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Sally Pipes: Bernie Sanders offers wrong solution to cut drug prices

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., again defended his “Medicare-for all” plan Sunday, as he headed from Detroit to the nearby Canadian city of Windsor with a group of diabetics to dramatize the lower cost of insulin in Canada. Sanders is bound to mention his Canadian trip when he debates nine other presidential contenders ...
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Democrats wrong to call for more government meddling in healthcare

At the recent Democratic presidential primary debate, all 20 candidates agreed on something surprising — that Obamacare was a massive failure. They didn’t admit that outright. But all of them proposed big changes to our nation’s healthcare system. A handful called for abolishing private health insurance. Others advocated letting people buy into ...
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People Don’t Know What ‘Medicare For All’ Means. Democrats Want It That Way.

Next week, Democrats will convene their second round of presidential debates. As during last month’s debate, health care is sure to be a focus. The candidates have sharpened their differences on the issue in recent days. Frontrunner Joe Biden released his vision for health reform—a sort of Obamacare on steroids—last ...
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Sally C. Pipes in Fox News: How Trump can replace ObamaCare with something ‘far better’

On July 9, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit hinted that it might strike down ObamaCare. If it does, then the U.S. Supreme Court will likely have the last word on the law’s fate. And it’s unclear whether ObamaCare could survive another date with the high ...
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No, Joe Biden’s healthcare plan won’t let you keep your private insurance

This week, Joe Biden released his healthcare plan. The proposal aims to “protect and build on Obamacare,” most notably by creating a public option, which would allow anyone to buy into a government-sponsored plan. While explaining his plan to a crowd in Iowa, Biden echoed President Barack Obama. “If, in ...
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Sally Pipes in the Orlando Sentinel: Employer-sponsored health insurance: You’re fired

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, has made a career out of lambasting America’s employer-sponsored health insurance system. It causes workers to “worry about losing health” benefits if they’re laid off, he recently said. It forces employees to stay in jobs they “really hate” solely ...
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Joe Biden’s ‘no’ on ‘Medicare-for-all’ is a ruse

Former Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his opposition to any health reform plan that would scrap ObamaCare, including “Medicare-for-all.” According to the former vice president, “starting over” on health care would be “a sin.” Instead, Biden proposed expanding ObamaCare to include a “public option,” wherein individuals could buy a ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes interview on the Larry O’Connor Show

Listen to Sally Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discusses the latest news surrounding California’s push for single-payer healthcare with host Larry O’Connor on “The Larry O’Connor Show” on KABC.
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Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals

Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
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Don’t Buy The Democrats’ ‘Moderate’ Alternatives To Medicare For All

Democrats appear to be getting skittish about Medicare for All. During the first two Democratic presidential debates at the end of last month, moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked all 20 candidates to raise their hands if they supported abolishing private health insurance and enrolling everyone in a government-run ...
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Sally Pipes: Bernie Sanders offers wrong solution to cut drug prices

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., again defended his “Medicare-for all” plan Sunday, as he headed from Detroit to the nearby Canadian city of Windsor with a group of diabetics to dramatize the lower cost of insulin in Canada. Sanders is bound to mention his Canadian trip when he debates nine other presidential contenders ...
Commentary

Democrats wrong to call for more government meddling in healthcare

At the recent Democratic presidential primary debate, all 20 candidates agreed on something surprising — that Obamacare was a massive failure. They didn’t admit that outright. But all of them proposed big changes to our nation’s healthcare system. A handful called for abolishing private health insurance. Others advocated letting people buy into ...
Commentary

People Don’t Know What ‘Medicare For All’ Means. Democrats Want It That Way.

Next week, Democrats will convene their second round of presidential debates. As during last month’s debate, health care is sure to be a focus. The candidates have sharpened their differences on the issue in recent days. Frontrunner Joe Biden released his vision for health reform—a sort of Obamacare on steroids—last ...
Commentary

Sally C. Pipes in Fox News: How Trump can replace ObamaCare with something ‘far better’

On July 9, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit hinted that it might strike down ObamaCare. If it does, then the U.S. Supreme Court will likely have the last word on the law’s fate. And it’s unclear whether ObamaCare could survive another date with the high ...
Commentary

No, Joe Biden’s healthcare plan won’t let you keep your private insurance

This week, Joe Biden released his healthcare plan. The proposal aims to “protect and build on Obamacare,” most notably by creating a public option, which would allow anyone to buy into a government-sponsored plan. While explaining his plan to a crowd in Iowa, Biden echoed President Barack Obama. “If, in ...
Commentary

Sally Pipes in the Orlando Sentinel: Employer-sponsored health insurance: You’re fired

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, has made a career out of lambasting America’s employer-sponsored health insurance system. It causes workers to “worry about losing health” benefits if they’re laid off, he recently said. It forces employees to stay in jobs they “really hate” solely ...
Commentary

Joe Biden’s ‘no’ on ‘Medicare-for-all’ is a ruse

Former Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his opposition to any health reform plan that would scrap ObamaCare, including “Medicare-for-all.” According to the former vice president, “starting over” on health care would be “a sin.” Instead, Biden proposed expanding ObamaCare to include a “public option,” wherein individuals could buy a ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes interview on the Larry O’Connor Show

Listen to Sally Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discusses the latest news surrounding California’s push for single-payer healthcare with host Larry O’Connor on “The Larry O’Connor Show” on KABC.
Commentary

Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals

Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
Commentary

Don’t Buy The Democrats’ ‘Moderate’ Alternatives To Medicare For All

Democrats appear to be getting skittish about Medicare for All. During the first two Democratic presidential debates at the end of last month, moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked all 20 candidates to raise their hands if they supported abolishing private health insurance and enrolling everyone in a government-run ...
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