Medicare
Commentary
COVID-19 Reveals The Power Of Deregulation
One of the most effective policy responses to COVID-19 thus far has not been a new government program or infusion of federal funding. Rather, it’s been the deliberate effort by the Trump administration to pare back regulations impeding access to health care. That work must continue after the pandemic passes. ...
Commentary
Governor Newsom’s Medi-Cal Proposal Betrays California’s Poor
Governor Gavin Newsom just unveiled a new budget proposal aimed at digging California out of a $54 billion deficit brought on by the pandemic. He hopes to slash Medi-Cal payments to healthcare providers and use the money to enroll more people in the program. This week, the Democrat-led state legislature rejected those ...
Commentary
Coronavirus lockdown — How many harmed by disruption to routine medical care?
With states in the initial stages of reopening their economies, early research seems to indicate that the stay-at-home orders may not have had as much impact on the spread of COVID-19 as the conventional wisdom held. We may be on the cusp of a different “mass casualty incident,” a group of over 600 doctors ...
Blog
June Single Payer Poll Watch: Support Continues to Tick Upward
Support for Medicare for All continues to rise in PRI’s Single-Payer Poll Watch. The June update shows the overall average support at 57 percent, while opposition slightly dropped to 34 percent. Last month’s update showed a ten-point jump in support during the height of shelter-in-place orders and lockdowns because of ...
Commentary
The coronavirus recession is no excuse for Medicaid expansion
House Democrats are looking to funnel billions of dollars into state Medicaid programs through the HEROES Act, which narrowly passed the lower chamber in mid-May. The $45 billion they’re promising may sound like a godsend to states staring at huge budget deficits in the wake of the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But Medicaid ...
Blog
Assembly’s Festivus-Style ‘Airing of Grievances’ Does Not Disappoint
In my last blog post, I previewed the Assembly’s unusual “Committee of the Whole” hearing on the state budget, comparing it to Seinfeld’s Festivus “Airing of Grievances.” Little did I know how clairvoyant I really was. Last Tuesday’s five hour session could charitably be called a “gripe fest” as lawmakers ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer Push with Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy discuss the push for single-payer during the COVID-19 crisis and her new book (False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All) on a virtual webinar with the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.
Commentary
Colorado Gets A Reprieve From The Public Option. All Americans Should Be So Lucky.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Colorado lawmakers have shelved their plan to overhaul the state’s healthcare system and implement a public health insurance option. Coloradans should count their blessings—for now, at least. The proposed “Colorado Option” would have curtailed access to quality care, particularly in rural areas. Even as Colorado’s leaders are backing ...
Commentary
COVID-19 Makes Employer-Based Coverage Indefensible
Americans rendered jobless by COVID-19 have lost more than just their incomes. An estimated 12.7 million people have also lost their employer-provided health coverage since the beginning of the pandemic. The crisis has driven home the imprudence of tying health insurance to employment. Our system not only makes coverage precarious but also ...
Coronavirus
Watch: Sally Pipes Discusses Push for Medicare for All During COVID-19 Crisis
Single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government. Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health ...
COVID-19 Reveals The Power Of Deregulation
One of the most effective policy responses to COVID-19 thus far has not been a new government program or infusion of federal funding. Rather, it’s been the deliberate effort by the Trump administration to pare back regulations impeding access to health care. That work must continue after the pandemic passes. ...
Governor Newsom’s Medi-Cal Proposal Betrays California’s Poor
Governor Gavin Newsom just unveiled a new budget proposal aimed at digging California out of a $54 billion deficit brought on by the pandemic. He hopes to slash Medi-Cal payments to healthcare providers and use the money to enroll more people in the program. This week, the Democrat-led state legislature rejected those ...
Coronavirus lockdown — How many harmed by disruption to routine medical care?
With states in the initial stages of reopening their economies, early research seems to indicate that the stay-at-home orders may not have had as much impact on the spread of COVID-19 as the conventional wisdom held. We may be on the cusp of a different “mass casualty incident,” a group of over 600 doctors ...
June Single Payer Poll Watch: Support Continues to Tick Upward
Support for Medicare for All continues to rise in PRI’s Single-Payer Poll Watch. The June update shows the overall average support at 57 percent, while opposition slightly dropped to 34 percent. Last month’s update showed a ten-point jump in support during the height of shelter-in-place orders and lockdowns because of ...
The coronavirus recession is no excuse for Medicaid expansion
House Democrats are looking to funnel billions of dollars into state Medicaid programs through the HEROES Act, which narrowly passed the lower chamber in mid-May. The $45 billion they’re promising may sound like a godsend to states staring at huge budget deficits in the wake of the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But Medicaid ...
Assembly’s Festivus-Style ‘Airing of Grievances’ Does Not Disappoint
In my last blog post, I previewed the Assembly’s unusual “Committee of the Whole” hearing on the state budget, comparing it to Seinfeld’s Festivus “Airing of Grievances.” Little did I know how clairvoyant I really was. Last Tuesday’s five hour session could charitably be called a “gripe fest” as lawmakers ...
Sally Pipes Discusses Single-Payer Push with Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy discuss the push for single-payer during the COVID-19 crisis and her new book (False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All) on a virtual webinar with the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.
Colorado Gets A Reprieve From The Public Option. All Americans Should Be So Lucky.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Colorado lawmakers have shelved their plan to overhaul the state’s healthcare system and implement a public health insurance option. Coloradans should count their blessings—for now, at least. The proposed “Colorado Option” would have curtailed access to quality care, particularly in rural areas. Even as Colorado’s leaders are backing ...
COVID-19 Makes Employer-Based Coverage Indefensible
Americans rendered jobless by COVID-19 have lost more than just their incomes. An estimated 12.7 million people have also lost their employer-provided health coverage since the beginning of the pandemic. The crisis has driven home the imprudence of tying health insurance to employment. Our system not only makes coverage precarious but also ...
Watch: Sally Pipes Discusses Push for Medicare for All During COVID-19 Crisis
Single-payer advocates such as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) are seizing on the COVID-19 pandemic to push even more aggressively for a complete takeover of our health care system by the federal government. Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health ...
