Sally C. Pipes

Commentary

Trump is wrong about IVF

That is certainly true. But socializing coverage of IVF, or mandating that insurance pays for it, draws from the same Democratic playbook that has caused the cost of health coverage to surge. Read the full article at the Washington Examiner
Commentary

This November, Choose Wisely on Healthcare

And the two political parties have wildly different approaches to solving that problem. The Democrats believe that subjecting more of our healthcare system to government control is the answer. Republicans argue that competition, free markets, and private-sector ingenuity can bring about better care at lower cost. Read the full article ...
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Buffalo News

Stop directing healthcare funding to social issues

Several states are already using Medicaid funds for nonmedical services like housing and food assistance. It’s a dangerous overreach that threatens to undermine Medicaid’s core mission of providing health coverage for low-income and disabled Americans. Read the full article at Buffalo News
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Learn why drug price controls don't work

Don’t Buy Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price Gouging Plan

That may sound like standard progressive fare. But the means by which she’d try to achieve those goals is a scheme of price controls that could destroy entire sectors of the U.S. economy. Read the full article at Forbes
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Learn why support for single-payer continues to fall

Kamala Harris aims to hide her long record of backing Medicare for All

Just 37% of likely voters support a government takeover of the country’s health insurance system and a concomitant ban on private health insurance, according to a survey conducted by Echelon Insights and sponsored by the Pacific Research Institute. And support for such a single-payer system has been eroding, dropping three ...
Commentary

Read the latest on Biden administration's drug price controls

Drug Price Controls Underperform, Unworkable

According to the White House, the program will save the federal government an estimated $6 billion in 2026, the first year the new prices will be in effect, while reducing costs for seniors by $1.5 billion. Those figures might seem impressive. But they are almost certainly inflated. In fact, it’s ...
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Read the latest about the problems with PBMs

Insulin Lawsuits Obscure A Dirty Business

The plaintiffs say they’re fighting for patients. They’re less forthcoming about the fact that they’ve profited handsomely from the system they’re now decrying. For years, these cities and states have insisted on a cut—if not all—of the rebates that these pharmacy benefit managers extract from drug makers when negotiating over ...
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Read the latest about VP Harris' healthcare platform

Harris commits to worst of Biden healthcare policies

One proposal Harris has explicitly backed would enshrine President Joe Biden’s enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are slated to expire in 2025. “Republicans want to let those credits expire, increasing premiums,” the Democratic platform asserts. “Democrats will fight to make them permanent.” Read the full article at the Washington Examiner
Commentary

Harris’ and Walz’s Healthcare Vision a Socialist One

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris joined President Joe Biden at the White House last Thursday for an event on healthcare policy. The two presented a unified vision for the future of America’s health sector. But the space between them on this issue, historically speaking, is difficult to ignore. As recently as ...
Commentary

This Bipartisan Bill Would Upend America’s Pharmaceutical Industry

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have pivoted hard to the center in recent weeks in their bid for the White House. But their records indicate that they’d launch even more government intervention in the healthcare market. Harris was the most progressive member of the Senate during ...
Commentary

Trump is wrong about IVF

That is certainly true. But socializing coverage of IVF, or mandating that insurance pays for it, draws from the same Democratic playbook that has caused the cost of health coverage to surge. Read the full article at the Washington Examiner
Commentary

This November, Choose Wisely on Healthcare

And the two political parties have wildly different approaches to solving that problem. The Democrats believe that subjecting more of our healthcare system to government control is the answer. Republicans argue that competition, free markets, and private-sector ingenuity can bring about better care at lower cost. Read the full article ...
Commentary

Buffalo News

Stop directing healthcare funding to social issues

Several states are already using Medicaid funds for nonmedical services like housing and food assistance. It’s a dangerous overreach that threatens to undermine Medicaid’s core mission of providing health coverage for low-income and disabled Americans. Read the full article at Buffalo News
Commentary

Learn why drug price controls don't work

Don’t Buy Kamala Harris’ Anti-Price Gouging Plan

That may sound like standard progressive fare. But the means by which she’d try to achieve those goals is a scheme of price controls that could destroy entire sectors of the U.S. economy. Read the full article at Forbes
Commentary

Learn why support for single-payer continues to fall

Kamala Harris aims to hide her long record of backing Medicare for All

Just 37% of likely voters support a government takeover of the country’s health insurance system and a concomitant ban on private health insurance, according to a survey conducted by Echelon Insights and sponsored by the Pacific Research Institute. And support for such a single-payer system has been eroding, dropping three ...
Commentary

Read the latest on Biden administration's drug price controls

Drug Price Controls Underperform, Unworkable

According to the White House, the program will save the federal government an estimated $6 billion in 2026, the first year the new prices will be in effect, while reducing costs for seniors by $1.5 billion. Those figures might seem impressive. But they are almost certainly inflated. In fact, it’s ...
Commentary

Read the latest about the problems with PBMs

Insulin Lawsuits Obscure A Dirty Business

The plaintiffs say they’re fighting for patients. They’re less forthcoming about the fact that they’ve profited handsomely from the system they’re now decrying. For years, these cities and states have insisted on a cut—if not all—of the rebates that these pharmacy benefit managers extract from drug makers when negotiating over ...
Commentary

Read the latest about VP Harris' healthcare platform

Harris commits to worst of Biden healthcare policies

One proposal Harris has explicitly backed would enshrine President Joe Biden’s enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which are slated to expire in 2025. “Republicans want to let those credits expire, increasing premiums,” the Democratic platform asserts. “Democrats will fight to make them permanent.” Read the full article at the Washington Examiner
Commentary

Harris’ and Walz’s Healthcare Vision a Socialist One

Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris joined President Joe Biden at the White House last Thursday for an event on healthcare policy. The two presented a unified vision for the future of America’s health sector. But the space between them on this issue, historically speaking, is difficult to ignore. As recently as ...
Commentary

This Bipartisan Bill Would Upend America’s Pharmaceutical Industry

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have pivoted hard to the center in recent weeks in their bid for the White House. But their records indicate that they’d launch even more government intervention in the healthcare market. Harris was the most progressive member of the Senate during ...
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