Robert Aery

As healthcare costs rise and patients experience strained access to care, this research sheds light on the potential for Medicaid fraud and improper payments to increase pressures on our healthcare system and impact services beyond the Medicaid program. Medicaid fraud and improper payments are generally studied in financial terms. This report, Medicaid Fraud & Improper Payments in Context, develops a framework for translating fraud and unauthorized payments into real-world, health-system...

This research paper provides a comprehensive comparison of key state cost burdens on homeownership, highlighting differences in state policy environments concerning taxation, regulations, and recurring ownership expenses. Using an index constructed from seven distinct factors combined within four metric categories, states are ranked from the lowest to the highest burden in their overall score and each metric category. Burdens are grouped into categories of use, construction, transaction, and...

The Hern Policy Institute (HPI) was founded to seek freedom-based solutions to halt cycles of poverty and foster generational prosperity within society. To achieve this purpose, HPI is directing its research and resources toward some of the largest factors impacting the fiscal and physical well-being of Americans today: education, healthcare, and economic policies. This article will discuss our research focus and strategy for advancing the benefits of economic liberty within our families and...