Health Care
Agriculture
Dr. Henry Miller Publishes New Federalist Society White Paper on Regulation of Food & Ag Biotech
We Need Smarter Regulation of Food and Agricultural Biotechnology By John J. Cohrseen and Henry I. Miller EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the early 1970s a group of scientists — none involved in agriculture or food — raised concerns about the hypothetical hazards that might arise from the use of the newly ...
Commentary
The problem with single-payer? Eventually, you run out of other people’s money
Democrats have made a complete government takeover of the healthcare system the linchpin of their pitch to voters in this fall’s elections. Former President Obama, who supported single payer before he was against it when promoting Obamacare, is now for it again. In a September 7 speech at the University ...
Environment
Dr. Henry Miller – Just How “Authentic” Are the “Natural” Products You’re Buying?
Dr. Henry Miller, PRI’s new fellow in health care studies, joins us to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed challenging the “authentic” industry, which made waves nationally. We also discuss how over-regulation prevents beneficial products from going to market, how the EPA’s Superfund program has become a cash-cow for ...
Commentary
Despite Obamacare, healthcare spending is spiraling out of control
Former President Barack Obama promised the Affordable Care Act would bend “the cost curve and [start] to reduce costs for families, businesses, and government.” But his pledge has gone unfulfilled – patients and taxpayers are spending record amounts on healthcare. This year, total healthcare spending will increase 5.3 percent, according ...
Health Care
Dr. Henry Miller Talks $6-a-Gallon “Raw Water” on Lars Larson Show
PRI Senior Fellow in Health Care, Dr. Henry Miller, discusses the marketing of $6-a-gallon “raw water” and how the “authentic industry” is pushing pure hooey on the nationally-sydnicated Lars Larson Show. The interview begins at the 45:45 mark.
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer on Pat Miller Program
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Studies Sally C. Pipes discusses how single-payer health care would lead to a massive doctor shortage on the “Pat Miller Program” on WOWO Radio in Ft. Wayne, IN.
Commentary
Doctor Shortage Will Only Worsen Under Single-Payer
America’s doctor shortage is becoming more and more severe. The Association of American Medical Colleges recently projected a shortfall of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030. ObamaCare didn’t cause this crisis. But it has made the problem worse. The law created countless administrative headaches for doctors. Some have responded by ...
Commentary
Free Med School Won’t Solve the Doctor Shortage
The New York University School of Medicine just eliminated tuition for all current and future students. Administrators believe the reform will help solve the nation’s doctor shortage. Dean Robert Grossman suggests that “without the prospect of overwhelming financial debt,” more people will pursue medical careers. And they’ll be more willing ...
Commentary
Health Savings Accounts — a bipartisan way to reduce healthcare costs for Nevadans
In one fell swoop, incumbent members of Congress could save consumers money, drive down health care costs and burnish their bipartisan credentials before the midterms. How? By scrapping an Obamacare provision that prohibits roughly 3 million people from opening health savings accounts, which can save patients hundreds or even thousands ...
Commentary
Get Real With $6-a-Gallon ‘Raw Water’
Many Americans, in search of authenticity, seek out “locally sourced,” “artisanal” and “natural” foods. Recently I saw a milk delivery truck emblazoned with the words “naturally sourced.” Was the point to assure buyers that the milk came from cows, rather than a chemical factory in Shanghai? “Authentic” connotes different things ...
Dr. Henry Miller Publishes New Federalist Society White Paper on Regulation of Food & Ag Biotech
We Need Smarter Regulation of Food and Agricultural Biotechnology By John J. Cohrseen and Henry I. Miller EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the early 1970s a group of scientists — none involved in agriculture or food — raised concerns about the hypothetical hazards that might arise from the use of the newly ...
The problem with single-payer? Eventually, you run out of other people’s money
Democrats have made a complete government takeover of the healthcare system the linchpin of their pitch to voters in this fall’s elections. Former President Obama, who supported single payer before he was against it when promoting Obamacare, is now for it again. In a September 7 speech at the University ...
Dr. Henry Miller – Just How “Authentic” Are the “Natural” Products You’re Buying?
Dr. Henry Miller, PRI’s new fellow in health care studies, joins us to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed challenging the “authentic” industry, which made waves nationally. We also discuss how over-regulation prevents beneficial products from going to market, how the EPA’s Superfund program has become a cash-cow for ...
Despite Obamacare, healthcare spending is spiraling out of control
Former President Barack Obama promised the Affordable Care Act would bend “the cost curve and [start] to reduce costs for families, businesses, and government.” But his pledge has gone unfulfilled – patients and taxpayers are spending record amounts on healthcare. This year, total healthcare spending will increase 5.3 percent, according ...
Dr. Henry Miller Talks $6-a-Gallon “Raw Water” on Lars Larson Show
PRI Senior Fellow in Health Care, Dr. Henry Miller, discusses the marketing of $6-a-gallon “raw water” and how the “authentic industry” is pushing pure hooey on the nationally-sydnicated Lars Larson Show. The interview begins at the 45:45 mark.
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer on Pat Miller Program
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Studies Sally C. Pipes discusses how single-payer health care would lead to a massive doctor shortage on the “Pat Miller Program” on WOWO Radio in Ft. Wayne, IN.
Doctor Shortage Will Only Worsen Under Single-Payer
America’s doctor shortage is becoming more and more severe. The Association of American Medical Colleges recently projected a shortfall of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030. ObamaCare didn’t cause this crisis. But it has made the problem worse. The law created countless administrative headaches for doctors. Some have responded by ...
Free Med School Won’t Solve the Doctor Shortage
The New York University School of Medicine just eliminated tuition for all current and future students. Administrators believe the reform will help solve the nation’s doctor shortage. Dean Robert Grossman suggests that “without the prospect of overwhelming financial debt,” more people will pursue medical careers. And they’ll be more willing ...
Health Savings Accounts — a bipartisan way to reduce healthcare costs for Nevadans
In one fell swoop, incumbent members of Congress could save consumers money, drive down health care costs and burnish their bipartisan credentials before the midterms. How? By scrapping an Obamacare provision that prohibits roughly 3 million people from opening health savings accounts, which can save patients hundreds or even thousands ...
Get Real With $6-a-Gallon ‘Raw Water’
Many Americans, in search of authenticity, seek out “locally sourced,” “artisanal” and “natural” foods. Recently I saw a milk delivery truck emblazoned with the words “naturally sourced.” Was the point to assure buyers that the milk came from cows, rather than a chemical factory in Shanghai? “Authentic” connotes different things ...
