2018-06-27T17:23:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T17:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freetochoosemedicine.com\/?page_id=13333"},"modified":"2020-07-21T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T18:42:33","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freetochoosemedicine.com\/?page_id=13333","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1531404929302{border-top-width: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][section_header use_decoration=&#8221;1&#8243; layout_type=&#8221;section-heading-underlined&#8221; main_heading=&#8221;Latest News&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1531411678840{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]July 21, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theeconomicstandard.com\/fda-denying-patients-choice\/\">FDA Denying Patients Fundamental Freedom of Choice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 30, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/505257-government-health-care-restrictions-are-costing-lives\">Government health care restrictions are costing lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 18, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/christinaherrin\/2020\/05\/19\/a-time-for-choosing-n2569022\">A Time for Choosing\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 13, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/christalgo\/2020\/04\/13\/the-time-has-come-for-freetochoose-medicine-n2566802\">The Time Has Come for Free-to-Choose Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 13, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/christinaherrin\/2020\/04\/13\/covid19-exposes-flaws-in-fda-regulatory-framework-n2566684\">COVID-19 Exposes Flaws in FDA Regulatory Framework<\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 1, 2o20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/2020\/04\/01\/coronavirus-iowa-hospitals-empty-beds-nonessential-surgeries-suspended\/5103943002\/\">Why can&#8217;t my father and others get needed surgeries in facilities not burdened by COVID-19?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>January 28, 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redstate.com\/diary\/heartlandinstitute\/2020\/01\/28\/why-the-fda-should-not-be-the-gold-standard-in-the-medical-therapy-approval-process\/\">FDA\u2019s Broken Drug Approval System Continues Hurting Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p>October 26, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/467580-the-real-horror-this-halloween-is-the-fdas-drug-approval-process\">The real horror this Halloween is the FDA&#8217;s drug approval process<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 27, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/christinaherrin\/2019\/08\/27\/north-carolina-paves-the-way-for-patient-freedom-n2552243\">North Carolina Paves the Way for Patient Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 16, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/freetochoosemedicine.com\/?page_id=13589\">Access to Trial Meds Needs Market Incentive, Conservatives Say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 2, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/christinaherrin\/2019\/07\/02\/for-americans-with-debilitating-diseases-free-to-choose-medicine-offers-hope-n2549368\">For Americans With Debilitating Diseases, Free to Choose Medicine Offers Hope<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 20, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidesources.com\/a-plan-to-increase-access-to-prescription-drugs-and-lower-costs\/\">New Proposal to the FDA Hopes to Save Countless LivesA Plan to Increase Access to Prescription Drugs and Lower Costs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 19, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.org\/new-proposal-to-the-fda-hopes-to-save-countless-lives\/\">New Proposal to the FDA Hopes to Save Countless Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theadvocate.com\/baton_rouge\/opinion\/letters\/article_1a27fb4e-8329-11e9-a97f-eb77c20546eb.html\">Letters: Reform drug law to help patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/2019\/05\/15\/free-choose-medicine-offers-one-last-hope-patients-fda-approval-als-twins-jaci-hermstad-health-care\/3683720002\/\">Free To Choose Medicine offers hope for patients whose lives depend on new drugs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 5, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/71republic.com\/2019\/05\/05\/pharmaceutical-bribing-doctors\/\">Pharmaceutical Companies Are Bribing Doctors, and the Government Is the Cause\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 10, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2019\/03\/bring-back-the-fdas-parallel-track.html\">Bring Back the FDA\u2019s Parallel Track<\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 6, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/publications-resources\/publications\/the-heartland-institute-2019-national-survey-of-voters-on-health-care-issues\">The Heartland Institute 2019 National Survey on Health Care Issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 25, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2019\/02\/25\/can-roches-little-tech-startup-help-the-fda-change-clinical-trials\/\">Can Roche\u2019s little tech startup help the FDA change clinical trials?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 5, 2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goldwaterinstitute.org\/article\/former-navy-pilot-with-als-receives-treatment-under-federal-right-to-try-law\/\">Former Navy Pilot Receives Treatment Under Federal Right to Try Laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 1, 2018:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/419268-on-world-aids-day-we-should-think-about-reforming-the-fda\">On World AIDS Day, we should think about reforming the FDA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>October 10, 2018:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/healthcare\/410693-cure-for-cancer-would-become-more-likely-if-fda-streamlined-the-drug\">Cure for cancer would become more likely if FDA streamlined the drug approval process<\/a><\/p>\n<p>July 30, 2018:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/how-japan-empowered-patients-with-free-to-choose-medicine\/\">How Japan Empowered Patients with Free To Choose Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>September 21, 2017:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/news-opinion\/news\/in-defense-of-free-to-choose-medicine\">In Defense of Free to Choose Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 18, 2017: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/news-opinion\/news\/trumps-fda-pick-should-let-patients-be-free-to-choose\">Trump&#8217;s FDA Pick Should Let Patients Be Free to Choose<\/a><\/p>\n<p>March 3, 2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/pundits-blog\/healthcare\/323914-president-trumps-fda-nominee-could-mean-better-drugs-sooner-at\">President Trump\u2019s FDA Nominee Could Mean Better Drugs Sooner at Lower Cost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 3, 2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/clinical-trials\/opinion\/allowing-patients-to-choose-could-save-billions\/\">Allowing Patients to Choose Could Save Billions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 6, 2016: <a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/in-health-care-freedom-is-the-only-way-forward\/\">Free To Choose Medicine and Right To Try<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 1, 2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/realspin\/2015\/12\/01\/give-the-fda-some-competition-with-free-to-choose-medicine\/#7adbb0431481\">Give The FDA Some Competition With Free To Choose Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 25, 2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartland.org\/news-opinion\/news\/the-pathway-to-faster-cures\">The Pathway to Faster Cures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 1, 2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/tomorrows-cures-today-lets-liberate-medicine-in-america-heres-our-vision-of-health-for-the-21st-century\">Tomorrow&#8217;s Cures Today: Let&#8217;s liberate medicine in America. 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