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Sally Pipes Discusses Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Plan on NBC Bay Area
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes responds to Bernie Sanders’ appearance at a San Francisco rally promoting single-payer health care legislation on NBC Bay Area. “ Click here to read the whole story.
Commentary
Bernie Sanders’ Socialized Healthcare Plan is Even Worse Than Canada’s Health System
There’s little to envy about the Canadian health system. Yet, when Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., rolled out his single-payer Medicare for All Act on Sept. 13, he pointed to Canada as a model. The comparison should strike Americans as more than a little troubling. As a native of Canada, I’ve ...
California
Republicans Are Attempting To Repeal Obamacare Again
There’s a new Affordable Care Act repeal effort on the table, and pro-Obamacare Californians are ready to fight. The Graham-Cassidy bill, proposed last week by Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, goes to vote next Wednesday as part of the federal budget reconciliation process. It needs 50 votes to ...
Commentary
The New Obamacare Repeal Bill Could Lead to Single Payer Health Care
This week, a group of Republican senators is scrambling to pick up enough votes for a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. The senators have until Sept. 30 to act. But the Graham-Cassidy plan—named for its two leading proponents, Sen. Lindsey ...
Health Care
Statement from Sally C. Pipes on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s New “Medicare-for-All” Bill
Pacific Research Institute President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes today issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement of his new “Medicare-for-All” bill: “Sen. Bernie Sanders’s new ‘Medicare-for-All 2017 Act’ released today would be disastrous for taxpayers, doctors, and ...
Commentary
Here’s What Single-Payer Advocates Don’t Want You To Know
Single-payer is back on the docket in California. Late last month, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced that he’d formed a special committee “to develop plans for achieving universal health care in California.” Rendon has been under pressure from progressive activists all summer, ever since he shelved SB 562, a bill ...
Featured
Will Obamacare Finally Be Repealed and Replaced?
PRI President and CEO Sally Pipes gives her thoughts about what’s next for the efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and the move toward a single-payer system in California. Later, she shares her favorite wine with listeners – a French rosé that is going through a Hollywood divorce.
Commentary
Single-Payer Healthcare Isn’t What The Doctor Ordered
America’s doctors are warming to the idea of single-payer healthcare. A new survey from consulting firm Merritt Hawkins finds that 56 percent of doctors support a government-run system at least somewhat, with 42 percent expressing strong support. It’s easy to see why so many doctors are fed up with the ...
California
Don’t let California prove how single-payer fails patients
Is single-payer health care dead in California? There were a lot of headlines to that effect in late June, after Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved the Healthy California Act, which would have abolished private insurance and established the state as the sole provider of health coverage in California. But advocates ...
Commentary
Beware The Trojan Horses For Single-Payer Health Care
Republicans left Washington this month having failed to repeal and replace Obamacare. Many Democrats and their ideological allies are using the congressional recess to crow about the GOP’s defeat — and dream about replacing Obamacare with a bonafide single-payer system. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has promised to introduce a single-payer ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Plan on NBC Bay Area
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes responds to Bernie Sanders’ appearance at a San Francisco rally promoting single-payer health care legislation on NBC Bay Area. “ Click here to read the whole story.
Bernie Sanders’ Socialized Healthcare Plan is Even Worse Than Canada’s Health System
There’s little to envy about the Canadian health system. Yet, when Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., rolled out his single-payer Medicare for All Act on Sept. 13, he pointed to Canada as a model. The comparison should strike Americans as more than a little troubling. As a native of Canada, I’ve ...
Republicans Are Attempting To Repeal Obamacare Again
There’s a new Affordable Care Act repeal effort on the table, and pro-Obamacare Californians are ready to fight. The Graham-Cassidy bill, proposed last week by Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, goes to vote next Wednesday as part of the federal budget reconciliation process. It needs 50 votes to ...
The New Obamacare Repeal Bill Could Lead to Single Payer Health Care
This week, a group of Republican senators is scrambling to pick up enough votes for a last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. The senators have until Sept. 30 to act. But the Graham-Cassidy plan—named for its two leading proponents, Sen. Lindsey ...
Statement from Sally C. Pipes on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s New “Medicare-for-All” Bill
Pacific Research Institute President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes today issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement of his new “Medicare-for-All” bill: “Sen. Bernie Sanders’s new ‘Medicare-for-All 2017 Act’ released today would be disastrous for taxpayers, doctors, and ...
Here’s What Single-Payer Advocates Don’t Want You To Know
Single-payer is back on the docket in California. Late last month, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced that he’d formed a special committee “to develop plans for achieving universal health care in California.” Rendon has been under pressure from progressive activists all summer, ever since he shelved SB 562, a bill ...
Will Obamacare Finally Be Repealed and Replaced?
PRI President and CEO Sally Pipes gives her thoughts about what’s next for the efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and the move toward a single-payer system in California. Later, she shares her favorite wine with listeners – a French rosé that is going through a Hollywood divorce.
Single-Payer Healthcare Isn’t What The Doctor Ordered
America’s doctors are warming to the idea of single-payer healthcare. A new survey from consulting firm Merritt Hawkins finds that 56 percent of doctors support a government-run system at least somewhat, with 42 percent expressing strong support. It’s easy to see why so many doctors are fed up with the ...
Don’t let California prove how single-payer fails patients
Is single-payer health care dead in California? There were a lot of headlines to that effect in late June, after Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved the Healthy California Act, which would have abolished private insurance and established the state as the sole provider of health coverage in California. But advocates ...
Beware The Trojan Horses For Single-Payer Health Care
Republicans left Washington this month having failed to repeal and replace Obamacare. Many Democrats and their ideological allies are using the congressional recess to crow about the GOP’s defeat — and dream about replacing Obamacare with a bonafide single-payer system. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has promised to introduce a single-payer ...
