AFP Arkansas

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) recruits and unites concerned citizens to advance policies that will help people improve their lives.

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

Team Arkansas is ready to partner—because the best solutions come from empowering people and working together.

DM us or email [email protected] @RWNorse @CameronKehler01 @DallasDGGreen @gabrielleforar @RebeccaLProvost

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

Arkansas is growing, but healthcare access shouldn't be held back by outdated red tape.

Certificate of Need laws let regulators and competitors block new healthcare facilities and services. Patients deserve more choices.

Tell your lawmakers: Repeal CON laws. 👇

https://t.co/KCU2DnssnJ

#ARPX #PatientsFirst #HealthcareAccess

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

King George: "There will be consequences for your actions."

Thomas Jefferson left the chat.
Ben Franklin left the chat.
John Hancock left the chat.

250 years later, we're still glad they did. 🇺🇸

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Read the myths and facts: https://t.co/Mn3AHCvJRx

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Government shutdowns don't produce results. They produce chaos.

87% of Americans support keeping Congress in DC until the budget is done. The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act makes that happen.

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

🇺🇸 Tune in tomorrow morning to 101.1 FM @1011FMTheAnswer for a great conversation with Ryan Norris and Dave Elswick.

📅 Tuesday Morning
⏰ 7:00 AM–9:00 AM

Don’t miss it.

[Kurt Couchman @KurtCouchman]

We give the facts on a dozen myths about the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act here.

LMK about other claims that should get challenged. We may add them!

https://t.co/Jk7E1yNSQf

[Kurt Couchman @KurtCouchman]

Government shutdowns are awesome!

No, wait, that's a MYTH.

FACTS: The risk of shutdowns --
🧓started in 1980 (thanks, Jimmy!)
🐡bloats the budget
🤫slashes deliberation
💔weakens Congress
⁉️boosts uncertainty
😕disrupts lives
📢promotes posturing
👎is super unpopular

[Katelyn Bledsoe @KR_Bledsoe]

Want to win in the midterms? Focus on the issue voters care about most: lowering the cost of living and delivering real solutions. cc @AFPhq

Thanks for having me on @RuthlessPodcast! @JohnAshbrook and @MichaelDuncan 🇺🇸

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚:
“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐬?”

The health systems heard that and said:

“Hold my 340B discount.”

Because now the question is:

What is the definition of rural?
Apparently rural means:

Manhattan.
San Francisco.
Los Angeles.
Cleveland.
Orlando.

Yes.
NewYork-Presbyterian is rural.
UCSF is rural.
Cedars-Sinai is rural.

Bloody Cleveland Clinic is rural.
AdventHealth Orlando is rural.

You are not crazy.
The white collar lawyer-lawmaker scam is real.

In 2016, CMS changed the rules after two federal appellate court decisions.

Urban hospitals could now carry two identities at the same time.

Urban for the Medicare wage index.

Rural for the money.
Rural for 340B.
Rural for GME.
Rural for sole community hospital status.
Rural for rural referral center benefits.

Before 2016, three hospitals had dual urban-rural classification.

By 2023, 425 did.

Don't you love organized extraction by the intellectual academic set? They love their non-profit $$$!

NewYork-Presbyterian had 2,850 beds and nearly $9.3 billion in net patient revenue.
Rural.

Cleveland Clinic had $7 billion in revenue.
Rural.

UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco had $6.1 billion in revenue.
Rural.

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.
Rural.

AdventHealth Orlando.
Rural.

Meanwhile, actual rural hospitals are dying.
Real rural hospitals are begging for payroll.

Real rural communities are losing OB units, trauma access, surgical access, and emergency care.

And billion-dollar urban health systems are sitting in boardrooms asking:

“How do we qualify as rural without actually being rural?”

This is what healthcare lobbying bought, President Bill Clinton style. Definitions that bend toward money.

Programs that begin as safety nets and end as feeding troughs.

The United States Congress created rural protections to help hospitals that actually serve rural America.

Then the marble-lobby crowd from showed up with lawyers, consultants, lobbyists, and spreadsheets.

They did not need more poor patients.
They needed a better classification.

The 340B threshold for rural referral centers is lower than for urban hospitals.

So the game was simple:

Become “rural” on paper.
Keep the urban economics.
Unlock the rural discount.

Rural Referral Center 340B purchases jumped 405% from 2017 to 2022.

To $1.3 billion.

More than critical access hospitals and sole community hospitals combined.

The categories Congress actually designed the rural framework to help.

This is not charity care.
This is not access.
This is not rural healthcare.
This is theft by definition.

One word changed.

Billions moved.
Rural America got speeches.
Urban empires got the money.

And the people who built this will go to conferences, put “health equity” on the slide deck, and explain how they are saving communities they have never served.

American healthcare does not have a compassion problem.

It has an extraction class.

And that class has learned the most valuable lesson in Washington:

You do not need to break the law when you can buy the definition!

Please don't ask me again why healthcare is expensive...

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

Arkansans deserve a budget that works as hard as they do.

Instead of growing government first and asking questions later, lawmakers should focus on budgeting that is transparent, accountable, and sustainable.

By controlling spending, eliminating waste, and setting responsible long-term budget targets, Arkansas can continue delivering tax relief while protecting taxpayers from future tax hikes. #arpx

[Ryan W. Norris @RWNorse]

America’s growing demand for electricity—from AI, new manufacturing, and an aging power grid—requires massive investments in energy infrastructure. Relying solely on the traditional utility model could lead to higher costs for residential customers and slower deployment of needed resources. Allowing large energy users to bring their own power generation can help meet demand faster, encourage innovation, and reduce the risk of shifting these costs onto everyday ratepayers.

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

Rising energy and utility costs are fueling calls for permitting reform to lower prices. @KR_Bledsoe explains why it matters on the @RuthlessPodcast

[Ryan W. Norris @RWNorse]

America’s energy future requires more nuclear power.

As electricity demand surges from AI, manufacturing, and electrification, reliable baseload power matters more than ever. Nuclear is clean, dependable, and scalable — but outdated regulations and permitting delays have made it unnecessarily expensive.

Policies like NRC Part 53, the Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act, the Recharge Act, and the Enrichment Licensing Modernization Act could help lower costs, streamline deployment, strengthen domestic supply chains, and unleash the next generation of American nuclear energy.

If we want affordable, reliable, carbon-free energy, nuclear must be a major part of the mix. https://t.co/2XfcRTG13C #arpx

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

"If you're not talking to the grassroots, you don't know who you're representing."

@RepTroyDowning on why grassroots matters with @LAStewartSays and @AMPotentialPod at @RepublicanStudy's New Media Row.

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

.Strong communities need strong local businesses—and smart economic policies that help them survive.

Want to help build a stronger Arkansas? [email protected]

[Ryan W. Norris @RWNorse]

Competitive bidding for transmission projects means lower costs, more innovation, and better outcomes for ratepayers.

When utilities are forced to compete, consumers win. When monopolies get guaranteed contracts through ROFR laws, costs rise and accountability disappears.

https://t.co/tYCUPdVVXb via @UtilityDive

[Americans for Prosperity @AFPhq]

America doesn’t have a resource problem. We have a red tape problem.

Permitting delays are slowing projects, raising costs, and holding America back.

Let Americans build.

https://t.co/3vbkncbmxd

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

On Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Their courage, sacrifice, and legacy will never be forgotten. 🇺🇸

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

If you’re in NWA and want to get involved in advancing liberty-minded policy and effective voter engagement, let’s connect ⤵️

📱479-633-9425
📧 [email protected]
—Rebecca Wilson

[AFP Arkansas @AFPArkansas]

The most important part of any campaign isn’t a commercial or a headline—it’s voter contact. Real conversations with voters build trust and ideas resonate. Strong training equips volunteers to advance policy and elect liberty-loving leaders who value freedom and opportunity!! 🇺🇸