Single-Payer
Commentary
You should absolutely believe Kamala Harris: ‘Medicare for All’ will kill your health insurance
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., wants to ban private health insurance. But if she can’t do that outright, she’s happy settling for a reform that will eventually take away private health coverage. Harris, who is pursuing the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, spoke honestly about her proposal for the healthcare ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 13, 2019
Commentary
The GND: Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization
By Andrew I. Fillat and Henry I. Miller The latest public policy bandwagon is the “Green New Deal,” or GND, whose acronym could well stand for Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization. Some of its proposals are so outlandish that they would be more appropriate coming from enthusiastic (but not very smart) ...
Pacific Research Institute
February 13, 2019
California
Sally Pipes on Single-Payer Healthcare
Sally Pipes, president and CEO of PRI and PRI’s health care expert, discusses the future of single-payer health care, which is shaping up to be a hot political issue in the 2020 presidential elections. She also talks about the future of single-payer in California, especially now that both houses and ...
Pacific Research Institute
February 11, 2019
Blog
New Polling Shows Free Market Ideas Still Hold Sway in Liberal California
The first weeks of 2019 have been dominated by the push from emboldened Sacramento liberals to enact measures increasing our tax burden, imposing new regulations on employers, and taking away some of our personal freedom. Most observers argue, based on the massive 2018 Democrat victories, that voters were giving a ...
Tim Anaya
February 11, 2019
Commentary
Washington’s rude healthcare awakening
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee wants to create a state-run health insurance plan to compete against private coverage on the Evergreen State’s Obamacare exchange. This plan, known as a “public option,” is a terrible idea. It’d be a boondoggle for taxpayers and open the door to a future single-payer system. Inslee claims a public ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 8, 2019
Health Care
Sally Pipes Shares Truth About Single-Payer on Bill Martinez Live
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy Sally C. Pipes shares the truth about Medicare-for-All on the national “Bill Martinez Live” program.
Pacific Research Institute
February 5, 2019
Commentary
‘Medicare-for-all’ means long waits for poor care, and Americans won’t go for it once they learn these facts
This week, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., one of the front-runners in the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, revealed her radical vision for American health care – outlawing private health insurance and putting the government in charge of the system. Harris, along with 15 of her Democratic colleagues, supports Sen. Bernie Sanders’, ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 3, 2019
Blog
Will Lawmakers Ever Be Held to Account For Their Legislative Malpractice?
California continues to rank last, or so near the bottom that it makes no difference, in quality-of-life lists, and it’s not quite clear if the news has made it to Sacramento yet. Because there are no efforts being made to turn things around. Instead, it seems the majority of lawmakers ...
Kerry Jackson
January 30, 2019
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks Single-Payer on Lifeline with Craig Roberts
Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discuss the fight over single-payer health care on “LifeLine with Craig Roberts” on KFAX 1100 in San Francisco. The interview starts at the 24:20 mark.
Pacific Research Institute
January 29, 2019
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer on America’s Voice
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the push for single-payer health care in Congress with Amanda Head and Kyle Olson on “America’s Voice Live”. Click here to watch the interview
Pacific Research Institute
January 28, 2019
You should absolutely believe Kamala Harris: ‘Medicare for All’ will kill your health insurance
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., wants to ban private health insurance. But if she can’t do that outright, she’s happy settling for a reform that will eventually take away private health coverage. Harris, who is pursuing the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, spoke honestly about her proposal for the healthcare ...
The GND: Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization
By Andrew I. Fillat and Henry I. Miller The latest public policy bandwagon is the “Green New Deal,” or GND, whose acronym could well stand for Glitter, Nonsense, and Devitalization. Some of its proposals are so outlandish that they would be more appropriate coming from enthusiastic (but not very smart) ...
Sally Pipes on Single-Payer Healthcare
Sally Pipes, president and CEO of PRI and PRI’s health care expert, discusses the future of single-payer health care, which is shaping up to be a hot political issue in the 2020 presidential elections. She also talks about the future of single-payer in California, especially now that both houses and ...
New Polling Shows Free Market Ideas Still Hold Sway in Liberal California
The first weeks of 2019 have been dominated by the push from emboldened Sacramento liberals to enact measures increasing our tax burden, imposing new regulations on employers, and taking away some of our personal freedom. Most observers argue, based on the massive 2018 Democrat victories, that voters were giving a ...
Washington’s rude healthcare awakening
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee wants to create a state-run health insurance plan to compete against private coverage on the Evergreen State’s Obamacare exchange. This plan, known as a “public option,” is a terrible idea. It’d be a boondoggle for taxpayers and open the door to a future single-payer system. Inslee claims a public ...
Sally Pipes Shares Truth About Single-Payer on Bill Martinez Live
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy Sally C. Pipes shares the truth about Medicare-for-All on the national “Bill Martinez Live” program.
‘Medicare-for-all’ means long waits for poor care, and Americans won’t go for it once they learn these facts
This week, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., one of the front-runners in the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, revealed her radical vision for American health care – outlawing private health insurance and putting the government in charge of the system. Harris, along with 15 of her Democratic colleagues, supports Sen. Bernie Sanders’, ...
Will Lawmakers Ever Be Held to Account For Their Legislative Malpractice?
California continues to rank last, or so near the bottom that it makes no difference, in quality-of-life lists, and it’s not quite clear if the news has made it to Sacramento yet. Because there are no efforts being made to turn things around. Instead, it seems the majority of lawmakers ...
Sally Pipes Talks Single-Payer on Lifeline with Craig Roberts
Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discuss the fight over single-payer health care on “LifeLine with Craig Roberts” on KFAX 1100 in San Francisco. The interview starts at the 24:20 mark.
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer on America’s Voice
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the push for single-payer health care in Congress with Amanda Head and Kyle Olson on “America’s Voice Live”. Click here to watch the interview