Health Care
Commentary
Fighting coronavirus – billionaires, private sector deserve thanks for medical progress
Bill Gates announced on April 2 that his foundation would fund the construction of facilities to produce seven possible coronavirus vaccines. The Microsoft founder acknowledges that only two of those vaccines will likely succeed – and the foundation will thus waste billions of dollars on the failed candidates. That’s a small ...
Coronavirus
Lance Izumi Details the Coronavirus Impact on Education
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, joined the The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125, to discuss the latest impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education. Izumi explains the equity issues with online and distance learning and how some charter schools have benefited from embracing technological innovations. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lance-Izumi-Clip-David-Webb-Show-4.13.20.mp3
Blog
The Chinese Version of a Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Plan
The United States and China are engaged in a no-holds barred attempt to salvage their economies during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all familiar with the actions taken in the recent weeks by the United States. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury have led the largest economic response in American history ...
Commentary
With Coronavirus, Overkill is What Works.
As Americans endure the privations necessary to “flatten the curve” of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19, we wish that our leaders could manage even a fraction of the comity and tolerance exhibited every day by ordinary people throughout this country. Sadly, we see too much of the opposite. Putting aside ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – Good Friday Edition
Tim Anaya – The Crossroads of Innovation and Affordability In the latest “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” video, On the first step toward escaping the Drug Pricing Maze, Professor Salvare takes Pete Paystoomuch down the path of drug innovation, showing him why drug prices are initially more expensive – to ...
Blog
State Budget Update: Get Ready for the ‘August Revision’
Observers wondering just how different this year’s state budget would be got confirmation this week that the 2020-21 budget will be far different from envisioned in January. In a memo to the Capitol community released on Tuesday, the Assembly Budget Committee acknowledged this new reality: “When we reconvene, we will ...
Coronavirus
The Pat Miller Show Talks to Sally C. Pipes on Private Sector Role in Coronavirus Fight
Sally C. Pipes joined the the Pat Miller Show in Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the enormous benefits of the American private sector in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. Pipes breaks down how the private sector industries in the United States are pushing innovations in the fight against the coronavirus ...
Coronavirus
Sally C. Pipes Talks Coronavirus, Telehealth Benefits on the Jim Bohannon Show
The Jim Bohannon Show interviews Sally C. Pipes about the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic, including the expanded use of telehealth for underserved and rural areas. Pipes explains the importance of telehealth as we start to move past COVID-19 and the role telehealth could pay in more affordable health ...
Coronavirus
Dr. Henry Miller and the Lars Larson Show Discuss Coronavirus Test Kits
The nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show brings back Dr. Henry Miller for his weekly appearance on updates and discussion on the novel coronavirus pandemic. Lars Larson and Dr. Miller look at the defective tests that many countries like the United Kingdom bought from China and how internal flawed testing in the ...
Coronavirus
The Lars Larson Show Interviews Lance Izumi on Distance Learning During the Coronavirus
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, talks about the benefits of distance or online learning and homeschooling since schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Izumi talks about the many technological and time-saving benefits for students and parents using online learning tools and what that could mean for education once ...
Fighting coronavirus – billionaires, private sector deserve thanks for medical progress
Bill Gates announced on April 2 that his foundation would fund the construction of facilities to produce seven possible coronavirus vaccines. The Microsoft founder acknowledges that only two of those vaccines will likely succeed – and the foundation will thus waste billions of dollars on the failed candidates. That’s a small ...
Lance Izumi Details the Coronavirus Impact on Education
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, joined the The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125, to discuss the latest impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education. Izumi explains the equity issues with online and distance learning and how some charter schools have benefited from embracing technological innovations. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lance-Izumi-Clip-David-Webb-Show-4.13.20.mp3
The Chinese Version of a Coronavirus Economic Stimulus Plan
The United States and China are engaged in a no-holds barred attempt to salvage their economies during the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all familiar with the actions taken in the recent weeks by the United States. The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury have led the largest economic response in American history ...
With Coronavirus, Overkill is What Works.
As Americans endure the privations necessary to “flatten the curve” of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19, we wish that our leaders could manage even a fraction of the comity and tolerance exhibited every day by ordinary people throughout this country. Sadly, we see too much of the opposite. Putting aside ...
What We’re Watching – Good Friday Edition
Tim Anaya – The Crossroads of Innovation and Affordability In the latest “Escape the Drug Pricing Maze” video, On the first step toward escaping the Drug Pricing Maze, Professor Salvare takes Pete Paystoomuch down the path of drug innovation, showing him why drug prices are initially more expensive – to ...
State Budget Update: Get Ready for the ‘August Revision’
Observers wondering just how different this year’s state budget would be got confirmation this week that the 2020-21 budget will be far different from envisioned in January. In a memo to the Capitol community released on Tuesday, the Assembly Budget Committee acknowledged this new reality: “When we reconvene, we will ...
The Pat Miller Show Talks to Sally C. Pipes on Private Sector Role in Coronavirus Fight
Sally C. Pipes joined the the Pat Miller Show in Cincinnati, Ohio to discuss the enormous benefits of the American private sector in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic. Pipes breaks down how the private sector industries in the United States are pushing innovations in the fight against the coronavirus ...
Sally C. Pipes Talks Coronavirus, Telehealth Benefits on the Jim Bohannon Show
The Jim Bohannon Show interviews Sally C. Pipes about the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic, including the expanded use of telehealth for underserved and rural areas. Pipes explains the importance of telehealth as we start to move past COVID-19 and the role telehealth could pay in more affordable health ...
Dr. Henry Miller and the Lars Larson Show Discuss Coronavirus Test Kits
The nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show brings back Dr. Henry Miller for his weekly appearance on updates and discussion on the novel coronavirus pandemic. Lars Larson and Dr. Miller look at the defective tests that many countries like the United Kingdom bought from China and how internal flawed testing in the ...
The Lars Larson Show Interviews Lance Izumi on Distance Learning During the Coronavirus
Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Education Fellow, talks about the benefits of distance or online learning and homeschooling since schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Izumi talks about the many technological and time-saving benefits for students and parents using online learning tools and what that could mean for education once ...
