Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
‘Universal Coverage’ Puts Lives In Danger
Days before assuming office, President Trump commented that his as-yet-undisclosed replacement for ObamaCare — which he says will be released following the confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services — would provide “insurance for everybody.” It’s no mystery why. Who could oppose universal insurance coverage? Unfortunately, the ...
Commentary
Trump Speech Gave ‘Repeal And Replace’ The Momentum It Needed
President Trump’s address to Congress this week marked a turning point in the fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Specifically, he provided a key element that the GOP reform effort has thus far desperately lacked — presidential leadership. Until Tuesday, Trump’s position on healthcare reform was murky. At times, he ...
Commentary
House Speaker Ryan’s Bipartisan Medicare Plan Nothing To Fear
Democrats have wasted little time attacking House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to make Medicare great — or rather, solvent — again. Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched a “hands off my Medicare” campaign. Sen. Chuck Schumer is grimly warning against a supposed Republican “war on seniors.” And Rep. Nancy Pelosi has ...
Commentary
The Cassidy-Collins Plan Is A Poor Excuse For Repeal And Replace
On Jan. 23, Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced an Obamacare “replacement” plan before the U.S. Senate. Dubbed “The Patient Freedom Act of 2017,” this legislation would repeal some aspects of Obamacare while states “that like Obamacare” the chance “to keep Obamacare” or adopt ...
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Obamacare Repeal Would Not Be A Disaster
From #MakeAmericaSickAgain — Senator Charles E. Schumer’s, D-N.Y., latest catchphrase — to #CoverageMatters, Twitter hashtags have emerged as the rhetorical weapon of choice for defenders of Obamacare. One of the latest is #the27percent, supposedly the share of Americans under the age of 65 with pre-existing conditions who are at risk ...
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Repeal and Delay Is A Frightening Prospect
The inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday marks the beginning of the end for President Obama’s signature health law. But will repealing and replacing Obamacare cost patients their lives? The media is doing everything it can to convince the public of as much. A New York Times op-ed bears ...
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Why Democrats Should Support Tom Price’s Plan To Replace Obamacare
On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee will consider President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services: Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. The hearing will no doubt be another showdown in the war over Obamacare’s fate. Price, an orthopedic doctor in Atlanta before he ...
Commentary
GOP Will Fix Health Insurance With High-Risk Pools
Congressional Republicans are counting the days until Donald Trump assumes the Oval Office – and they can finally give voters what they asked for on Nov. 8: a repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Democrats claim that repeal will jeopardize the ability of those with preexisting conditions to access affordable health ...
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The New Senate’s Top Priority: Destroying Drug Innovation?
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar just introduced a federal budget amendment that would legalize the importation of foreign prescription drugs. This particular policy change has long topped Democrats’ health care wish list, but shockingly, they might find support across the aisle this year, as President-elect Trump has spoken glowingly of importation. ...
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The VA Doesn’t Need Protection — It Needs Competition
It takes a special kind of dishonesty to defend the Department of Veterans Affairs’ scandal-plagued health system. Yet that’s exactly what Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., veterans groups, and the Obama administration are doing in response to a modest proposal from the Trump transition team. A Trump official recently suggested that ...
‘Universal Coverage’ Puts Lives In Danger
Days before assuming office, President Trump commented that his as-yet-undisclosed replacement for ObamaCare — which he says will be released following the confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services — would provide “insurance for everybody.” It’s no mystery why. Who could oppose universal insurance coverage? Unfortunately, the ...
Trump Speech Gave ‘Repeal And Replace’ The Momentum It Needed
President Trump’s address to Congress this week marked a turning point in the fight to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Specifically, he provided a key element that the GOP reform effort has thus far desperately lacked — presidential leadership. Until Tuesday, Trump’s position on healthcare reform was murky. At times, he ...
House Speaker Ryan’s Bipartisan Medicare Plan Nothing To Fear
Democrats have wasted little time attacking House Speaker Paul Ryan’s plan to make Medicare great — or rather, solvent — again. Sen. Bernie Sanders has launched a “hands off my Medicare” campaign. Sen. Chuck Schumer is grimly warning against a supposed Republican “war on seniors.” And Rep. Nancy Pelosi has ...
The Cassidy-Collins Plan Is A Poor Excuse For Repeal And Replace
On Jan. 23, Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana introduced an Obamacare “replacement” plan before the U.S. Senate. Dubbed “The Patient Freedom Act of 2017,” this legislation would repeal some aspects of Obamacare while states “that like Obamacare” the chance “to keep Obamacare” or adopt ...
Obamacare Repeal Would Not Be A Disaster
From #MakeAmericaSickAgain — Senator Charles E. Schumer’s, D-N.Y., latest catchphrase — to #CoverageMatters, Twitter hashtags have emerged as the rhetorical weapon of choice for defenders of Obamacare. One of the latest is #the27percent, supposedly the share of Americans under the age of 65 with pre-existing conditions who are at risk ...
Repeal and Delay Is A Frightening Prospect
The inauguration of President Donald Trump on Friday marks the beginning of the end for President Obama’s signature health law. But will repealing and replacing Obamacare cost patients their lives? The media is doing everything it can to convince the public of as much. A New York Times op-ed bears ...
Why Democrats Should Support Tom Price’s Plan To Replace Obamacare
On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee will consider President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services: Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. The hearing will no doubt be another showdown in the war over Obamacare’s fate. Price, an orthopedic doctor in Atlanta before he ...
GOP Will Fix Health Insurance With High-Risk Pools
Congressional Republicans are counting the days until Donald Trump assumes the Oval Office – and they can finally give voters what they asked for on Nov. 8: a repeal and replacement of Obamacare. Democrats claim that repeal will jeopardize the ability of those with preexisting conditions to access affordable health ...
The New Senate’s Top Priority: Destroying Drug Innovation?
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar just introduced a federal budget amendment that would legalize the importation of foreign prescription drugs. This particular policy change has long topped Democrats’ health care wish list, but shockingly, they might find support across the aisle this year, as President-elect Trump has spoken glowingly of importation. ...
The VA Doesn’t Need Protection — It Needs Competition
It takes a special kind of dishonesty to defend the Department of Veterans Affairs’ scandal-plagued health system. Yet that’s exactly what Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., veterans groups, and the Obama administration are doing in response to a modest proposal from the Trump transition team. A Trump official recently suggested that ...
