Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
Cleveland Is Trump’s Best Chance To Reshape The Healthcare Conversation
This week, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will square off in Cleveland for the first of three debates. The two candidates will have no shortage of disagreements to air, but one subject in particular is sure to receive significant attention—health care. From the pandemic response to the ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Commentary
Supreme Court and ObamaCare – here’s what to expect if law is not upheld
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has suddenly made the demise of ObamaCare a possibility. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case challenging the law’s constitutionality, California v. Texas, on Nov. 10, just a week after the election. Justice Ginsburg was a sure vote to uphold ObamaCare. Her replacement may not be. What would a ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Commentary
How Trump can trounce Biden on healthcare
In the first presidential debate on Tuesday, healthcare is sure to be one of the chief topics of conversation, especially now that a newly constituted Supreme Court could strike down Obamacare, effective perhaps as early as next year. At the debate, Joe Biden will almost certainly go after President Trump ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Coronavirus
The Morning Rush Interviews Sally C. Pipes on COVID-19 Reopenings
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, talks about how shutdowns and shelter in place orders from COVID-19 and the coronavirus are impacting elective procedures and screenings for cancer. Pipes points out that the tremendous delays in elective health care could result in an increase in cancer deaths. Pipes also ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 22, 2020
Commentary
Fans of Medicare for All Have an Ally in Biden
So far in his campaign for president, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has assiduously avoided endorsing Medicare for All — much to the chagrin of a growing number of Democrats. A recent Hill-HarrisX poll finds that 87 percent of Democrats favor Medicare for All. And numerous delegates to the convention voted ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 17, 2020
Commentary
Trump’s Drug Pricing Order Is A Costly Mistake
On Sunday, September 13, President Trump signed a “most-favored-nation” executive order to reduce U.S. drug prices. It instructs federal officials to set pharmaceutical reimbursements under Medicare Parts B and D equal to the lowest prices paid in other developed countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. The high cost of medications is a ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 15, 2020
Coronavirus
Sally C. Pipes Talks Healthcare Insurance on the Rod Arquette Show
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute joins Rod to discuss the struggles some people are having with health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sally C. Pipes
September 14, 2020
Commentary
California should not get into the drug manufacturing business
In an attempt to lower Californians’ prescription drug costs, lawmakers just passed a bill that would allow the state government to contract with pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce generic drugs. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is all but guaranteed before the end of the month. Golden State politicians aren’t the only ones ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 14, 2020
Commentary
Medicare for none – these are the reforms we need to keep program solvent
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is proposing to expand Medicare by lowering the eligibility age from 65 to 60. But the program can’t afford the bill for its existing crop of beneficiaries, much less the $100 billion that would be required to enroll 22 million more under Biden’s plan. That’s among the conclusions to draw from a ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 14, 2020
Commentary
Blanket lockdowns for coronavirus are poor policy
Hundreds of health professionals recently urged government leaders to “hit the reset button” on Covid-19 by shutting the country down a second time. These blanket lockdowns pose a greater health risk to most people than the virus itself. Many Americans are so scared of Covid-19 they’ve stopped seeking medical care ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 12, 2020
Cleveland Is Trump’s Best Chance To Reshape The Healthcare Conversation
This week, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will square off in Cleveland for the first of three debates. The two candidates will have no shortage of disagreements to air, but one subject in particular is sure to receive significant attention—health care. From the pandemic response to the ...
Supreme Court and ObamaCare – here’s what to expect if law is not upheld
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has suddenly made the demise of ObamaCare a possibility. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case challenging the law’s constitutionality, California v. Texas, on Nov. 10, just a week after the election. Justice Ginsburg was a sure vote to uphold ObamaCare. Her replacement may not be. What would a ...
How Trump can trounce Biden on healthcare
In the first presidential debate on Tuesday, healthcare is sure to be one of the chief topics of conversation, especially now that a newly constituted Supreme Court could strike down Obamacare, effective perhaps as early as next year. At the debate, Joe Biden will almost certainly go after President Trump ...
The Morning Rush Interviews Sally C. Pipes on COVID-19 Reopenings
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, talks about how shutdowns and shelter in place orders from COVID-19 and the coronavirus are impacting elective procedures and screenings for cancer. Pipes points out that the tremendous delays in elective health care could result in an increase in cancer deaths. Pipes also ...
Fans of Medicare for All Have an Ally in Biden
So far in his campaign for president, Democratic nominee Joe Biden has assiduously avoided endorsing Medicare for All — much to the chagrin of a growing number of Democrats. A recent Hill-HarrisX poll finds that 87 percent of Democrats favor Medicare for All. And numerous delegates to the convention voted ...
Trump’s Drug Pricing Order Is A Costly Mistake
On Sunday, September 13, President Trump signed a “most-favored-nation” executive order to reduce U.S. drug prices. It instructs federal officials to set pharmaceutical reimbursements under Medicare Parts B and D equal to the lowest prices paid in other developed countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. The high cost of medications is a ...
Sally C. Pipes Talks Healthcare Insurance on the Rod Arquette Show
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute joins Rod to discuss the struggles some people are having with health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic.
California should not get into the drug manufacturing business
In an attempt to lower Californians’ prescription drug costs, lawmakers just passed a bill that would allow the state government to contract with pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce generic drugs. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is all but guaranteed before the end of the month. Golden State politicians aren’t the only ones ...
Medicare for none – these are the reforms we need to keep program solvent
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is proposing to expand Medicare by lowering the eligibility age from 65 to 60. But the program can’t afford the bill for its existing crop of beneficiaries, much less the $100 billion that would be required to enroll 22 million more under Biden’s plan. That’s among the conclusions to draw from a ...
Blanket lockdowns for coronavirus are poor policy
Hundreds of health professionals recently urged government leaders to “hit the reset button” on Covid-19 by shutting the country down a second time. These blanket lockdowns pose a greater health risk to most people than the virus itself. Many Americans are so scared of Covid-19 they’ve stopped seeking medical care ...