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==ALEC’s Polluter Agenda==

On [[What is ALEC?|American Legislative Exchange Council]] task forces, corporate lobbyists and special interests vote as equals with elected representatives on templates to change our laws, behind closed doors with no press or public allowed to see the votes or deliberations. ALEC legislation benefits corporate profits at the expense of our environment and our health by making it easier for polluters to spoil our water and our air and by pushing climate change denial. ALEC proposals would destroy environmental regulations and health safeguards, eliminate clean energy competition, allow drilling on protected lands, and curtail recycling.

===Repealing Pollution Protections===
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/50/3B0-ALEC_Resolution_in_Opposition_to_EPA_Regulation_of_Greenhouse_Gases_from_Mobile_Sources_Exposed.pdf Resolution in Opposition to EPA’s Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources]” opposes a Supreme Court decision that allowed the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases as pollutants. The resolution dismisses climate change concerns through misleading rhetoric.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_eea_stfs.pdf Resolution in Support of the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act]” supports the REINS Act, legislation that would give Congress the authority to block the enforcement of numerous federal protections, including clean air and water laws, safeguards for mine workers, rules that prohibit the sale of tobacco to children, and even protection from discrimination.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/4/49/3C0-ALEC_State_Withdrawal_from_Regional_Climate_Initiatives_Exposed.pdf State Withdrawal from Regional Climate Initiatives]” would pull states out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or the Western Climate Initiative, programs to cut greenhouse gases and carbon-dioxide emissions. It also uses language that denies that climate change is occurring.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/d/d4/3C1-Climate_Accountability_Act_Exposed.pdf Climate Accountability Act]” creates hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate carbon gases by imposing cost assessments on carbon regulation, without any parallel accounting required of corporations whose actions are contributing to the climate changes underway.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/0/0c/3C3-Resolution_in_Opposition_of_Carbon_Dioxide_Emission_Standards_Exposed.pdf Resolution in Opposition of Carbon Dioxide Emission Standards]” opposes environmental protections on carbon dioxide emissions.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/f/f0/3C2-Conditioning_Regulation_of_Non-Pollutant_Emissions_on_Science_Act_Exposed.pdf Conditioning Regulation of Non-Pollutant Emissions on Science Act]” would impose new burdens on state regulatory efforts by creating a complex process the state must go through before passing new environmental protection regulations. The act would keep a state from responding quickly to public health issues.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_eea_stfs.pdf Intrastate Coal and Use Act]” would prevent the EPA from overruling state permits for coal mining and prevent federal regulation of dirty coal products, like coal ash, if all the coal operations are conducted within the borders of a single state.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/35-day_mailing_eea_stfs.pdf Electricity Freedom Act]” is an attack on states with plans requiring companies to get a certain percentage of their electricity from renewable sources, undermining support for cleaner energy development.

===Opposing Public Health Safeguards===
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/1/17/3F6-Voluntary_Childhood_Lead_Exposure_Control_Act_Exposed.pdf Voluntary Childhood Lead Exposure Control Act]” gives legal protection to corporations against victims of lead poisoning.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/3/37/3H2-Environmental_Priorities_Act_Exposed.pdf Environmental Priorities Act]” requires that state environmental protections be approved by a corporate-backed panel where there is no representative from a public interest environmental group.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/8/8a/3G6-Resolution_Supporting_the_Private_Ownership_of_Property_Exposed.pdf Resolution Supporting the Private Ownership of Property]” expresses opposition to public interest regulations that protect public health or the environment such as pollution emission limits.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/e/ea/3H3-Environmental_Services_Public-Private_Partnership_Act_Exposed.pdf Environmental Services Public-Private Partnership Act]” privatizes public water and sewage services and would prohibit local governments from requiring contractors to meet labor standards.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/2/28/3J0-Resolution_on_Packaging_and_the_Municipal_Solid_Waste_Stream_Exposed.pdf Resolution on Packaging and the Municipal Solid Waste Stream]” expresses opposition to waste reduction and mandated recycling laws.
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/9/9a/3J1-Resolution_to_Retain_State_Authority_over_Coal_Ash_as_Non-Hazardous_Waste_Exposed.pdf Resolution to Retain State Authority over Coal Ash as Non-Hazardous Waste]” opposes federal regulation of coal combustion waste (known as coal ash) as hazardous, although coal ash contains large quantities of toxic metals, including mercury and arsenic, that can get in our water.

===Blocking Conservation===
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/a/aa/3G0-Eminent_Domain_Authority_for_Federal_Lands_Act_Exposed.pdf Eminent Domain Authority for Federal Lands Act]” would authorize state governments to open federal public land -- such as national parks and protected wilderness areas -- for oil, gas, and coal exploration. It would reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s constitutional interpretation that Congress has broader power to enact laws to manage federal land than states in Kleppe v. New Mexico (1976).
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/b/b0/3G5-Regulatory_Costs_Fairness_Act_Exposed.pdf Regulatory Costs Fairness Act]” and “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/4/47/3G9-The_Private_Property_Protection_Act_Exposed.pdf The Private Property Protection Act]” make taxpayers liable to land owners, including corporations, that claim their property value is diminished by government regulations, including laws that protect neighbors from polluters.

===Criminalizing Environmental Protection===
* ALEC’s “[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/0/01/3D0-Environmental_Corrupt_Organizations_-_Preventative_Legislation_and_Neutralization_%28ECO-PLAN%29_Exposed.pdf Environmental Corrupt Organizations - Preventative Legislation and Neutralization (ECO-PLAN) Act]” criminalizes environmental activism and gives the government the power to defund and shut down alleged “eco-terrorist” activities, but does not provide a definition of “animal and ecological terrorism.” This bill potentially gives law enforcement broad discretion to silence critics of environmentally hazardous corporate activities and business practices.

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	*'''[http://www.theuptake.org/2012/05/17/report-details-alecs-undisclosed-influence-on-wisconsin-government/ <span style="color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;">Video from News Conference on <br> How ALEC Hijacked Wisconsin]</span>		*'''[http://www.theuptake.org/2012/05/17/report-details-alecs-undisclosed-influence-on-wisconsin-government/ <span style="color:#CC0000;text-decoration:none;">Video from News Conference on <br> How ALEC Hijacked Wisconsin]</span>

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-	* [http://www.prwatch.org/node/11514/ Press Release], May 17, 2012	+	* Center for Media and Democracy, [http://www.prwatch.org/node/11514/ CMD Releases New Report: "ALEC Exposed in Wisconsin: The Hijacking of a State"] (Press Release), May 17, 2012
		+	* Center for Media and Democracy/Common Cause Wisconsin, [http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/a/a7/CMD_Letter_to_AG_Van_Hollen.pdf Letter to Wisconsin Attorney General Van Hollen], May 17, 2012

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	* "[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/04/11468/hang-paycheck-alec-sharpens-focus-jobs '''Hang onto that Paycheck! ALEC: Sharpens Focus on Jobs''']" (Mary Bottari, ''PRWatch'')		* "[http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/04/11468/hang-paycheck-alec-sharpens-focus-jobs '''Hang onto that Paycheck! ALEC: Sharpens Focus on Jobs''']" (Mary Bottari, ''PRWatch'')
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	'''[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/alec_model_bills_used_in_nj_la.html <span style="color:#CC0000;">New Jersey (''New Jersey Star-Ledger'')</span>]'''		'''[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/alec_model_bills_used_in_nj_la.html <span style="color:#CC0000;">New Jersey (''New Jersey Star-Ledger'')</span>]'''

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	===Taking Away Employee Rights===		===Taking Away Employee Rights===
	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/b/be/1E1-At-will_Employment_Act_Exposed.pdf At-Will Employment Act]" narrows and eliminates key rights and protections of workers, allowing an employer to terminate a worker at any time for any reason or no reason at all. The act also restricts workers’ rights to sue.		* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/b/be/1E1-At-will_Employment_Act_Exposed.pdf At-Will Employment Act]" narrows and eliminates key rights and protections of workers, allowing an employer to terminate a worker at any time for any reason or no reason at all. The act also restricts workers’ rights to sue.
-	* ALEC’s "Public Employees' Portable Retirement Option (PRO) Act" is a move towards eliminating defined benefit pension plans for public employees, which protects retirees.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/d/df/1I0-Public_Employees_Portable_Retirement_Option_PRO_Act_Exposed.pdf Public Employees' Portable Retirement Option (PRO) Act]" is a move towards eliminating defined benefit pension plans for public employees, which protects retirees.
	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/8/8b/1Q5-Workers_Compensation_Medical_Records_Disclosure_Act_Exposed.pdf Workers' Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act]" allows employers access to a worker’s psychiatric or other records without the consent of the worker.		* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/8/8b/1Q5-Workers_Compensation_Medical_Records_Disclosure_Act_Exposed.pdf Workers' Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act]" allows employers access to a worker’s psychiatric or other records without the consent of the worker.
	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/5b/1F9-Resolution_Opposing_Employer-Paid_Health_Care_Mandates_Exposed.pdf Resolution Opposing Employer-Paid Health Care Mandates]" opposes efforts by state legislatures to mandate that private employers buy health insurance for workers.		* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/5b/1F9-Resolution_Opposing_Employer-Paid_Health_Care_Mandates_Exposed.pdf Resolution Opposing Employer-Paid Health Care Mandates]" opposes efforts by state legislatures to mandate that private employers buy health insurance for workers.

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Pushing Laws That Favor Corporations and the Wealthiest over Working Families:

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	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/1/11/5B5-Parental_Consent_For_Abortion_Act_Exposed.pdf Parental Consent For Abortion Act]" requires written parental consent for a young woman under 18 to exercise her right to preserve her privacy, control her destiny, and terminate a pregnancy. If a young woman does not seek or is denied parental consent, she would have to navigate the judicial system to petition a court to waive the requirement. The bill also makes it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion at the young woman’s request, without parental consent or a judicial override.		* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/1/11/5B5-Parental_Consent_For_Abortion_Act_Exposed.pdf Parental Consent For Abortion Act]" requires written parental consent for a young woman under 18 to exercise her right to preserve her privacy, control her destiny, and terminate a pregnancy. If a young woman does not seek or is denied parental consent, she would have to navigate the judicial system to petition a court to waive the requirement. The bill also makes it a crime for a doctor to perform an abortion at the young woman’s request, without parental consent or a judicial override.
-	* ALEC’s "Guide to Repeal Obamacare," which would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and numerous other ALEC "model" bills on Medicaid (i.e. "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/2/28/5V5-Resolution_on_Federal_Medicaid_and_Welfare_Block_Grants_Exposed.pdf Resolution on Federal Medicaid and Welfare Block Grants]") would adversely affect women, including:	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/State_Leg_Guide_to_Repealing_ObamaCare.pdf Guide to Repeal Obamacare]," which would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and numerous other ALEC "model" bills on Medicaid (i.e. "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/2/28/5V5-Resolution_on_Federal_Medicaid_and_Welfare_Block_Grants_Exposed.pdf Resolution on Federal Medicaid and Welfare Block Grants]") would adversely affect women, including:
	** Insurance companies will be free to charge women more than men and deny coverage to children and adults with preexisting conditions. The ACA would stop this.		** Insurance companies will be free to charge women more than men and deny coverage to children and adults with preexisting conditions. The ACA would stop this.
	** Pregnant women in some states would no longer receive full Medicaid benefits because some ALEC provisions would not allow states to provide more benefits than the federal government minimally provides. Enacting such bills may leave pregnant women without access to important medical attention during pregnancy.		** Pregnant women in some states would no longer receive full Medicaid benefits because some ALEC provisions would not allow states to provide more benefits than the federal government minimally provides. Enacting such bills may leave pregnant women without access to important medical attention during pregnancy.
-	* ALEC’s "Drug Liability Act" and "Punitive Damages Standards Act" adversely impact women and children. The Drug Liability Act bars American families from suing a drug company if medicine kills or injures their child, spouse, or parent if the FDA approved the drug—even though numerous dangerous drugs have been approved by the FDA only to be recalled and many drugs are not adequately tested on sub-populations such as children or women of different ages. Similarly, the limits on punitive damages act would limit the power of a jury to punish a corporation whose actions or neglect were egregious, and by limiting punitive damages to a multiple of compensatory damages would undervalue to lives of children and women, who may have little or no projected lost income to compensate but whose loss is enormously devastating.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/3/3b/5S2-Drug_Liability_Act_Exposed.pdf Drug Liability Act]" and "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/57/0G6-Punitive_Damages_Standards_Act_Exposed.pdf Punitive Damages Standards Act]" adversely impact women and children. The Drug Liability Act bars American families from suing a drug company if medicine kills or injures their child, spouse, or parent if the FDA approved the drug—even though numerous dangerous drugs have been approved by the FDA only to be recalled and many drugs are not adequately tested on sub-populations such as children or women of different ages. Similarly, the limits on punitive damages act would limit the power of a jury to punish a corporation whose actions or neglect were egregious, and by limiting punitive damages to a multiple of compensatory damages would undervalue to lives of children and women, who may have little or no projected lost income to compensate but whose loss is enormously devastating.

	===Creating a "Commission on Men"===		===Creating a "Commission on Men"===
-	* ALEC’s "Act relating to the creation and operation of the Commission on Men" would create a new taxpayer-funded entity to promote "paternal influence" and male family involvement, as well as examine some men’s health issues. The bill was sought by men’s rights groups as a way to promote their political and ideological agenda.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/8/82/5P0-An_Act_Relating_to_the_Creation_and_Operation_of_the_Commission_on_Men_Exposed.pdf Act relating to the creation and operation of the Commission on Men]" would create a new taxpayer-funded entity to promote "paternal influence" and male family involvement, as well as examine some men’s health issues. The bill was sought by men’s rights groups as a way to promote their political and ideological agenda.

	===Pushing Laws That Favor Corporations and the Wealthiest over Working Families===		===Pushing Laws That Favor Corporations and the Wealthiest over Working Families===
-	* ALEC promotes austere economic measures that disadvantage working families while favoring rich corporations and individuals: bills include the Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act, Resolution Urging Congress to Permanently Extend the Bush Tax Cuts, and A memorial to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to cut the federal corporate tax rate. These and other bills make it harder to raise revenue to provide needed public services for families.	+	* ALEC promotes austere economic measures that disadvantage working families while favoring rich corporations and individuals: bills include the [http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/58/8H18-The_Capital_Gains_Tax_Elimination_Act_Exposed.pdf Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act], [http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/52/8H14-Resolution_Urging_Congress_to_Permanently_Extend_the_Bush_Tax_Cuts_Exposed.pdf Resolution Urging Congress to Permanently Extend the Bush Tax Cuts], and A [http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/0685/BillText/Filed/PDF memorial] to the Congress of the United States, urging Congress to cut the federal corporate tax rate. These and other bills make it harder to raise revenue to provide needed public services for families.

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	===Deregulating the Health, Pharmaceutical, and Insurance Industries===		===Deregulating the Health, Pharmaceutical, and Insurance Industries===
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution Calling for the Reform of the Food and Drug Administration" promotes a potential weakening of FDA review of new drugs and medical therapies. It also limits FDA authority over tobacco and the regulation of drug advertising.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/d/d7/5E0-Resolution_Calling_for_the_Reform_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration_Exposed.pdf Resolution Calling for the Reform of the Food and Drug Administration]" promotes a potential weakening of FDA review of new drugs and medical therapies. It also limits FDA authority over tobacco and the regulation of drug advertising.
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls" opposes all cost controls on prescription drugs.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/1/1d/5S12-Resolution_on_Negative_Impacts_of_Pharmaceutical_Price_Controls_Exposed.pdf Resolution on Negative Impacts of Pharmaceutical Price Controls]" opposes all cost controls on prescription drugs.
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution in Support of the PhRMA Code and Corporate Self-Regulation" opposes binding regulations on sales incentives for doctors to prescribe certain drugs.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/2/2d/5S10-Resolution_In_Support_of_the_PhRMA_Code_and_Corporate_Self-Regulation_Exposed.pdf Resolution in Support of the PhRMA Code and Corporate Self-Regulation]" opposes binding regulations on sales incentives for doctors to prescribe certain drugs.

	===Weakening Public Health===		===Weakening Public Health===
-	* ALEC’s "Prohibition Against Regulation of Nutritional Information Dissemination" opposes requiring corporations and restaurants to provide nutritional information on their food and products.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/6/6c/1C7-Prohibition_Against_Regulation_of_Nutritional_Info_Dissemination_Exposed.pdf Prohibition Against Regulation of Nutritional Information Dissemination]" opposes requiring corporations and restaurants to provide nutritional information on their food and products.

	===Limiting the Accountability of Drug Companies and Doctors for Injury or Death===		===Limiting the Accountability of Drug Companies and Doctors for Injury or Death===
-	* ALEC’s "Drug Liability Act" would bar lawsuits by families of Americans killed or injured by FDA-approved drugs, even if the drugs are recalled, thus preventing drug companies from being held accountable for the injuries or deaths they cause.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/3/3b/5S2-Drug_Liability_Act_Exposed.pdf Drug Liability Act]" would bar lawsuits by families of Americans killed or injured by FDA-approved drugs, even if the drugs are recalled, thus preventing drug companies from being held accountable for the injuries or deaths they cause.
-	* ALEC’s "Statute of Limitation Reduction Act" would make it harder to sue doctors who negligently caused injuries, illness, or death, requiring the lawsuit be filled within two years after an injury or illness is discovered, or within one year after death occurs. But, sometimes the danger of a drug or product is not known by consumers for years.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/5b/0J0-Statute_of_Limitation_Reduction_Act_Exposed.pdf Statute of Limitation Reduction Act]" would make it harder to sue doctors who negligently caused injuries, illness, or death, requiring the lawsuit be filled within two years after an injury or illness is discovered, or within one year after death occurs. But, sometimes the danger of a drug or product is not known by consumers for years.

	===Privatizing Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Programs to Aid Americans’ Health===		===Privatizing Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Programs to Aid Americans’ Health===
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution Urging Congress to Create Private Individual Medical Accounts" proposes to privatize Medicare by permitting the creation of individual medical accounts. It is doubtful that such accounts would be able to cover the cost of necessary medical care for seniors, and this bill would probably serve as a tax shelter for the wealthiest few.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/7/76/5K3-Resolution_Urging_Congress_to_Create_Private_Individual_Medical_Account_Exposed.pdf Resolution Urging Congress to Create Private Individual Medical Accounts]" proposes to privatize Medicare by permitting the creation of individual medical accounts. It is doubtful that such accounts would be able to cover the cost of necessary medical care for seniors, and this bill would probably serve as a tax shelter for the wealthiest few.
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution to End State-Enabled Newborn Testing Monopolies" urges state legislators to rescind laws and regulatory authority that have made state agencies the providers of clinical laboratory services to detect treatable disorders in newborns.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/1/1e/5B8-Resolution_to_End_State-Enabled_Newborn_Testing_Monopolies_Exposed.pdf Resolution to End State-Enabled Newborn Testing Monopolies]" urges state legislators to rescind laws and regulatory authority that have made state agencies the providers of clinical laboratory services to detect treatable disorders in newborns.
-	* ALEC’s "Elimination of Non-Federally Mandated Benefits" would prohibit a state from providing medical services in their Medicaid programs that are not mandated by the federal government. This means that states that provide Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to the working poor that are slightly above the poverty level to cut their programs back to the federal minimum, and throw poor children out of Medicaid/CHIP protections. In addition, pregnant women could also be thrown out of Medicaid or have reduced benefits.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/f/fd/5N0-Elimination_of_Non-Federally_Mandated_Benefits_Exposed.pdf Elimination of Non-Federally Mandated Benefits]" would prohibit a state from providing medical services in their Medicaid programs that are not mandated by the federal government. This means that states that provide Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to the working poor that are slightly above the poverty level to cut their programs back to the federal minimum, and throw poor children out of Medicaid/CHIP protections. In addition, pregnant women could also be thrown out of Medicaid or have reduced benefits.
-	* ALEC’s "Access to Medicaid Act" replaces the Medicaid system with a voucher system, where participants receive a voucher to purchase insurance from for-profit corporations, and ALEC’s "Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act" seeks to limit a state’s ability to expand healthcare offerings to its low-income residents.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/3/38/5V0-Access_to_Medicaid_Act_Exposed.pdf Access to Medicaid Act]" replaces the Medicaid system with a voucher system, where participants receive a voucher to purchase insurance from for-profit corporations, and ALEC’s "Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act" seeks to limit a state’s ability to expand healthcare offerings to its low-income residents.

	===Opposing Health Care Reform===		===Opposing Health Care Reform===
-	* ALEC’s "Guide to Repeal Obamacare" would repeal the Affordable Care Act, which in return would result in the following:	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alec.org/wp-content/uploads/State_Leg_Guide_to_Repealing_ObamaCare.pdf Guide to Repeal Obamacare]" would repeal the Affordable Care Act, which in return would result in the following:
	** The 2.5 million young adults who were allowed to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26 would lose their coverage		** The 2.5 million young adults who were allowed to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26 would lose their coverage
	** Insurance companies could once again retroactively cancel your coverage when you get sick if they find minor errors on your application		** Insurance companies could once again retroactively cancel your coverage when you get sick if they find minor errors on your application
	** The 54 million people who, thanks to the ACA, had access to preventive care without co-pay, coinsurance or deductibles would once again have to pay out of pocket for their colonoscopies, cholesterol screenings, mammograms and other services.		** The 54 million people who, thanks to the ACA, had access to preventive care without co-pay, coinsurance or deductibles would once again have to pay out of pocket for their colonoscopies, cholesterol screenings, mammograms and other services.
	** Insurance companies will be free to deny coverage to adults and children with pre-existing conditions, and to charge women more than men.		** Insurance companies will be free to deny coverage to adults and children with pre-existing conditions, and to charge women more than men.
-	* ALEC’s "Resolution Opposing Employer-Paid Health Care Mandates" opposes efforts by states to mandate that private employers buy health insurance for their employees.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://www.alecexposed.org/w/images/5/5b/1F9-Resolution_Opposing_Employer-Paid_Health_Care_Mandates_Exposed.pdf Resolution Opposing Employer-Paid Health Care Mandates]" opposes efforts by states to mandate that private employers buy health insurance for their employees.
-	* ALEC’s "Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act" would prohibit the legislature from requiring individuals to purchase health insurance pursuant to federal health reform.	+	* ALEC’s "[http://alecexposed.org/w/images/3/3b/5U2-FREEDOM_OF_CHOICE_IN_HEALTH_CARE_ACT_Exposed.pdf Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act]" would prohibit the legislature from requiring individuals to purchase health insurance pursuant to federal health reform.