Sally C. Pipes

Commentary

Senators Report Reaching a ‘Compromise’ on the Public Option

On the expansion of the age of eligibility for Medicare, it is important to remember that the program today is already costing over $400 billion a year and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected it will be bankrupt in 2017 when it will cost in excess of $700 billion. ...
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Socialized medicine takes cheap way, restricts access

Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), December 9, 2009 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Fran Quigley recently argued that “(health) care is cheaper and more widely available via government-run health care in countries like Japan and Great Britain” (“Don’t fear socialized medicine,” Nov. 30). But care is only cheaper in countries with socialized ...
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Debate: Don’t Buy Into Medicare Buy-In

Sphere (AOL News), December 9, 2009 (Dec. 9) — Senate leaders are knee-deep in negotiations over the final version of their health care reform bill. Public outcry – and fear of losing the support of wavering centrists – has forced Democratic chieftains to jettison the controversial “public option.” In its ...
Business & Economics

Eyes on the Prize

Next week the 2009 year’s Nobel winners receive their prizes. They include two women who deserved their awards but are not likely to draw cheers from feminist celebrities. This year, for the first time, the Nobel committee awarded the prize in economics to a woman. Elinor Ostrom was not picked ...
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The Republican War Still Rages

National Public Radio, November 23, 2009 Two weeks ago on November 7, the House voted 220 to 215 in favor of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 1,900-page, trillion-dollar health-care bill. On Saturday, the Senate voted 60 to 39 to commence the health-care debate on Senator Harry Reid’s 2,074-page bill that will end ...
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Why Americans dislike Obama’s health care reform

The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), November 22, 2009 The Examiner (San Francisco, CA), November 22, 2009 Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., unveiled his chamber’s plan for health reform. The nearly 2,100-page bill boasts a price tag of about $850 billion and hues closely to the $1 trillion ...
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The Audacity of Senator Reid’s Health-Care Bill

With Nancy Pelosi’s House bill having passed on November 7 by a vote of 220 to 215 with only one Republican in support, we are all now waiting with bated breath to see what will happen to Sen. Harry Reid’s 2,074-page bill, which was introduced on November 18 at a ...
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Dems’ health reforms attack taxpayer wallets

While House Democratic leaders have gloated over their recent approval of a 1,990-page health reform proposal that would cost in excess of $1 trillion, the American people may be less enthused with the results. Congress should be working to make health care more affordable — not more expensive — for ...
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‘Reform’ at your expense

New York Post, November 17, 2009 The health-reform bill that the Senate will soon debate may differ markedly from the one written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that passed the House — but both would raise the cost of health care for ordinary Americans. Such an approach is at odds with ...
Health Care

Dispelling Health-Care Myths

Inundated with medical terminology and ill equipped to navigate the options available, most people probably could use a little health-care-system guidance. With extensive experience in the field and an at-times controversial outlook, Pipes brings her knowledge to the public, breaking down the myths about health care and getting straight to ...
Commentary

Senators Report Reaching a ‘Compromise’ on the Public Option

On the expansion of the age of eligibility for Medicare, it is important to remember that the program today is already costing over $400 billion a year and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has projected it will be bankrupt in 2017 when it will cost in excess of $700 billion. ...
Commentary

Socialized medicine takes cheap way, restricts access

Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), December 9, 2009 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Fran Quigley recently argued that “(health) care is cheaper and more widely available via government-run health care in countries like Japan and Great Britain” (“Don’t fear socialized medicine,” Nov. 30). But care is only cheaper in countries with socialized ...
Commentary

Debate: Don’t Buy Into Medicare Buy-In

Sphere (AOL News), December 9, 2009 (Dec. 9) — Senate leaders are knee-deep in negotiations over the final version of their health care reform bill. Public outcry – and fear of losing the support of wavering centrists – has forced Democratic chieftains to jettison the controversial “public option.” In its ...
Business & Economics

Eyes on the Prize

Next week the 2009 year’s Nobel winners receive their prizes. They include two women who deserved their awards but are not likely to draw cheers from feminist celebrities. This year, for the first time, the Nobel committee awarded the prize in economics to a woman. Elinor Ostrom was not picked ...
Commentary

The Republican War Still Rages

National Public Radio, November 23, 2009 Two weeks ago on November 7, the House voted 220 to 215 in favor of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 1,900-page, trillion-dollar health-care bill. On Saturday, the Senate voted 60 to 39 to commence the health-care debate on Senator Harry Reid’s 2,074-page bill that will end ...
Commentary

Why Americans dislike Obama’s health care reform

The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), November 22, 2009 The Examiner (San Francisco, CA), November 22, 2009 Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., unveiled his chamber’s plan for health reform. The nearly 2,100-page bill boasts a price tag of about $850 billion and hues closely to the $1 trillion ...
Commentary

The Audacity of Senator Reid’s Health-Care Bill

With Nancy Pelosi’s House bill having passed on November 7 by a vote of 220 to 215 with only one Republican in support, we are all now waiting with bated breath to see what will happen to Sen. Harry Reid’s 2,074-page bill, which was introduced on November 18 at a ...
Commentary

Dems’ health reforms attack taxpayer wallets

While House Democratic leaders have gloated over their recent approval of a 1,990-page health reform proposal that would cost in excess of $1 trillion, the American people may be less enthused with the results. Congress should be working to make health care more affordable — not more expensive — for ...
Commentary

‘Reform’ at your expense

New York Post, November 17, 2009 The health-reform bill that the Senate will soon debate may differ markedly from the one written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that passed the House — but both would raise the cost of health care for ordinary Americans. Such an approach is at odds with ...
Health Care

Dispelling Health-Care Myths

Inundated with medical terminology and ill equipped to navigate the options available, most people probably could use a little health-care-system guidance. With extensive experience in the field and an at-times controversial outlook, Pipes brings her knowledge to the public, breaking down the myths about health care and getting straight to ...
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