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Sally Pipes: Bernie Sanders offers wrong solution to cut drug prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., again defended his “Medicare-for all” plan Sunday, as he headed from Detroit to the nearby Canadian city of Windsor with a group of diabetics to dramatize the lower cost of insulin in Canada. Sanders is bound to mention his Canadian trip when he debates nine other presidential contenders ...
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Democrats wrong to call for more government meddling in healthcare
At the recent Democratic presidential primary debate, all 20 candidates agreed on something surprising — that Obamacare was a massive failure. They didn’t admit that outright. But all of them proposed big changes to our nation’s healthcare system. A handful called for abolishing private health insurance. Others advocated letting people buy into ...
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Don’t Slash Medicare In Last – Minute Budget Agreement
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up in Washington. White House officials are feverishly negotiating with congressional leaders to raise the debt ceiling and reach a two-year budget deal that averts more than $126 billion in automatic spending cuts. Democrats want the deal to dramatically raise domestic spending levels. Republicans ...
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People Don’t Know What ‘Medicare For All’ Means. Democrats Want It That Way.
Next week, Democrats will convene their second round of presidential debates. As during last month’s debate, health care is sure to be a focus. The candidates have sharpened their differences on the issue in recent days. Frontrunner Joe Biden released his vision for health reform—a sort of Obamacare on steroids—last ...
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No, Joe Biden’s healthcare plan won’t let you keep your private insurance
This week, Joe Biden released his healthcare plan. The proposal aims to “protect and build on Obamacare,” most notably by creating a public option, which would allow anyone to buy into a government-sponsored plan. While explaining his plan to a crowd in Iowa, Biden echoed President Barack Obama. “If, in ...
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Hear Sally C. Pipes discuss Medicare For All on KOA News Radio
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discusses Medicare for all on KOA News Radio in Colorado. Listen to “7-17 Sally Pipes CMN” on Spreaker.
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Joe Biden’s ‘no’ on ‘Medicare-for-all’ is a ruse
Former Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his opposition to any health reform plan that would scrap ObamaCare, including “Medicare-for-all.” According to the former vice president, “starting over” on health care would be “a sin.” Instead, Biden proposed expanding ObamaCare to include a “public option,” wherein individuals could buy a ...
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Trump Scraps A Reform That Would Have Saved Patients Billions
This week, the Trump administration axed a proposal that would have saved American patients billions of dollars by shedding light on the complex drug supply chain. If enacted, the rule would have required insurers to share discounts they negotiate with drug companies directly with patients. The proposed rule would have changed the ...
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Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals
Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
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Rebate Rule Will Save Patients Billions
President Trump promised to reduce Americans’ pharmacy bills — and he’s delivering. His administration will soon finalize a rule that restructures the drug supply chain and ensure that tens of billions of dollars of hidden rebates and discounts flow to patients. The rule affects Medicare Part D, the federal prescription ...
Sally Pipes: Bernie Sanders offers wrong solution to cut drug prices
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., again defended his “Medicare-for all” plan Sunday, as he headed from Detroit to the nearby Canadian city of Windsor with a group of diabetics to dramatize the lower cost of insulin in Canada. Sanders is bound to mention his Canadian trip when he debates nine other presidential contenders ...
Democrats wrong to call for more government meddling in healthcare
At the recent Democratic presidential primary debate, all 20 candidates agreed on something surprising — that Obamacare was a massive failure. They didn’t admit that outright. But all of them proposed big changes to our nation’s healthcare system. A handful called for abolishing private health insurance. Others advocated letting people buy into ...
Don’t Slash Medicare In Last – Minute Budget Agreement
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up in Washington. White House officials are feverishly negotiating with congressional leaders to raise the debt ceiling and reach a two-year budget deal that averts more than $126 billion in automatic spending cuts. Democrats want the deal to dramatically raise domestic spending levels. Republicans ...
People Don’t Know What ‘Medicare For All’ Means. Democrats Want It That Way.
Next week, Democrats will convene their second round of presidential debates. As during last month’s debate, health care is sure to be a focus. The candidates have sharpened their differences on the issue in recent days. Frontrunner Joe Biden released his vision for health reform—a sort of Obamacare on steroids—last ...
No, Joe Biden’s healthcare plan won’t let you keep your private insurance
This week, Joe Biden released his healthcare plan. The proposal aims to “protect and build on Obamacare,” most notably by creating a public option, which would allow anyone to buy into a government-sponsored plan. While explaining his plan to a crowd in Iowa, Biden echoed President Barack Obama. “If, in ...
Hear Sally C. Pipes discuss Medicare For All on KOA News Radio
Sally C. Pipes, PRI’s President and CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discusses Medicare for all on KOA News Radio in Colorado. Listen to “7-17 Sally Pipes CMN” on Spreaker.
Joe Biden’s ‘no’ on ‘Medicare-for-all’ is a ruse
Former Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his opposition to any health reform plan that would scrap ObamaCare, including “Medicare-for-all.” According to the former vice president, “starting over” on health care would be “a sin.” Instead, Biden proposed expanding ObamaCare to include a “public option,” wherein individuals could buy a ...
Trump Scraps A Reform That Would Have Saved Patients Billions
This week, the Trump administration axed a proposal that would have saved American patients billions of dollars by shedding light on the complex drug supply chain. If enacted, the rule would have required insurers to share discounts they negotiate with drug companies directly with patients. The proposed rule would have changed the ...
Medicare for all will cripple doctors, hospitals
Americans have health care on their minds. Nearly four in 10 voters think health care is the most important policy issue our country faces. Some lawmakers , including several Democratic presidential candidates, think a government takeover of the nation’s health insurance system is the answer. But “Medicare for All” isn’t ...
Rebate Rule Will Save Patients Billions
President Trump promised to reduce Americans’ pharmacy bills — and he’s delivering. His administration will soon finalize a rule that restructures the drug supply chain and ensure that tens of billions of dollars of hidden rebates and discounts flow to patients. The rule affects Medicare Part D, the federal prescription ...
