Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
Insurers Get Healthy
The Senate budget deal contains a health care provision that many are touting as a victory for American seniors. The reform aims to shift more of the Medicare Part D drug by costs to drug companies. But that provision is a gift to insurers — not to patients. The policy ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 7, 2018
Commentary
What ‘United States of Care’ Truly Cares About
There’s a new kid on the health policy block. A deep-pocketed, nominally bipartisan advocacy group called United States of Care — which counts former governors, senators, and top health policy officials among its members — launched earlier this month to great media acclaim. Since its debut, the group hasn’t said much. Its ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 6, 2018
Book
Sally Pipes Releases New Book The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care
As the political drumbeat for single-payer health care rises in Sacramento, other states around the country, and in Washington, DC, PRI’s Sally Pipes today released a new book that makes the case for why single-payer health care would be a disaster for all Americans, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 5, 2018
Commentary
Trump’s Short-Term Health Plans Will Legalize Affordable Care
The Trump administration is preparing to offer Americans an affordable alternative to the high-cost coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges by overturning one of the previous administration’s most burdensome regulations. On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule based on President Trump’s October 12, 2017, Executive ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 5, 2018
Commentary
Bernie Sanders’ Single-Payer Message Won’t Fly
Government-run health care is back on the front burner of American politics. Last week, President Trump took a shot at Democrats for pushing for British-style single-payer health care. The United Kingdom’s “system is going broke and not working,” he wrote on Twitter. The president’s tweet followed an online town-hall meeting ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 2, 2018
Blog
Trump Is Right: The UK’s NHS Is Failing And More Money Won’t Save It
President Trump recently “slammed” socialized medicine on Twitter. He was referring to a massive “NHS in Crisis: Fix It Now” protest that occurred on Feb. 3 in London. As the British might say, the president’s analysis is “spot on.” The United Kingdom’s single-payer system is in turmoil. It’d be foolish to import ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 28, 2018
Commentary
Doctors Who Support Single-Payer Should Seek a Second Opinion
Sen. Bernie Sanders isn’t alone in his adoration for universal healthcare. According to one recent survey, 56 percent of U.S. doctors are at least somewhat supportive of government-run healthcare. Their support is somewhat understandable. Every insurer has different administrative requirements, covers different therapies at different levels, and reimburses on a ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 20, 2018
Commentary
California’s Nurses Are Militant — And Mistaken
The California State Assembly earlier this month heard testimony from proponents of The Healthy California Act, a bill that would establish a state-run, single-payer healthcare system. Among the most prominent witnesses testifying in support of the bill was Michael Lighty, director of public policy at the California Nurses Association. The ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 16, 2018
Commentary
How Can Companies Best Help Society? Make More Money.
A Wall Street titan has an unusual message for corporate America. Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, recently sent a letter to over a thousand CEOs of large publicly traded companies. With over $6 trillion in assets, BlackRock is the largest money management firm in the world. Fink pressed ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 15, 2018
Commentary
Put Medicaid Back to Work Helping the Truly Unfortunate
Some Americans may soon have to punch a time clock to qualify for Medicaid. Last month, the Trump administration announced that states could seek federal permission to require people to work, attend school, or otherwise contribute to the community in order to receive Medicaid benefits. Kentucky’s plan to mandate 80 ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 14, 2018
Insurers Get Healthy
The Senate budget deal contains a health care provision that many are touting as a victory for American seniors. The reform aims to shift more of the Medicare Part D drug by costs to drug companies. But that provision is a gift to insurers — not to patients. The policy ...
What ‘United States of Care’ Truly Cares About
There’s a new kid on the health policy block. A deep-pocketed, nominally bipartisan advocacy group called United States of Care — which counts former governors, senators, and top health policy officials among its members — launched earlier this month to great media acclaim. Since its debut, the group hasn’t said much. Its ...
Sally Pipes Releases New Book The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care
As the political drumbeat for single-payer health care rises in Sacramento, other states around the country, and in Washington, DC, PRI’s Sally Pipes today released a new book that makes the case for why single-payer health care would be a disaster for all Americans, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health ...
Trump’s Short-Term Health Plans Will Legalize Affordable Care
The Trump administration is preparing to offer Americans an affordable alternative to the high-cost coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges by overturning one of the previous administration’s most burdensome regulations. On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule based on President Trump’s October 12, 2017, Executive ...
Bernie Sanders’ Single-Payer Message Won’t Fly
Government-run health care is back on the front burner of American politics. Last week, President Trump took a shot at Democrats for pushing for British-style single-payer health care. The United Kingdom’s “system is going broke and not working,” he wrote on Twitter. The president’s tweet followed an online town-hall meeting ...
Trump Is Right: The UK’s NHS Is Failing And More Money Won’t Save It
President Trump recently “slammed” socialized medicine on Twitter. He was referring to a massive “NHS in Crisis: Fix It Now” protest that occurred on Feb. 3 in London. As the British might say, the president’s analysis is “spot on.” The United Kingdom’s single-payer system is in turmoil. It’d be foolish to import ...
Doctors Who Support Single-Payer Should Seek a Second Opinion
Sen. Bernie Sanders isn’t alone in his adoration for universal healthcare. According to one recent survey, 56 percent of U.S. doctors are at least somewhat supportive of government-run healthcare. Their support is somewhat understandable. Every insurer has different administrative requirements, covers different therapies at different levels, and reimburses on a ...
California’s Nurses Are Militant — And Mistaken
The California State Assembly earlier this month heard testimony from proponents of The Healthy California Act, a bill that would establish a state-run, single-payer healthcare system. Among the most prominent witnesses testifying in support of the bill was Michael Lighty, director of public policy at the California Nurses Association. The ...
How Can Companies Best Help Society? Make More Money.
A Wall Street titan has an unusual message for corporate America. Larry Fink, founder and CEO of BlackRock, recently sent a letter to over a thousand CEOs of large publicly traded companies. With over $6 trillion in assets, BlackRock is the largest money management firm in the world. Fink pressed ...
Put Medicaid Back to Work Helping the Truly Unfortunate
Some Americans may soon have to punch a time clock to qualify for Medicaid. Last month, the Trump administration announced that states could seek federal permission to require people to work, attend school, or otherwise contribute to the community in order to receive Medicaid benefits. Kentucky’s plan to mandate 80 ...