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Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks Single Payer on Wilkow Majority
Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Sally C. Pipes discuss the Democrats’ push for single-payer health care and her new book, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care on “The Wilkow Majority” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the ...
Health Care
Expert says ‘Medicare for All’ plan would cost trillions, result in waiting lists and rationing
By Karen Kidd While some pundits predict early wins by progressive candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York might be translating into a progressive stream into office this November, their advocacy of single-payer health care won’t fly, a West Coast free market advocate said during a recent interview. “Medicare ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Featured in National Circa Story on Democrats Pushing Single-Payer
Democrats turn to a socialist economic agenda ahead of midterms By Leandra Bernstein Self-declared socialists are fueling the energy of the Democratic Party, marked by the rise of figures like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the mainstream of the party is embracing their ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Association Health Plans
Six Things Health Execs Should Know about Association Health Plans Association Health Plans (AHPs) permit small businesses to band together and buy health insurance. “By allowing them to join together in associations, small companies can have the same buying power as a large employer,” says Diane Wolfenden, director, Sales and ...
Climate Change
Wayne Winegarden Electric Car Subsidy Study Featured in Daily Signal Op-Ed
How ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies Transfer Wealth to the Rich By Nick Loris and Bryan Cosby When the Golden State Warriors, who won three of the last four NBA championships, signed All-Star Demarcus Cousins, sports pundits across the country offered the same opinion: The rich just got richer. In many ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes in Health Leaders Media Article on Single-Payer in the States
Single Payer Getting More Attention at State Level, Not Going Away By Gregory A. Freeman States are testing the waters with Medicare-for-all type plans while waiting for federal solutions. The cost of single-payer plans could be the biggest hurdle. “Medicare for all” is becoming a rallying cry in state elections, ...
Education
Here’s Why Colleges Are Quickly Dropping SAT and ACT Essay Requirements
Colleges are quickly dropping their SAT and ACT essay requirements for applicants, with education experts saying the compositions “have never been of much use” and the institutions suggesting that their additional cost prevented poorer students from applying. Brown University ditched the requirement on Wednesday, making it the last Ivy League ...
Blog
Pacific Research Institute Responds to Janus Ruling
Scholars at the Pacific Research Institute, the California-based, free-market think-tank, responded to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case on worker freedom. Kerry Jackson, Fellow with PRI’s Center for California Reform “Today’s landmark ruling restores a freedom that should have never been allowed to be ...
Commentary
Remembering Dr. Charles Krauthammer
The Pacific Research Institute remembers the life and legacy of Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who passed away on Thursday, June 21. Dr. Krauthammer was a great friend to all of us at PRI, speaking at our annual galas in San Francisco in 2013 and 2016. He said that, “PRI has led the ...
California
California May Mandate Solar Panels on All New Homes
California may soon become the first state to mandate solar panels be installed on all new homes, apartments, and condominiums. The California Energy Commission passed a building code regulation requiring all homes constructed in 2020 or later to have solar panels on their roofs, by a unanimous vote on May ...
Sally Pipes Talks Single Payer on Wilkow Majority
Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Sally C. Pipes discuss the Democrats’ push for single-payer health care and her new book, The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care on “The Wilkow Majority” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the ...
Expert says ‘Medicare for All’ plan would cost trillions, result in waiting lists and rationing
By Karen Kidd While some pundits predict early wins by progressive candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York might be translating into a progressive stream into office this November, their advocacy of single-payer health care won’t fly, a West Coast free market advocate said during a recent interview. “Medicare ...
Sally Pipes Featured in National Circa Story on Democrats Pushing Single-Payer
Democrats turn to a socialist economic agenda ahead of midterms By Leandra Bernstein Self-declared socialists are fueling the energy of the Democratic Party, marked by the rise of figures like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the mainstream of the party is embracing their ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Association Health Plans
Six Things Health Execs Should Know about Association Health Plans Association Health Plans (AHPs) permit small businesses to band together and buy health insurance. “By allowing them to join together in associations, small companies can have the same buying power as a large employer,” says Diane Wolfenden, director, Sales and ...
Wayne Winegarden Electric Car Subsidy Study Featured in Daily Signal Op-Ed
How ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies Transfer Wealth to the Rich By Nick Loris and Bryan Cosby When the Golden State Warriors, who won three of the last four NBA championships, signed All-Star Demarcus Cousins, sports pundits across the country offered the same opinion: The rich just got richer. In many ...
Sally Pipes in Health Leaders Media Article on Single-Payer in the States
Single Payer Getting More Attention at State Level, Not Going Away By Gregory A. Freeman States are testing the waters with Medicare-for-all type plans while waiting for federal solutions. The cost of single-payer plans could be the biggest hurdle. “Medicare for all” is becoming a rallying cry in state elections, ...
Here’s Why Colleges Are Quickly Dropping SAT and ACT Essay Requirements
Colleges are quickly dropping their SAT and ACT essay requirements for applicants, with education experts saying the compositions “have never been of much use” and the institutions suggesting that their additional cost prevented poorer students from applying. Brown University ditched the requirement on Wednesday, making it the last Ivy League ...
Pacific Research Institute Responds to Janus Ruling
Scholars at the Pacific Research Institute, the California-based, free-market think-tank, responded to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Janus v. AFSCME case on worker freedom. Kerry Jackson, Fellow with PRI’s Center for California Reform “Today’s landmark ruling restores a freedom that should have never been allowed to be ...
Remembering Dr. Charles Krauthammer
The Pacific Research Institute remembers the life and legacy of Dr. Charles Krauthammer, who passed away on Thursday, June 21. Dr. Krauthammer was a great friend to all of us at PRI, speaking at our annual galas in San Francisco in 2013 and 2016. He said that, “PRI has led the ...
California May Mandate Solar Panels on All New Homes
California may soon become the first state to mandate solar panels be installed on all new homes, apartments, and condominiums. The California Energy Commission passed a building code regulation requiring all homes constructed in 2020 or later to have solar panels on their roofs, by a unanimous vote on May ...
