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Sally Pipes on Opinion Journal: Maine’s Medicaid Expansion
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes joins the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Fissel on Opinion Journal to discuss state Medicaid expansion and the recent vote in Maine to expand entitlements.
Opinion Journal
November 9, 2017
Commentary
Bernie Sanders Goes To Canada And Turns A Blind Eye To Their Failing Health System
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., traveled to Canada in late October. His goal? To highlight the supposed benefits of that nation’s single-payer healthcare system. “How is it that here in Canada, they provide quality health care to all people … and they do it for half the cost?” he asked rhetorically. ...
Sally C. Pipes
November 8, 2017
Commentary
Single-Payer Is Failing Overseas — We Shouldn’t Adopt It Here
Two weeks ago, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a bill that would effectively allow some Americans to buy into Medicare. Other congressional Democrats favor an even more aggressive expansion of the program. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D- Mich., recently proposed dropping the program’s eligibility age from 65 ...
Sally C. Pipes
November 5, 2017
California
California’s Dangerous Dalliance with Single-Payer Continues
Californians better get comfortable. The wait time to see a doctor in the Golden State may be about to skyrocket. Last week, California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and a select committee of representatives held two days of hearings in Sacramento on Senate Bill 562 — the Healthy California Act — ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 30, 2017
Commentary
Trump’s Executive Order Offers Relief to Employers and Patients
This past Thursday President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not to increase the number of health insurance choices available to Americans — and to reduce their cost. ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 30, 2017
Commentary
Americans hate waiting, so they’ll despise single-payer
What makes for an awful trip to the doctor? Waiting. Earlier this year, doctor-rating website Zocdoc took a look at its database of doctor reviews and found that long waits or appointment delays were the primary motivators of negative marks from patients. Given this aversion to waiting, it’s shocking that ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 30, 2017
Health Care
Flyover: How can we get everyone necessary health care?
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy is a guest on Minnesota Public Radio’s Flyover Radio. Host Kerri Miller discusses the issue: How can everyone get the necessary health care? Listen here
Pacific Research Institute
October 25, 2017
Commentary
Universal Coverage Hearings Begin In California Assembly
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes talks with Capitol Public Radio News as Universal Coverage hearings begin in the California Assembly. She says drastically expanding public health care in California will stretch the state’s budget too thin. Listen here
Sammy Caiola
October 25, 2017
Commentary
Republicans, don’t forfeit the battle against Obamacare’s insurer bailouts
Washington Examiner Last week, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced a bill they say will stabilize Obamacare’s insurance exchanges. A dozen Republicans and a dozen Democrats have already signed on as co-sponsors. That’s a shame. The proposal is a bad deal for proponents of free markets. It ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 24, 2017
Commentary
Trump’s Changes to ACA Are Worth Celebrating
Jewish Journal On Oct. 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not, increasing the number of insurance choices available to Americans — and reducing their cost. The order directs ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 19, 2017
Sally Pipes on Opinion Journal: Maine’s Medicaid Expansion
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes joins the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Fissel on Opinion Journal to discuss state Medicaid expansion and the recent vote in Maine to expand entitlements.
Bernie Sanders Goes To Canada And Turns A Blind Eye To Their Failing Health System
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., traveled to Canada in late October. His goal? To highlight the supposed benefits of that nation’s single-payer healthcare system. “How is it that here in Canada, they provide quality health care to all people … and they do it for half the cost?” he asked rhetorically. ...
Single-Payer Is Failing Overseas — We Shouldn’t Adopt It Here
Two weeks ago, Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a bill that would effectively allow some Americans to buy into Medicare. Other congressional Democrats favor an even more aggressive expansion of the program. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D- Mich., recently proposed dropping the program’s eligibility age from 65 ...
California’s Dangerous Dalliance with Single-Payer Continues
Californians better get comfortable. The wait time to see a doctor in the Golden State may be about to skyrocket. Last week, California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and a select committee of representatives held two days of hearings in Sacramento on Senate Bill 562 — the Healthy California Act — ...
Trump’s Executive Order Offers Relief to Employers and Patients
This past Thursday President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not to increase the number of health insurance choices available to Americans — and to reduce their cost. ...
Americans hate waiting, so they’ll despise single-payer
What makes for an awful trip to the doctor? Waiting. Earlier this year, doctor-rating website Zocdoc took a look at its database of doctor reviews and found that long waits or appointment delays were the primary motivators of negative marks from patients. Given this aversion to waiting, it’s shocking that ...
Flyover: How can we get everyone necessary health care?
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy is a guest on Minnesota Public Radio’s Flyover Radio. Host Kerri Miller discusses the issue: How can everyone get the necessary health care? Listen here
Universal Coverage Hearings Begin In California Assembly
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes talks with Capitol Public Radio News as Universal Coverage hearings begin in the California Assembly. She says drastically expanding public health care in California will stretch the state’s budget too thin. Listen here
Republicans, don’t forfeit the battle against Obamacare’s insurer bailouts
Washington Examiner Last week, Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced a bill they say will stabilize Obamacare’s insurance exchanges. A dozen Republicans and a dozen Democrats have already signed on as co-sponsors. That’s a shame. The proposal is a bad deal for proponents of free markets. It ...
Trump’s Changes to ACA Are Worth Celebrating
Jewish Journal On Oct. 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not, increasing the number of insurance choices available to Americans — and reducing their cost. The order directs ...