Caroline Welton
@cwelton76
@tppf health & family policy | @hillsdale alumna | 🦬🇺🇸
Great to be on @FoxNews this morning to discuss keeping kids safe online and the effect AI will have in the workplace. Give it a watch! @TPPF foxnews.com/video/63750372…
Go check out my op-ed discussing my story experiencing cost-shifting, one of many reasons for higher healthcare costs. This exposes the silent usage of cost-shifting by insurance companies and how it is affecting our healthcare system.
It's easy to get angry at the healthcare providers for increased medical bills and delayed treatments - but often, it's not wholly their fault, and opaque cost-shifting practices by insurance companies should bear blame too. thecannononline.com/pain-has-a-pri…
What happens to the "leftovers" of IVF? IVF is not a simple process, and as part of it, the providers fertilize many eggs - but they don't implant all of them, and, today, millions of human embryos are left in the freezer indefinitely. thecannononline.com/big-fertility-…
It's easy to get angry at the healthcare providers for increased medical bills and delayed treatments - but often, it's not wholly their fault, and opaque cost-shifting practices by insurance companies should bear blame too. thecannononline.com/pain-has-a-pri…
Please read the latest from @ansleymcg and twitter-less Noah on the Center on Health and Families team below!
In America, infertility is often treated like a disease rather than a symptom of a deeper issue - an attitude that leaves many women struggling to find a path forward. However, there is an alternative: restorative reproductive medicine, or RRM. thecannononline.com/restorative-re…
Why is bureaucratic burden a concern for Medicaid recipients verifying eligibility, but not for doctors providing care?

Check out the latest from our Center on Health and Families team here: thefederalist.com/2025/07/14/big…
I'm fascinated by the obsession with benefits, not raw dollar income, in the responses to my scenario for a young married working-class couple. I can understand it for a 50-year-old looking for a job. Not for a 25-year-old. The medical expenses incurred by the overwhelming…
Reading for office professional development course… no-one does it like @TPPF

🚨NEW: Rep. Roy sent a letter along with 23 other House colleagues to Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Thune urging them to reinstate the HSA provisions from the House-passed “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) that were omitted from the Senate.
On Mexican Flags in Los Angeles and the defense of America — a MUST-READ thread. (1/15) @DHSgov @ICEgov @POTUS @VP @SecDef @SecRubio @TPPF
My bill, the DOCTOR Act, addresses Texas' physician shortage by enabling qualified, underutilized professionals to fill labor gaps.
🧵THREAD: Nonprofit hospitals are supposed to be the first line of defense against medical debt. But the evidence suggests they’re often the ones pushing patients into medical debt.
HHS sent a letter to health care providers, risk managers, and state medical boards urging immediate updates to treatment protocols for minors with gender dysphoria based on HHS’ comprehensive review that found puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries have very weak…
TPPF recommends that the Texas Senate oppose House Bill 2512 which would erode the ETJ release process established by last session’s signature reform, Senate Bill 2038. #txlege texaspolicy.com/press/tppf-urg…
🧵THREAD: Texas says it has some of the stringent charity care laws in the country. But a $5 million state report shows key protections are failing and some hospitals don’t have the data. Let’s unpack it👇
A father's responsibility for his child starts long before they're born. SB 942 by @SenBryanHughes would extend child support to conception and help ease the burden on expecting moms. Thank you, Rep. @HicklandHillary, for carrying this through the House! #txlege
Watch Senator @AngelaPaxtonTX break down how the App Store Accountability Act will put parents back in the driver's seat in the digital age. #txlege
The Texas House and Senate have passed the “App Store Accountability Act.” It now heads to @GregAbbott_TX desk! The bill cracks down on s*xually inappropriate content for kids, closes loopholes that expose kids to harmful material online, and holds app stores accountable for…