Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
Trump Scraps A Reform That Would Have Saved Patients Billions
This week, the Trump administration axed a proposal that would have saved American patients billions of dollars by shedding light on the complex drug supply chain. If enacted, the rule would have required insurers to share discounts they negotiate with drug companies directly with patients. The proposed rule would have changed the ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 12, 2019
Commentary
Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals
Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 11, 2019
Commentary
Rebate Rule Will Save Patients Billions
President Trump promised to reduce Americans’ pharmacy bills — and he’s delivering. His administration will soon finalize a rule that restructures the drug supply chain and ensure that tens of billions of dollars of hidden rebates and discounts flow to patients. The rule affects Medicare Part D, the federal prescription ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 9, 2019
Commentary
Trump’s healthcare executive order is a win for everyday Americans
In late June, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare prices more transparent. The order calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose rules that would require hospitals to publicly post standard prices for medical care in an “easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly” format that will “allow patients ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 8, 2019
Commentary
Don’t Buy The Democrats’ ‘Moderate’ Alternatives To Medicare For All
Democrats appear to be getting skittish about Medicare for All. During the first two Democratic presidential debates at the end of last month, moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked all 20 candidates to raise their hands if they supported abolishing private health insurance and enrolling everyone in a government-run ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 8, 2019
Commentary
Medicare For All Would Wipe Out Jobs, Pensions, and 401(k)s
Donald Trump famously made “You’re fired!” a household catchphrase. It may re-enter the American vernacular if the likes of Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Kamala Harris take the White House. That’s because Sanders, Warren, and Harris — along with Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, who are also competing for ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 3, 2019
Commentary
Three Democratic deceptions on health care during the debates
Health care dominated the two Democratic presidential debates last week. Among the most dramatic moments was when moderator Lester Holt asked the candidates to raise their hands if they supported outlawing private insurance and forcing everyone onto a new government-run, “Medicare-for-all” plan. During each debate, only two candidates — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Bill ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 1, 2019
Commentary
How much does your health care cost? Trump wants you to know and save money
President Trump recently signed an executive order that aims to force hospitals, doctors, and insurers to be more transparent about their prices. Currently, those prices are negotiated and set in secret. Consumers have no idea what their care will cost and so are unable to shop around for the best ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 29, 2019
Commentary
‘Medicare for All’ Is A Trap for Businesses and Employees
Some business leaders are hopping aboard the Medicare for All bandwagon. The Business Alliance for a Healthy California, for example, now has 300 businesses calling for universal healthcare. But any businessman considering getting behind Medicare for All should know the sales pitch is flawed. The architects of Medicare for All ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 24, 2019
Commentary
Democrats don’t understand ‘Medicare-for-all’
Next week, 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls will gather in Miami for their first debate. One issue is sure to dominate the discussion – “Medicare-for-all.” The promise of free, government-run health care has become quite popular among Democrats since Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made it a major plank of his 2016 ...
Sally C. Pipes
June 22, 2019
Trump Scraps A Reform That Would Have Saved Patients Billions
This week, the Trump administration axed a proposal that would have saved American patients billions of dollars by shedding light on the complex drug supply chain. If enacted, the rule would have required insurers to share discounts they negotiate with drug companies directly with patients. The proposed rule would have changed the ...
Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals
Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
Rebate Rule Will Save Patients Billions
President Trump promised to reduce Americans’ pharmacy bills — and he’s delivering. His administration will soon finalize a rule that restructures the drug supply chain and ensure that tens of billions of dollars of hidden rebates and discounts flow to patients. The rule affects Medicare Part D, the federal prescription ...
Trump’s healthcare executive order is a win for everyday Americans
In late June, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare prices more transparent. The order calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose rules that would require hospitals to publicly post standard prices for medical care in an “easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly” format that will “allow patients ...
Don’t Buy The Democrats’ ‘Moderate’ Alternatives To Medicare For All
Democrats appear to be getting skittish about Medicare for All. During the first two Democratic presidential debates at the end of last month, moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked all 20 candidates to raise their hands if they supported abolishing private health insurance and enrolling everyone in a government-run ...
Medicare For All Would Wipe Out Jobs, Pensions, and 401(k)s
Donald Trump famously made “You’re fired!” a household catchphrase. It may re-enter the American vernacular if the likes of Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Kamala Harris take the White House. That’s because Sanders, Warren, and Harris — along with Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, who are also competing for ...
Three Democratic deceptions on health care during the debates
Health care dominated the two Democratic presidential debates last week. Among the most dramatic moments was when moderator Lester Holt asked the candidates to raise their hands if they supported outlawing private insurance and forcing everyone onto a new government-run, “Medicare-for-all” plan. During each debate, only two candidates — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Bill ...
How much does your health care cost? Trump wants you to know and save money
President Trump recently signed an executive order that aims to force hospitals, doctors, and insurers to be more transparent about their prices. Currently, those prices are negotiated and set in secret. Consumers have no idea what their care will cost and so are unable to shop around for the best ...
‘Medicare for All’ Is A Trap for Businesses and Employees
Some business leaders are hopping aboard the Medicare for All bandwagon. The Business Alliance for a Healthy California, for example, now has 300 businesses calling for universal healthcare. But any businessman considering getting behind Medicare for All should know the sales pitch is flawed. The architects of Medicare for All ...
Democrats don’t understand ‘Medicare-for-all’
Next week, 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls will gather in Miami for their first debate. One issue is sure to dominate the discussion – “Medicare-for-all.” The promise of free, government-run health care has become quite popular among Democrats since Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made it a major plank of his 2016 ...