Sally C. Pipes
Health Care
Sally C. Pipes Discuss Obamacare Supreme Court Hearing on the Kim Monson Show
Sally C. Pipes joined the Kim Monson Show to discusses the pending U.S. Supreme Court hearing for Obamacare. Pipes explains that we are still a year or more way from a final decision, with hearings scheduled for the fall and a final decision expected 2021. Pipes and Monson also discuss ...
Commentary
Coronavirus drug cost – Ignore critics. Here’s why the price is right
Last week, Gilead Sciences announced that it would sell a five-day course of its coronavirus drug, remdesivir, for just over $3,100. The antiviral, currently the only medication proven to speed recovery from COVID-19, received FDA approval in May. Some Democratic lawmakers and policy experts attacked remdesivir’s price as soon as it was announced. They claim that Gilead could sell the drug ...
Commentary
Democrats Remain Jealous Of Britain’s Healthcare Catastrophe
If there was ever any doubt about the dangers of single-payer health care, the United Kingdom’s experience with COVID-19 should settle the matter. Weeks after the pandemic’s peak, the nation’s government-run health system, the National Health Service, is still subjecting patients to life-threatening treatment delays. By the NHS’s own admission, ...
Commentary
We must relax restrictions on foreign doctors
The Trump administration just made it a bit easier for foreign doctors to join the fight against the coronavirus. This month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services authorized foreign doctors in the Conrad 30 program to conduct telehealth visits across state lines. Previously, these doctors — up to 30 per state ...
Commentary
Do coronavirus numbers show bias in health care? This study’s results will surprise you
African-Americans make up 12.4 percent of the population but have accounted for 23.8 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths, as of June 23. This disparity has gained considerable attention in light of the protests sweeping the country. But the situation is more complicated than it appears. According to a working ...
Commentary
Trump not giving up on Obamacare repeal
After a decade-plus of disappointment, the end of Obamacare may finally come next year. The Trump administration recently filed a legal brief in support of the 18 states petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare. The action has drawn sharp criticism, most notably from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe ...
Commentary
Democrats’ Obamacare Bailout Could Extend The Pandemic
This week, the House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation designed to “stabilize” Obamacare. Democrats claim the plan, which extends exchange subsidies to a broader share of the population, will help more Americans afford health insurance in the midst of the pandemic and accompanying economic crisis. But the legislation would ...
Climate Change
Sally Pipes Mentioned in WSJ Op-ed on Biden
Has the Pandemic Changed Biden? Not enough to shelve his plans for trillions in tax hikes. By: James Freeman A common view is that the coronavirus will permanently change American society in fundamental ways. Already it has radically changed political campaigns in 2020. For example, the leading candidate for President ...
Commentary
Sally C. Pipes featured in Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial
EDITORIAL: Staying at home can carry a high medical price tag By: Las Vegas Review-Journal The debate about whether coronavirus lockdowns did more harm than good is well underway. But there can be little disputing that the stay-at-home recommendations created their own set of problems. It’s no secret that many ...
Commentary
Price controls punish U.S. innovators and economy
America’s biopharmaceutical industry dwarfs most other economic sectors. It’s one of our nation’s single biggest job creators, supporting close to a million positions across the country. And its products save countless lives each year. Yet for some reason, politicians in both parties seem determined to snuff it out by imposing ...
Sally C. Pipes Discuss Obamacare Supreme Court Hearing on the Kim Monson Show
Sally C. Pipes joined the Kim Monson Show to discusses the pending U.S. Supreme Court hearing for Obamacare. Pipes explains that we are still a year or more way from a final decision, with hearings scheduled for the fall and a final decision expected 2021. Pipes and Monson also discuss ...
Coronavirus drug cost – Ignore critics. Here’s why the price is right
Last week, Gilead Sciences announced that it would sell a five-day course of its coronavirus drug, remdesivir, for just over $3,100. The antiviral, currently the only medication proven to speed recovery from COVID-19, received FDA approval in May. Some Democratic lawmakers and policy experts attacked remdesivir’s price as soon as it was announced. They claim that Gilead could sell the drug ...
Democrats Remain Jealous Of Britain’s Healthcare Catastrophe
If there was ever any doubt about the dangers of single-payer health care, the United Kingdom’s experience with COVID-19 should settle the matter. Weeks after the pandemic’s peak, the nation’s government-run health system, the National Health Service, is still subjecting patients to life-threatening treatment delays. By the NHS’s own admission, ...
We must relax restrictions on foreign doctors
The Trump administration just made it a bit easier for foreign doctors to join the fight against the coronavirus. This month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services authorized foreign doctors in the Conrad 30 program to conduct telehealth visits across state lines. Previously, these doctors — up to 30 per state ...
Do coronavirus numbers show bias in health care? This study’s results will surprise you
African-Americans make up 12.4 percent of the population but have accounted for 23.8 percent of the nation’s COVID-19 deaths, as of June 23. This disparity has gained considerable attention in light of the protests sweeping the country. But the situation is more complicated than it appears. According to a working ...
Trump not giving up on Obamacare repeal
After a decade-plus of disappointment, the end of Obamacare may finally come next year. The Trump administration recently filed a legal brief in support of the 18 states petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare. The action has drawn sharp criticism, most notably from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe ...
Democrats’ Obamacare Bailout Could Extend The Pandemic
This week, the House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation designed to “stabilize” Obamacare. Democrats claim the plan, which extends exchange subsidies to a broader share of the population, will help more Americans afford health insurance in the midst of the pandemic and accompanying economic crisis. But the legislation would ...
Sally Pipes Mentioned in WSJ Op-ed on Biden
Has the Pandemic Changed Biden? Not enough to shelve his plans for trillions in tax hikes. By: James Freeman A common view is that the coronavirus will permanently change American society in fundamental ways. Already it has radically changed political campaigns in 2020. For example, the leading candidate for President ...
Sally C. Pipes featured in Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial
EDITORIAL: Staying at home can carry a high medical price tag By: Las Vegas Review-Journal The debate about whether coronavirus lockdowns did more harm than good is well underway. But there can be little disputing that the stay-at-home recommendations created their own set of problems. It’s no secret that many ...
Price controls punish U.S. innovators and economy
America’s biopharmaceutical industry dwarfs most other economic sectors. It’s one of our nation’s single biggest job creators, supporting close to a million positions across the country. And its products save countless lives each year. Yet for some reason, politicians in both parties seem determined to snuff it out by imposing ...
