Sally C. Pipes
Coronavirus
Sally C. Pipes Talks Vaccines on WBNS Columbus
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses the recent drop overall in vaccination rates in the U.S. as the pandemic continues and flu season approaches on the Columbus Dispatch with Dave James and Daniel Barnett on WBNS Columbus. Pipes explains the role of Pacific Research Institute ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 24, 2020
Commentary
The Canadian Health-Care Scare
Their single-payer system is characterized by long waits, equipment shortages, and expensive drugs. Medicare for All may not be a part of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s agenda. But the rest of the party is smitten with the idea of a federal takeover of our health-insurance system. Senator Kamala Harris ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 24, 2020
Commentary
Canadian Father Dies Due To Covid-19 Delays For Single-Payer Elective Surgeries
Last August, Chris Walcroft, a 50-year old Canadian father of two, was told that he would be dead within a year without dialysis, according to reporting from CTV News. His kidneys were failing. His doctor scheduled a surgery for mid-March to implant a fistula, which is necessary for dialysis. Modern medical ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 17, 2020
Commentary
Biden’s radical health care plans – here’s what they mean for you
When Democrats gather – virtually – for their nominating convention this week, health care is sure to take center stage. Not only is the world in the midst of a historic pandemic, but Democrats have spent the last few years making health care reform their flagship issue. Yet for voters who value things like choice, lower taxes ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 17, 2020
Commentary
Kamala Harris’s harrowing healthcare history
Sen. Kamala Harris will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president, we learned on Tuesday. The pick appears to be in line with former Vice President Joe Biden’s semi-moderate instincts. But on healthcare, Harris has proved anything but moderate. She has a long track record of support for government-run healthcare. ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 13, 2020
Commentary
Another coronavirus lockdown would hurt these patients and providers
Last week, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci urged states with rising COVID-19 rates to consider a new round of lockdown restrictions. “You may need to pause, you may need to drop back a little bit,” Fauci said. “I don’t think you necessarily have to revert to go all the way ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 10, 2020
Commentary
Dems use coronavirus to push ‘Medicare-for-all,’ but their ploy is based on bad information
More than 5 million Americans have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance due to coronavirus-related unemployment, according to a new study from FamiliesUSA. In response, Democrats are renewing their push for “Medicare-for-all”. Just this week, 360 Democratic delegates promised to vote against any party platform that doesn’t endorse single-payer health care. In their formal petition, ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 3, 2020
Commentary
COVID-19 makes routine vaccinations more important
As Americans eagerly anticipate a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s troubling new evidence that they’re failing to get inoculated against other infectious diseases. To get vaccination rates back where they need to be, policymakers must remind the public of the importance of routine immunizations and remove the regulatory barriers that make it ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 3, 2020
Commentary
Mourning The Many Foibles Of Medicare And Medicaid At 55
Today, Medicare and Medicaid both mark their 55th birthdays. But hold the cake. There’s not much to celebrate on this anniversary. You’d be hard pressed to find two more wasteful, fraud-ridden programs than Medicare and Medicaid. They grow less fiscally sustainable with each passing year. And they routinely deliver subpar care that, ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 30, 2020
Commentary
Affordable short-term healthcare plans can flourish thanks to Trump
Millions of people will continue to have access to affordable short-term health plans, thanks to a new ruling from the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. A three-judge panel of the court upheld by a 2-1 margin a Trump administration rule extending the maximum duration of a short-term plan to ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 29, 2020
Sally C. Pipes Talks Vaccines on WBNS Columbus
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of Pacific Research Institute, discusses the recent drop overall in vaccination rates in the U.S. as the pandemic continues and flu season approaches on the Columbus Dispatch with Dave James and Daniel Barnett on WBNS Columbus. Pipes explains the role of Pacific Research Institute ...
The Canadian Health-Care Scare
Their single-payer system is characterized by long waits, equipment shortages, and expensive drugs. Medicare for All may not be a part of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s agenda. But the rest of the party is smitten with the idea of a federal takeover of our health-insurance system. Senator Kamala Harris ...
Canadian Father Dies Due To Covid-19 Delays For Single-Payer Elective Surgeries
Last August, Chris Walcroft, a 50-year old Canadian father of two, was told that he would be dead within a year without dialysis, according to reporting from CTV News. His kidneys were failing. His doctor scheduled a surgery for mid-March to implant a fistula, which is necessary for dialysis. Modern medical ...
Biden’s radical health care plans – here’s what they mean for you
When Democrats gather – virtually – for their nominating convention this week, health care is sure to take center stage. Not only is the world in the midst of a historic pandemic, but Democrats have spent the last few years making health care reform their flagship issue. Yet for voters who value things like choice, lower taxes ...
Kamala Harris’s harrowing healthcare history
Sen. Kamala Harris will be the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president, we learned on Tuesday. The pick appears to be in line with former Vice President Joe Biden’s semi-moderate instincts. But on healthcare, Harris has proved anything but moderate. She has a long track record of support for government-run healthcare. ...
Another coronavirus lockdown would hurt these patients and providers
Last week, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci urged states with rising COVID-19 rates to consider a new round of lockdown restrictions. “You may need to pause, you may need to drop back a little bit,” Fauci said. “I don’t think you necessarily have to revert to go all the way ...
Dems use coronavirus to push ‘Medicare-for-all,’ but their ploy is based on bad information
More than 5 million Americans have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance due to coronavirus-related unemployment, according to a new study from FamiliesUSA. In response, Democrats are renewing their push for “Medicare-for-all”. Just this week, 360 Democratic delegates promised to vote against any party platform that doesn’t endorse single-payer health care. In their formal petition, ...
COVID-19 makes routine vaccinations more important
As Americans eagerly anticipate a COVID-19 vaccine, there’s troubling new evidence that they’re failing to get inoculated against other infectious diseases. To get vaccination rates back where they need to be, policymakers must remind the public of the importance of routine immunizations and remove the regulatory barriers that make it ...
Mourning The Many Foibles Of Medicare And Medicaid At 55
Today, Medicare and Medicaid both mark their 55th birthdays. But hold the cake. There’s not much to celebrate on this anniversary. You’d be hard pressed to find two more wasteful, fraud-ridden programs than Medicare and Medicaid. They grow less fiscally sustainable with each passing year. And they routinely deliver subpar care that, ...
Affordable short-term healthcare plans can flourish thanks to Trump
Millions of people will continue to have access to affordable short-term health plans, thanks to a new ruling from the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. A three-judge panel of the court upheld by a 2-1 margin a Trump administration rule extending the maximum duration of a short-term plan to ...