Health Care
Commentary
Biden = Bernie, Obama admits. Just look at their policies
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different, from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. He’s right. Biden may have won his party’s nomination by casting ...
Commentary
A Look At The Democrats’ Not-So-Moderate Healthcare Platform
At their virtual convention this week, Democrats went to great lengths to communicate that they were united in their quest to defeat President Trump. Health care would appear to be the exception to that spirit of unity. More than 700 delegates to the Democratic National Convention said beforehand they’d oppose ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – August 28
Ben Smithwick – Helping Citizens Understand a World without Fossil Fuels Ronald Stein, co-author of the new book Just GREEN Electricity – Helping Citizens Understand a World without Fossil Fuels, discusses the dangers of overreliance on renewable energy. Click here to watch the video Tim Anaya – Making Biosimilars and ...
Health Care
The Dan Proft Show Interviews Sally Pipes on Kamala Harris Medicare for All Plan
PRI’s Sally C. Pipes joins the Dan Proft Show to talk about Democrat vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her changing position on Medicare for All and private insurance. During the democratic primaries, then-candidate Harris said she favored eliminating all private insurance. Pipes also talks about Vermont Senator Bernie Sander’s role ...
Commentary
Coming to a store near you: a new tool to fight COVID-19
The newest tool to fight coronavirus could be coming soon to your neighborhood retailer. This month, Walgreens announced it will partner with Village MD to open primary care clinics in 500 to 700 stores over the next five years. The drug chain is joining the likes of Walmart, CVS and ...
Health Care
Watch Sally Pipes in Soho Forum Debate – Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes debate the question, “Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?” in a recent debate hosted by the Soho Forum. She debates Professor Gerald Friedman of the University of Massachusetts, whose study on ...
Business & Economics
States Should Think Long-Term When Addressing Their Short-Term Fiscal Crises
Just prior to the pandemic, many states were finally recovering from the fiscal crises created by the 2007-09 recession. But, as with so many things, the pandemic has derailed these gains. If history is a guide, no matter how long the current recession lasts, the fiscal crises facing the states ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Problems with Biden-Harris Health Plan on Lars Larson Show
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the Biden-Harris health care plan and the problems with the Canadian health care system that their plan would move us toward on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Sally Pipes – Canada’s health-care ...
Blog
Jobless Californians May Have to Settle for $300
President Trump’s signature was barely dry when cash-strapped governors nationwide cried foul over his executive order to provide $400 of additional unemployment benefits a week for the country’s jobless, after negotiations on a new coronavirus stimulus package failed between the White House and Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer. ...
Commentary
Price transparency is a clear win for consumers
In a victory for consumers, D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichol just upheld a Trump administration executive order requiring doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies to be transparent about the prices they negotiate for healthcare services. Previously, those prices were closely held secrets. The lack of transparency contributed to the relative ...
Biden = Bernie, Obama admits. Just look at their policies
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different, from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. He’s right. Biden may have won his party’s nomination by casting ...
A Look At The Democrats’ Not-So-Moderate Healthcare Platform
At their virtual convention this week, Democrats went to great lengths to communicate that they were united in their quest to defeat President Trump. Health care would appear to be the exception to that spirit of unity. More than 700 delegates to the Democratic National Convention said beforehand they’d oppose ...
What We’re Watching – August 28
Ben Smithwick – Helping Citizens Understand a World without Fossil Fuels Ronald Stein, co-author of the new book Just GREEN Electricity – Helping Citizens Understand a World without Fossil Fuels, discusses the dangers of overreliance on renewable energy. Click here to watch the video Tim Anaya – Making Biosimilars and ...
The Dan Proft Show Interviews Sally Pipes on Kamala Harris Medicare for All Plan
PRI’s Sally C. Pipes joins the Dan Proft Show to talk about Democrat vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her changing position on Medicare for All and private insurance. During the democratic primaries, then-candidate Harris said she favored eliminating all private insurance. Pipes also talks about Vermont Senator Bernie Sander’s role ...
Coming to a store near you: a new tool to fight COVID-19
The newest tool to fight coronavirus could be coming soon to your neighborhood retailer. This month, Walgreens announced it will partner with Village MD to open primary care clinics in 500 to 700 stores over the next five years. The drug chain is joining the likes of Walmart, CVS and ...
Watch Sally Pipes in Soho Forum Debate – Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes debate the question, “Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?” in a recent debate hosted by the Soho Forum. She debates Professor Gerald Friedman of the University of Massachusetts, whose study on ...
States Should Think Long-Term When Addressing Their Short-Term Fiscal Crises
Just prior to the pandemic, many states were finally recovering from the fiscal crises created by the 2007-09 recession. But, as with so many things, the pandemic has derailed these gains. If history is a guide, no matter how long the current recession lasts, the fiscal crises facing the states ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Problems with Biden-Harris Health Plan on Lars Larson Show
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the Biden-Harris health care plan and the problems with the Canadian health care system that their plan would move us toward on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Sally Pipes – Canada’s health-care ...
Jobless Californians May Have to Settle for $300
President Trump’s signature was barely dry when cash-strapped governors nationwide cried foul over his executive order to provide $400 of additional unemployment benefits a week for the country’s jobless, after negotiations on a new coronavirus stimulus package failed between the White House and Speaker Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Schumer. ...
Price transparency is a clear win for consumers
In a victory for consumers, D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichol just upheld a Trump administration executive order requiring doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies to be transparent about the prices they negotiate for healthcare services. Previously, those prices were closely held secrets. The lack of transparency contributed to the relative ...
