Press Release
Health Care
Conservatives put Gottlieb, Jindal at top of list to head HHS
Exactly how long Dr. Don Wright occupies the top spot at HHS is anyone’s guess, but conservative policy insiders have wasted little time in compiling a wish list of candidates to become the department’s next permanent secretary. Wright was temporarily anointed to the post when Dr. Tom Price abruptly resigned late last ...
Virgil Dickson
October 2, 2017
California
Talk of a Ban on Non-Electric Cars
What if California did away altogether with cars powered by fossil fuels? Gov. Jerry Brown is said to have considered the question. According to a report in Bloomberg, he asked a state regulator about a plan by China to phase out sales of fossil-fuel vehicles. “I’ve gotten messages from the ...
Mike McPhate
September 28, 2017
Health Care
CBO: Graham-Cassidy Bill Would Reduce Deficit by $133 Billion
The Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP’s current replacement to the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to reduce the deficit by $133 billion from 2017 to 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the legislation. The legislation’s projected savings are a result of a reduction in Medicaid spending, the elimination ...
Ali Meyer
September 26, 2017
Featured
Sally Pipes Discusses Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Plan on NBC Bay Area
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes responds to Bernie Sanders’ appearance at a San Francisco rally promoting single-payer health care legislation on NBC Bay Area. “ Click here to read the whole story.
Pacific Research Institute
September 23, 2017
California
Republicans Are Attempting To Repeal Obamacare Again
There’s a new Affordable Care Act repeal effort on the table, and pro-Obamacare Californians are ready to fight. The Graham-Cassidy bill, proposed last week by Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, goes to vote next Wednesday as part of the federal budget reconciliation process. It needs 50 votes to ...
Sammy Caiola
September 22, 2017
Health Care
Debating The Economics of Graham-Cassidy, GOP’s (Supposed) Last-gasp Push to Repeal the ACA
Senate Republicans have just nine days left to try to pass a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham teamed up for the bill now being considered. It would give the states block grants equal to the current federal funding ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 21, 2017
Health Care
Sally Pipes on The Larry Elder Show
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes recently was a guest on the nationally-syndicated “Larry Elder Show.” They discussed the latest news about the GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and talked about how the Canadian health care system compares with ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 21, 2017
Commentary
Lance Izumi on The Lars Larson Show
Listen to Lance Izumi’s recent interview on the national radio show, “The Lars Larson Show” on his book The Corrupt Classroom. Lance’s interview beings at the 56:00 mark. Click here to learn more or buy a copy of The Corrupt Classroom.
Lance Izumi
September 15, 2017
Health Care
Statement from Sally C. Pipes on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s New “Medicare-for-All” Bill
Pacific Research Institute President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes today issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement of his new “Medicare-for-All” bill: “Sen. Bernie Sanders’s new ‘Medicare-for-All 2017 Act’ released today would be disastrous for taxpayers, doctors, and ...
Pacific Research Institute
September 13, 2017
California
Critics Say Republican Budget Threatens Californians’ Health
As Congress works to pass a budget by the end of the month, advocates for the poor warn Republicans’ proposed cuts to safety-net programs could hurt Californians’ health. The California Budget and Policy Center has crunched the numbers in the House Budget Committee’s proposed budget. The Center says it would ...
Michelle Faust
September 5, 2017
Conservatives put Gottlieb, Jindal at top of list to head HHS
Exactly how long Dr. Don Wright occupies the top spot at HHS is anyone’s guess, but conservative policy insiders have wasted little time in compiling a wish list of candidates to become the department’s next permanent secretary. Wright was temporarily anointed to the post when Dr. Tom Price abruptly resigned late last ...
Talk of a Ban on Non-Electric Cars
What if California did away altogether with cars powered by fossil fuels? Gov. Jerry Brown is said to have considered the question. According to a report in Bloomberg, he asked a state regulator about a plan by China to phase out sales of fossil-fuel vehicles. “I’ve gotten messages from the ...
CBO: Graham-Cassidy Bill Would Reduce Deficit by $133 Billion
The Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP’s current replacement to the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to reduce the deficit by $133 billion from 2017 to 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the legislation. The legislation’s projected savings are a result of a reduction in Medicaid spending, the elimination ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Bernie Sanders Single-Payer Plan on NBC Bay Area
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes responds to Bernie Sanders’ appearance at a San Francisco rally promoting single-payer health care legislation on NBC Bay Area. “ Click here to read the whole story.
Republicans Are Attempting To Repeal Obamacare Again
There’s a new Affordable Care Act repeal effort on the table, and pro-Obamacare Californians are ready to fight. The Graham-Cassidy bill, proposed last week by Republican senators Lindsey Graham and Bill Cassidy, goes to vote next Wednesday as part of the federal budget reconciliation process. It needs 50 votes to ...
Debating The Economics of Graham-Cassidy, GOP’s (Supposed) Last-gasp Push to Repeal the ACA
Senate Republicans have just nine days left to try to pass a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham teamed up for the bill now being considered. It would give the states block grants equal to the current federal funding ...
Sally Pipes on The Larry Elder Show
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes recently was a guest on the nationally-syndicated “Larry Elder Show.” They discussed the latest news about the GOP efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, and talked about how the Canadian health care system compares with ...
Lance Izumi on The Lars Larson Show
Listen to Lance Izumi’s recent interview on the national radio show, “The Lars Larson Show” on his book The Corrupt Classroom. Lance’s interview beings at the 56:00 mark. Click here to learn more or buy a copy of The Corrupt Classroom.
Statement from Sally C. Pipes on Sen. Bernie Sanders’s New “Medicare-for-All” Bill
Pacific Research Institute President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes today issued the following statement in response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement of his new “Medicare-for-All” bill: “Sen. Bernie Sanders’s new ‘Medicare-for-All 2017 Act’ released today would be disastrous for taxpayers, doctors, and ...
Critics Say Republican Budget Threatens Californians’ Health
As Congress works to pass a budget by the end of the month, advocates for the poor warn Republicans’ proposed cuts to safety-net programs could hurt Californians’ health. The California Budget and Policy Center has crunched the numbers in the House Budget Committee’s proposed budget. The Center says it would ...