Health Care
Agriculture
Plants could give us new treatments for cancer, HIV and other diseases if we had better ‘pharming’ regulations
Politicians talk a lot about farming but seldom about “pharming,” even though the latter can also have a big impact on Americans’ pocketbooks—and their health. The punny name refers to genetically modifying plants such as corn, rice, tobacco and alfalfa to produce high concentrations of pharmaceutical ingredients. Many common medicines ...
Health Care
Sally C. Pipes Talks Union Healthcare on The David Webb Show
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, sat down with the David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125 to discuss how single-payer healthcare plans could impact union healthcare plans. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sally-Pipes-David-Webb-8.21.19.mp3
Commentary
Vaping Hysteria Will Mean More Tobacco Deaths
By Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D. and Jeff Stier When products could save lives, it’s important for people to be informed about those benefits, along with the risks. Conversely, it’s harmful and immoral to spread misinformation that negatively affects public perception of life-saving products and discourages their use. Consider, for ...
Blog
Despite Some Problems, Americans Should Be Grateful for Current Health Care System
Recently, I had a health scare that sent me to the emergency room for a few hours. The care that I received at UC Davis Medical Center was excellent. I drove myself to the emergency room at 6:30 in the morning. Upon registering, I saw a doctor within twenty minutes ...
Drug Pricing
Henry Miller explains how the market can lower drug prices on the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller joined the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show to discuss how the market can lower drug prices. Henry Miller’s interview starts at the 46 minute mark.
Commentary
Trump’s drug price controls could cost lives
The Trump administration is preparing a proposal that will likely peg what Medicare pays for prescription drugs to prices in other nations. Name brand drugs generally cost less abroad because foreign governments forcibly control their prices. So this international price index would effectively import those foreign price controls. That may sound like a ...
Commentary
A President Harris Would Mean Good-Bye To Private Insurance
Since announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president, Senator Kamala Harris hasn’t been able to make up her mind about whether she wants to eliminate private health insurance. At a CNN town hall in January, she voiced support for nixing private insurance, stating, “Let’s eliminate all of that. ...
Health Care
The Bob Zadek Show interviews Sally C. Pipes on KTRB 860 AM on single-payer healthcare plans
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, discussed single-payer healthcare and Medicare For All plans offered by the 2020 Democratic candidates on the Bob Zadek Show on KTRB The Answer. Click below to listen to the segment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53615d24e4b0a4907f99ed24/t/5d5a577948099500015cf9d5/1566201850081/Zadek-08-18-19_FULLSHOW.mp3/original/Zadek-08-18-19_FULLSHOW.mp3
Commentary
‘Medicare-for-all’ would be hazardous to the health of seniors – Rationed care could be deadly
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., had a run-in with the Greatest Generation on Aug. 12. Roberta Jewell, a resident at the Bickford Senior Living Center in Muscatine, Iowa, told the Democratic presidential hopeful to “leave our health care alone.” Like many Americans, Jewell is reluctant to embrace the “Medicare-for-all” plans Harris ...
Drug Pricing
What to Know in Washington: When Drugs Make News, Trump Reacts
Staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services have gotten used to a pattern: President Donald Trump sees a news report on spikes in prescription-drug list prices, Secretary Alex Azar is called to a meeting in the Oval Office, and a policy in the discussion stage gets accelerated and ...
Plants could give us new treatments for cancer, HIV and other diseases if we had better ‘pharming’ regulations
Politicians talk a lot about farming but seldom about “pharming,” even though the latter can also have a big impact on Americans’ pocketbooks—and their health. The punny name refers to genetically modifying plants such as corn, rice, tobacco and alfalfa to produce high concentrations of pharmaceutical ingredients. Many common medicines ...
Sally C. Pipes Talks Union Healthcare on The David Webb Show
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, sat down with the David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot 125 to discuss how single-payer healthcare plans could impact union healthcare plans. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Sally-Pipes-David-Webb-8.21.19.mp3
Vaping Hysteria Will Mean More Tobacco Deaths
By Henry I. Miller, M.S., M.D. and Jeff Stier When products could save lives, it’s important for people to be informed about those benefits, along with the risks. Conversely, it’s harmful and immoral to spread misinformation that negatively affects public perception of life-saving products and discourages their use. Consider, for ...
Despite Some Problems, Americans Should Be Grateful for Current Health Care System
Recently, I had a health scare that sent me to the emergency room for a few hours. The care that I received at UC Davis Medical Center was excellent. I drove myself to the emergency room at 6:30 in the morning. Upon registering, I saw a doctor within twenty minutes ...
Henry Miller explains how the market can lower drug prices on the Lars Larson Show
Henry Miller joined the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show to discuss how the market can lower drug prices. Henry Miller’s interview starts at the 46 minute mark.
Trump’s drug price controls could cost lives
The Trump administration is preparing a proposal that will likely peg what Medicare pays for prescription drugs to prices in other nations. Name brand drugs generally cost less abroad because foreign governments forcibly control their prices. So this international price index would effectively import those foreign price controls. That may sound like a ...
A President Harris Would Mean Good-Bye To Private Insurance
Since announcing her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president, Senator Kamala Harris hasn’t been able to make up her mind about whether she wants to eliminate private health insurance. At a CNN town hall in January, she voiced support for nixing private insurance, stating, “Let’s eliminate all of that. ...
The Bob Zadek Show interviews Sally C. Pipes on KTRB 860 AM on single-payer healthcare plans
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO, discussed single-payer healthcare and Medicare For All plans offered by the 2020 Democratic candidates on the Bob Zadek Show on KTRB The Answer. Click below to listen to the segment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53615d24e4b0a4907f99ed24/t/5d5a577948099500015cf9d5/1566201850081/Zadek-08-18-19_FULLSHOW.mp3/original/Zadek-08-18-19_FULLSHOW.mp3
‘Medicare-for-all’ would be hazardous to the health of seniors – Rationed care could be deadly
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., had a run-in with the Greatest Generation on Aug. 12. Roberta Jewell, a resident at the Bickford Senior Living Center in Muscatine, Iowa, told the Democratic presidential hopeful to “leave our health care alone.” Like many Americans, Jewell is reluctant to embrace the “Medicare-for-all” plans Harris ...
What to Know in Washington: When Drugs Make News, Trump Reacts
Staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services have gotten used to a pattern: President Donald Trump sees a news report on spikes in prescription-drug list prices, Secretary Alex Azar is called to a meeting in the Oval Office, and a policy in the discussion stage gets accelerated and ...
