Commentary
Commentary
Trump’s healthcare executive order is a win for everyday Americans
In late June, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare prices more transparent. The order calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose rules that would require hospitals to publicly post standard prices for medical care in an “easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly” format that will “allow patients ...
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 ...
Classroom Ideology
Breaking The Liberal Monopoly On College Faculties Will Take More Than Hope
As President Trump delivered his well-received patriotic Independence Day tribute to America, the braying leftist college professoriate erupted in social-media fireworks, underscoring the importance of offering saner higher-education alternatives to young people. UC Berkeley professor and former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich compared Trump to a dictator glorifying himself with a military ...
California
Government unions ignore waste while making mountains out of molehills
By Lance Izumi and Rebecca Friedrichs Ever wonder why government agencies like the DMV make simple chores like registering a vehicle a lot more frustrating, and expensive, than they need to be, or why the lines are so long? Mariam Noujaim, longtime hard-working California DMV employee and Egyptian immigrant was ...
Commentary
Medicare For All Would Wipe Out Jobs, Pensions, and 401(k)s
Donald Trump famously made “You’re fired!” a household catchphrase. It may re-enter the American vernacular if the likes of Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Kamala Harris take the White House. That’s because Sanders, Warren, and Harris — along with Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, who are also competing for ...
Commentary
Three Democratic deceptions on health care during the debates
Health care dominated the two Democratic presidential debates last week. Among the most dramatic moments was when moderator Lester Holt asked the candidates to raise their hands if they supported outlawing private insurance and forcing everyone onto a new government-run, “Medicare-for-all” plan. During each debate, only two candidates — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Bill ...
Commentary
PRI All Stars on 1st Democratic Presidential Debate
The PRI All Stars share their thoughts on the 1st Democratic presidential debate and analyze of the policy platforms put forward by the 20 candidates. Who won? Who lost? Did anyone have a major gaffe? Did anyone really help themselves on their quest to win the White House? Who presented ...
Commentary
How much does your health care cost? Trump wants you to know and save money
President Trump recently signed an executive order that aims to force hospitals, doctors, and insurers to be more transparent about their prices. Currently, those prices are negotiated and set in secret. Consumers have no idea what their care will cost and so are unable to shop around for the best ...
Commentary
Cost-Saving Biosimilars’ Many Obstacles
Innovating new drugs is an expensive and uncertain business, typically taking 10-12 years and costing, on average, $2.55 billion to bring a new product to market. The risks are enormous, and deserve significant financial rewards; at the same time, it’s undeniable that the costs of many new, complex drugs are ...
Commentary
Flawed WHO Study Could Jeopardize Patients’ Access to Cancer Medicines
Determining whether the prices for medicines are appropriate or not is critically important, which is why studies that attempt to answer this question must stand up to scrutiny. Studies that undervalue medicines jeopardize the development of future cures, while studies that overvalue medicines justify the imposition of excessive health care ...
Trump’s healthcare executive order is a win for everyday Americans
In late June, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to make healthcare prices more transparent. The order calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to propose rules that would require hospitals to publicly post standard prices for medical care in an “easy-to-understand, consumer-friendly” format that will “allow patients ...
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 ...
Breaking The Liberal Monopoly On College Faculties Will Take More Than Hope
As President Trump delivered his well-received patriotic Independence Day tribute to America, the braying leftist college professoriate erupted in social-media fireworks, underscoring the importance of offering saner higher-education alternatives to young people. UC Berkeley professor and former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich compared Trump to a dictator glorifying himself with a military ...
Government unions ignore waste while making mountains out of molehills
By Lance Izumi and Rebecca Friedrichs Ever wonder why government agencies like the DMV make simple chores like registering a vehicle a lot more frustrating, and expensive, than they need to be, or why the lines are so long? Mariam Noujaim, longtime hard-working California DMV employee and Egyptian immigrant was ...
Medicare For All Would Wipe Out Jobs, Pensions, and 401(k)s
Donald Trump famously made “You’re fired!” a household catchphrase. It may re-enter the American vernacular if the likes of Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, or Kamala Harris take the White House. That’s because Sanders, Warren, and Harris — along with Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker, who are also competing for ...
Three Democratic deceptions on health care during the debates
Health care dominated the two Democratic presidential debates last week. Among the most dramatic moments was when moderator Lester Holt asked the candidates to raise their hands if they supported outlawing private insurance and forcing everyone onto a new government-run, “Medicare-for-all” plan. During each debate, only two candidates — Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mayor Bill ...
PRI All Stars on 1st Democratic Presidential Debate
The PRI All Stars share their thoughts on the 1st Democratic presidential debate and analyze of the policy platforms put forward by the 20 candidates. Who won? Who lost? Did anyone have a major gaffe? Did anyone really help themselves on their quest to win the White House? Who presented ...
How much does your health care cost? Trump wants you to know and save money
President Trump recently signed an executive order that aims to force hospitals, doctors, and insurers to be more transparent about their prices. Currently, those prices are negotiated and set in secret. Consumers have no idea what their care will cost and so are unable to shop around for the best ...
Cost-Saving Biosimilars’ Many Obstacles
Innovating new drugs is an expensive and uncertain business, typically taking 10-12 years and costing, on average, $2.55 billion to bring a new product to market. The risks are enormous, and deserve significant financial rewards; at the same time, it’s undeniable that the costs of many new, complex drugs are ...
Flawed WHO Study Could Jeopardize Patients’ Access to Cancer Medicines
Determining whether the prices for medicines are appropriate or not is critically important, which is why studies that attempt to answer this question must stand up to scrutiny. Studies that undervalue medicines jeopardize the development of future cures, while studies that overvalue medicines justify the imposition of excessive health care ...
