Commentary
Commentary
The Future of Healthcare Under Donald Trump
On this episode of All Things, Sally Pipes–healthcare aficionado and author of “The World’s Medicine Chest”–lays out the risks of Joe Biden’s coming drug price controls, the need to cut billions in waste and fraud from Medicaid, the fading chances for replacing ObamaCare, and the upsides and downsides of some ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 19, 2025
Commentary
California parents must be able to choose the education that best suits their child
When public school advocates argue against giving parents and their children more educational choices, one is reminded of the Boston Tea Party, a revolt against Britain’s tea monopoly and the taxes levied as a result of it. Now, as then, Americans are not buying the pro-monopoly claims. We are demanding ...
Lance Izumi
March 18, 2025
Commentary
Bernie Sanders Is Back. That’s Bad News For American Healthcare.
Is Bernie Sanders back? Earlier this month, the Associated Press proclaimed that Sanders has emerged as one of the leaders of a revived “anti-Trump resistance.” The 83-year-old senator is touring the country, “drawing huge crowds” who come to hear him talk about democracy, education, and health care. Read the op-ed ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 17, 2025
Commentary
Trump is fighting Biden’s drug-price battle — but patients will pay the cost
The Trump administration is experiencing some cognitive dissonance: The new president’s Justice Department is going to bat for former President Joe Biden and his signature legislative accomplishment. Senior Justice officials say they’ll head to court to stick up for Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and its price controls on prescription drugs. ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 17, 2025
Commentary
Medicare fraud should be next in line for DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency’s crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse is off to a fast start. But as an engine of government savings, DOGE still has substantial untapped potential. That’s because it hasn’t yet addressed the fraud crippling one of the federal government’s largest programs: Medicare. In fiscal year ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 14, 2025
Commentary
Republicans’ Free Chance To Save Sick Kids
Right now, Congress has a chance to save the lives of countless sick children—without spending a dime of taxpayer money. It could seize that opportunity by reauthorizing the Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV) program—which incentivizes companies to invest in lifesaving but financially risky treatments for rare pediatric diseases. Read the ...
Sally C. Pipes
March 12, 2025
Commentary
In defense of Medicaid work requirements
Republicans are considering cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state health plan that provides taxpayer-funded health coverage to 80 million adults and children. Many in the GOP would like to require able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries to work in exchange for coverage. That’s a good idea. Read the entire op-ed here.
Sally C. Pipes
March 11, 2025
Commentary
Make Telehealth Coverage a Permanent Medicare Feature
When the Trump administration loosened telemedicine restrictions for Medicare patients in March 2020, the move was seen as temporary. The COVID-19 pandemic was in its early days. Read the op-ed here:
Sally C. Pipes
March 11, 2025
Business & Economics
Fast food minimum wage’s predictable result: Fewer jobs, even higher prices to come
Wouldn’t it be nice if the government could make everyone richer simply by passing laws that increase our income? Unfortunately, our world doesn’t work that way. When government chooses winners, someone loses, and nothing illustrates this better than when lawmakers set wage floors, as they did with California’s $20 fast-food ...
Kerry Jackson
March 11, 2025
Commentary
Growing LNG Exports Demonstrate The Benefits Of Deregulation
Less than three years ago, Germany was capping energy prices and considering rationing fuel as Europe scrambled to replace cheap Russian oil and natural gas. Today the German market is well supplied and, as of March 10, 2025, no shortages are anticipated. Transformative investments in U.S. based liquefied natural gas ...
Wayne Winegarden
March 10, 2025
The Future of Healthcare Under Donald Trump
On this episode of All Things, Sally Pipes–healthcare aficionado and author of “The World’s Medicine Chest”–lays out the risks of Joe Biden’s coming drug price controls, the need to cut billions in waste and fraud from Medicaid, the fading chances for replacing ObamaCare, and the upsides and downsides of some ...
California parents must be able to choose the education that best suits their child
When public school advocates argue against giving parents and their children more educational choices, one is reminded of the Boston Tea Party, a revolt against Britain’s tea monopoly and the taxes levied as a result of it. Now, as then, Americans are not buying the pro-monopoly claims. We are demanding ...
Bernie Sanders Is Back. That’s Bad News For American Healthcare.
Is Bernie Sanders back? Earlier this month, the Associated Press proclaimed that Sanders has emerged as one of the leaders of a revived “anti-Trump resistance.” The 83-year-old senator is touring the country, “drawing huge crowds” who come to hear him talk about democracy, education, and health care. Read the op-ed ...
Trump is fighting Biden’s drug-price battle — but patients will pay the cost
The Trump administration is experiencing some cognitive dissonance: The new president’s Justice Department is going to bat for former President Joe Biden and his signature legislative accomplishment. Senior Justice officials say they’ll head to court to stick up for Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and its price controls on prescription drugs. ...
Medicare fraud should be next in line for DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency’s crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse is off to a fast start. But as an engine of government savings, DOGE still has substantial untapped potential. That’s because it hasn’t yet addressed the fraud crippling one of the federal government’s largest programs: Medicare. In fiscal year ...
Republicans’ Free Chance To Save Sick Kids
Right now, Congress has a chance to save the lives of countless sick children—without spending a dime of taxpayer money. It could seize that opportunity by reauthorizing the Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV) program—which incentivizes companies to invest in lifesaving but financially risky treatments for rare pediatric diseases. Read the ...
In defense of Medicaid work requirements
Republicans are considering cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state health plan that provides taxpayer-funded health coverage to 80 million adults and children. Many in the GOP would like to require able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries to work in exchange for coverage. That’s a good idea. Read the entire op-ed here.
Make Telehealth Coverage a Permanent Medicare Feature
When the Trump administration loosened telemedicine restrictions for Medicare patients in March 2020, the move was seen as temporary. The COVID-19 pandemic was in its early days. Read the op-ed here:
Fast food minimum wage’s predictable result: Fewer jobs, even higher prices to come
Wouldn’t it be nice if the government could make everyone richer simply by passing laws that increase our income? Unfortunately, our world doesn’t work that way. When government chooses winners, someone loses, and nothing illustrates this better than when lawmakers set wage floors, as they did with California’s $20 fast-food ...
Growing LNG Exports Demonstrate The Benefits Of Deregulation
Less than three years ago, Germany was capping energy prices and considering rationing fuel as Europe scrambled to replace cheap Russian oil and natural gas. Today the German market is well supplied and, as of March 10, 2025, no shortages are anticipated. Transformative investments in U.S. based liquefied natural gas ...