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Did Obama Accomplish Anything With His Health-Care Presser?

As we predicted last night, the biggest news coming out of last night’s prime-time press conference was President Obama’s reaction to the professor Gates arrest. But, as little attention as it’s receiving, for the vast majority of the hour-long health-care presser, Obama was indeed talking about health care. Whether he ...
Health Care

Healthcare is on Hold

President Obama wants a healthcare reform bill passed before the August recess, but it may not happen. Insight with CNBC’s John Harwood, Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, and Igor Volsky, Center for American Progress health care research/blogger.
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Pacific Research Institute Releases State Rankings on Health Ownership

North Dakota Comes Out on Top, New York Finishes Last for the Third Straight Year San Francisco, July 21, 2009 – Americans continue to lack the basic freedom to make their own health care decisions according to the third edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, an annual report ...
Health Care

Healthcare Costs?

There are serious concerns not only about the cost of the president’s plan, but also about the quality of healthcare. PRI President and CEO, Sally Pipes, is a guest on the Lou Dobbs Show, as well as Igor Voksky of the Center for American Progress.
Health Care

Medical Meltdown

Should Congress remake national health care on the Massachusetts model? That was the topic of discussion for President and CEO Sally C. Pipes, who was a featured guest on the Glenn Beck show, along with Michael Cannon, director of health studies at the Cato Institute.
Health Care

Tab for Health-Care Plan Continues to Grow

Jeffrey H. Anderson, Pacific Research Institute, Senior Fellow in Health Studies, discusses how his study shows that Medicare costs have risen 34% more than the costs of private insurance during the past forty years.
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Reformers’ Claims Just Don’t Add Up

Health Reform: Many extravagant claims have been made on behalf of the various health care “reforms” now emerging from Congress and the White House. But on closer inspection, virtually all prove to be false. Yet even as many Americans start to have second thoughts about our government’s possible takeover of ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes details realities of Canadian health care

Sally C. Pipes understands Canadian health care. As the former Assistant Director of the free-market Fraser Institute, she lived under Canada’s national health care system. Today Pipes is president of the Pacific Research Institute and author of the new book, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care. She spoke ...
California

California Community Colleges 9th annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award ceremony

PRI’s Lance T. Izumi met former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, at the California Community Colleges 9th annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award ceremony. Mr. Izumi is the President of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and spoke at the ceremony as well. Event Information
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Radical health care reform is not needed

Tribune-Review (Greenville, SC), July 10, 2009 President Barack Obama is planning some dramatic — and potentially very costly — changes to health care that simply may not be necessary to provide health insurance for millions of currently uninsured Americans. Recently, a senior White House political adviser would not rule out ...
Commentary

Did Obama Accomplish Anything With His Health-Care Presser?

As we predicted last night, the biggest news coming out of last night’s prime-time press conference was President Obama’s reaction to the professor Gates arrest. But, as little attention as it’s receiving, for the vast majority of the hour-long health-care presser, Obama was indeed talking about health care. Whether he ...
Health Care

Healthcare is on Hold

President Obama wants a healthcare reform bill passed before the August recess, but it may not happen. Insight with CNBC’s John Harwood, Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, and Igor Volsky, Center for American Progress health care research/blogger.
Commentary

Pacific Research Institute Releases State Rankings on Health Ownership

North Dakota Comes Out on Top, New York Finishes Last for the Third Straight Year San Francisco, July 21, 2009 – Americans continue to lack the basic freedom to make their own health care decisions according to the third edition of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, an annual report ...
Health Care

Healthcare Costs?

There are serious concerns not only about the cost of the president’s plan, but also about the quality of healthcare. PRI President and CEO, Sally Pipes, is a guest on the Lou Dobbs Show, as well as Igor Voksky of the Center for American Progress.
Health Care

Medical Meltdown

Should Congress remake national health care on the Massachusetts model? That was the topic of discussion for President and CEO Sally C. Pipes, who was a featured guest on the Glenn Beck show, along with Michael Cannon, director of health studies at the Cato Institute.
Health Care

Tab for Health-Care Plan Continues to Grow

Jeffrey H. Anderson, Pacific Research Institute, Senior Fellow in Health Studies, discusses how his study shows that Medicare costs have risen 34% more than the costs of private insurance during the past forty years.
Commentary

Reformers’ Claims Just Don’t Add Up

Health Reform: Many extravagant claims have been made on behalf of the various health care “reforms” now emerging from Congress and the White House. But on closer inspection, virtually all prove to be false. Yet even as many Americans start to have second thoughts about our government’s possible takeover of ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes details realities of Canadian health care

Sally C. Pipes understands Canadian health care. As the former Assistant Director of the free-market Fraser Institute, she lived under Canada’s national health care system. Today Pipes is president of the Pacific Research Institute and author of the new book, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care. She spoke ...
California

California Community Colleges 9th annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award ceremony

PRI’s Lance T. Izumi met former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, at the California Community Colleges 9th annual John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award ceremony. Mr. Izumi is the President of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and spoke at the ceremony as well. Event Information
Commentary

Radical health care reform is not needed

Tribune-Review (Greenville, SC), July 10, 2009 President Barack Obama is planning some dramatic — and potentially very costly — changes to health care that simply may not be necessary to provide health insurance for millions of currently uninsured Americans. Recently, a senior White House political adviser would not rule out ...
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