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CAPITAL IDEAS: Pension reforms in peril if leaders don’t defend them
Unfunded public pensions threaten the fiscal solvency of states and localities across the country. And California is not immune. Back in 2012, San Diego voters recognized the threat and overwhelmingly supported Proposition B, a set of pension reforms that is helping San Diego stabilize its long-term budget outlook. Thanks to ...
Commentary
Obamacare Bloats U.S. Healthcare System
Last month, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a developed-country think tank, released its latest estimates of how much the rich world spends on health care. Yet again, the United States took the top spot. Our nation spends $8,713 per person on health care — more than double the ...
Publications
2014 Annual Report
As PRI marked its 35th anniversary in 2014, we remained focused on advancing market-based, pro-liberty policies in California and around the nation. In the run-up to and following the November 2014 mid-term elections, we ramped up our educational efforts to empower legislators in Sacramento, Washington, and statehouses across the country ...
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PRI has moved
PRI has moved. Our new address is: 101 Montgomery Street Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Due to the relocation, our phones may be down for a short period. To contact us, please use our email. Thank you very much.
Press Release
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
Commentary
Justices gear up to hear arguments in ACA subsidy case
The showdown over federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act commences March 4 as Supreme Court justices prepare to hear arguments in King v. Burwell. The outcome could significantly alter the ACA and impact millions of patients and their physicians. “King v. Burwell is extremely important to patients and physicians ...
Commentary
Hospitals Manipulate Drug Program for Poor
Health insurance costs are set to jump dramatically. A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that average premiums will rise nearly 7% in 2014 ?? and then continue to increase by at least 5% annually over the next decade. The rising cost of insurance is ...
Book
Reaganomics Available On Amazon.com
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, November 6, 2014 Pacific Research Institute Launches New Book — The Pillars of Reaganomics: A Generation of Wisdom from Arthur Laffer and the Supply Side Revolutionaries Timeless Ideas for a New Congress The Laffer Center at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today launched a new book, ...
Commentary
Prop. 45 support dropping for a good reason
Proposition 45, a ballot initiative that would give the states Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, power to determine insurance rates for millions of Californians, looked like a winner last summer. A Field poll conducted in June and July showed 69 percent in favor versus only 16 percent opposed. However, in August ...
Commentary
A Silver Lining in the Legal Threats to Obamacare?
The battle over Obamacare has shifted to the courts. This time, the president is on the defensive. Last month, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 in Halbig v. Burwell that the federal government lacks the authority to provide subsidies to offset ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: Pension reforms in peril if leaders don’t defend them
Unfunded public pensions threaten the fiscal solvency of states and localities across the country. And California is not immune. Back in 2012, San Diego voters recognized the threat and overwhelmingly supported Proposition B, a set of pension reforms that is helping San Diego stabilize its long-term budget outlook. Thanks to ...
Obamacare Bloats U.S. Healthcare System
Last month, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a developed-country think tank, released its latest estimates of how much the rich world spends on health care. Yet again, the United States took the top spot. Our nation spends $8,713 per person on health care — more than double the ...
2014 Annual Report
As PRI marked its 35th anniversary in 2014, we remained focused on advancing market-based, pro-liberty policies in California and around the nation. In the run-up to and following the November 2014 mid-term elections, we ramped up our educational efforts to empower legislators in Sacramento, Washington, and statehouses across the country ...
PRI has moved
PRI has moved. Our new address is: 101 Montgomery Street Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Due to the relocation, our phones may be down for a short period. To contact us, please use our email. Thank you very much.
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
Justices gear up to hear arguments in ACA subsidy case
The showdown over federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act commences March 4 as Supreme Court justices prepare to hear arguments in King v. Burwell. The outcome could significantly alter the ACA and impact millions of patients and their physicians. “King v. Burwell is extremely important to patients and physicians ...
Hospitals Manipulate Drug Program for Poor
Health insurance costs are set to jump dramatically. A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that average premiums will rise nearly 7% in 2014 ?? and then continue to increase by at least 5% annually over the next decade. The rising cost of insurance is ...
Reaganomics Available On Amazon.com
PRESS RELEASE San Francisco, November 6, 2014 Pacific Research Institute Launches New Book — The Pillars of Reaganomics: A Generation of Wisdom from Arthur Laffer and the Supply Side Revolutionaries Timeless Ideas for a New Congress The Laffer Center at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) today launched a new book, ...
Prop. 45 support dropping for a good reason
Proposition 45, a ballot initiative that would give the states Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, power to determine insurance rates for millions of Californians, looked like a winner last summer. A Field poll conducted in June and July showed 69 percent in favor versus only 16 percent opposed. However, in August ...
A Silver Lining in the Legal Threats to Obamacare?
The battle over Obamacare has shifted to the courts. This time, the president is on the defensive. Last month, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 in Halbig v. Burwell that the federal government lacks the authority to provide subsidies to offset ...
