Commentary
Commentary
Arizona Republicans should stop trying to ban mRNA vaccines
Despite Democratic Governor Hobbs’ past efforts to expand Arizonans’ access to cutting-edge medicines, the state Legislature continues to propose harmful anti-mRNA bills. The latest example is House Bill 2332, which, if enacted, would deny Arizonans access to promising technologies that could cure cancer and minimize the health consequences from deadly ...
Agriculture
Wolf plan needs to develop more quickly
While wolves decide beef is what’s for dinner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is slow to address the urgent need for ranch rescue plans. A New Year’s Day wolf attack at a ranch in Lassen County highlights that, perhaps, the state is moving too slowly in its approach ...
Commentary
Proposed Patent Tax Threatens the Research That Powers Growth
Is federally funded science really a raw deal for taxpayers? Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seems to think so. “If we fund it and they invent a patent,” he recently said, “the United States of America taxpayer should get half the benefit.” Lutnick is proposing a 50% excise tax on the ...
Commentary
Facing Medicaid Fraud Allegations, California Changes The Subject
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud. The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges that California has spent an estimated $1.3 billion in federal funds providing coverage to undocumented immigrants through the program. That would violate federal ...
Commentary
Cancer Breakthroughs Threatened by D.C.’s Price Controls
Cancer survival rates are on the rise, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest annual report. Seven in 10 patients now live five years or more after a cancer diagnosis. Since 1991, reductions in smoking and improvements in disease management and earlier diagnosis have resulted in a 34% drop in ...
Commentary
House GOP must promote commonsense health care reform
Nearly half of Americans struggle to pay for health care, according to recent polling from independent health policy research organization KFF. If congressional Republicans hope to maintain their majority in the midterm elections this fall, then they need to address those concerns with credible, patient-centered reforms. They have already begun ...
Commentary
In the rush to hold insurers to account, don’t forget about hospitals
When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers. Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers. Read the op-ed here.
California
California needs budget restraint not double-digit spending increases
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a nearly 9% increase in total state spending for the upcoming fiscal year – that’s a $350 billion budget, more than $8,800 per Californian. Yet, for unions and progressive politicians, this enormous sum is too austere. They are calling on the state to backfill federal ...
Commentary
Sorry, but single-payer won’t fix American health care
Affordability is becoming the watchword for Republicans and Democrats alike this election year. Progressives in Senate races from Maine to Illinois to Minnesota are putting Medicare for All at the center of their agenda for making health care affordable. Polling shows that some two-thirds of Americans support the policy. The ...
Commentary
Open, Competitive Market Will Make Trump’s Health Plan Great
President Trump’s recently released Great Healthcare Plan offers several welcome reforms. It endeavors to put patients first by fostering greater price transparency and taking steps to lower health insurance premiums. Its approach to prescription drug policy is a bit more mixed. Read the op-ed here.
Arizona Republicans should stop trying to ban mRNA vaccines
Despite Democratic Governor Hobbs’ past efforts to expand Arizonans’ access to cutting-edge medicines, the state Legislature continues to propose harmful anti-mRNA bills. The latest example is House Bill 2332, which, if enacted, would deny Arizonans access to promising technologies that could cure cancer and minimize the health consequences from deadly ...
Wolf plan needs to develop more quickly
While wolves decide beef is what’s for dinner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is slow to address the urgent need for ranch rescue plans. A New Year’s Day wolf attack at a ranch in Lassen County highlights that, perhaps, the state is moving too slowly in its approach ...
Proposed Patent Tax Threatens the Research That Powers Growth
Is federally funded science really a raw deal for taxpayers? Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seems to think so. “If we fund it and they invent a patent,” he recently said, “the United States of America taxpayer should get half the benefit.” Lutnick is proposing a 50% excise tax on the ...
Facing Medicaid Fraud Allegations, California Changes The Subject
Dr. Mehmet Oz has been raising a stir over what he claims is rampant Medicaid fraud. The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services alleges that California has spent an estimated $1.3 billion in federal funds providing coverage to undocumented immigrants through the program. That would violate federal ...
Cancer Breakthroughs Threatened by D.C.’s Price Controls
Cancer survival rates are on the rise, according to the American Cancer Society’s latest annual report. Seven in 10 patients now live five years or more after a cancer diagnosis. Since 1991, reductions in smoking and improvements in disease management and earlier diagnosis have resulted in a 34% drop in ...
House GOP must promote commonsense health care reform
Nearly half of Americans struggle to pay for health care, according to recent polling from independent health policy research organization KFF. If congressional Republicans hope to maintain their majority in the midterm elections this fall, then they need to address those concerns with credible, patient-centered reforms. They have already begun ...
In the rush to hold insurers to account, don’t forget about hospitals
When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers. Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers. Read the op-ed here.
California needs budget restraint not double-digit spending increases
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a nearly 9% increase in total state spending for the upcoming fiscal year – that’s a $350 billion budget, more than $8,800 per Californian. Yet, for unions and progressive politicians, this enormous sum is too austere. They are calling on the state to backfill federal ...
Sorry, but single-payer won’t fix American health care
Affordability is becoming the watchword for Republicans and Democrats alike this election year. Progressives in Senate races from Maine to Illinois to Minnesota are putting Medicare for All at the center of their agenda for making health care affordable. Polling shows that some two-thirds of Americans support the policy. The ...
Open, Competitive Market Will Make Trump’s Health Plan Great
President Trump’s recently released Great Healthcare Plan offers several welcome reforms. It endeavors to put patients first by fostering greater price transparency and taking steps to lower health insurance premiums. Its approach to prescription drug policy is a bit more mixed. Read the op-ed here.
