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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, ...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Terrible Ideas on Healthcare
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term veteran Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the New York’s 14th Congressional District primary, she instantly became a national celebrity, and the Democratic Party took another big step towards embracing socialized medicine. The 28-year-old Bronx native ran as an unapologetic socialist, a protege of Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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A Real Life “Up by the Bootstraps” Story Every Student Should Read
When Andy Puzder was 10, he went with his father, a Ford salesman, to deliver a new car to a wealthy customer. “Mr. Humphrey” lived in opulence on the east side of Cleveland. Puzder marveled at the treasure before him, the enormous house, the grand horse stables, the stunning view, ...
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Why Does the Left Want Universal Health Care? Britain’s Is on Its Deathbed
The U.K.’s government-run healthcare system, the National Health Service, turns 70 this month. There’s not much to celebrate. The NHS is collapsing. Patients routinely face treatment delays, overcrowded hospitals, and doctor shortages. Even its most ardent defenders admit that the NHS is in crisis. Yet American progressives want to import ...
Commentary
Choking on the Cost of ‘Medicare for All’
Last month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken socialist, beat 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley, the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, in the primary election for New York’s 14th congressional district. Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a former organizer for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign. She’s also a vocal ...
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For Californians, Rejecting Single-Payer Means Transcending Party Politics
Last month, Republican businessman John Cox comfortably coasted to a second-place finish in California’s gubernatorial primary. But his emergence as the runner-up to Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was no sure thing. California’s unique open primary rules allow the two candidates with the most votes to advance to the ...
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Even Bernie Sanders knows single-payer is painful
More than half of American adults want to transition to a single-payer healthcare system, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted earlier this year. Most of these people have no idea how challenging such a switch would be — or the trade-offs it would entail. Even the pied piper of ...
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Democrats Bet Their 2018 Hopes on Destroying Healthcare
As November’s midterm elections approach, Democrats, even the comparatively centrist members, are embracing government-run healthcare. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, for instance, has officially endorsed a public insurance option, as have other Democrats running in swing districts in Kentucky and Illinois. Meanwhile, single-payer advocates have won Democratic congressional primaries in ...
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Is Statewide Single-Payer Feasible, or Is It Just California Dreamin’?
California’s leading progressives are currently debating — amicably, for the moment — when the right time will arrive to destroy the state’s healthcare system. The frontrunner in the race for the governor’s mansion, current Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, has long championed single-payer health care. But he recently softened his support. ...
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Canadians Are One in a Million — While Waiting for Medical Treatment
Canada’s single-payer healthcare system forced over 1 million patients to wait for necessary medical treatments last year. That’s an all-time record. Those long wait times were more than just a nuisance; they cost patients $1.9 billion in lost wages, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver-based think-tank. Lengthy treatment ...
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, ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Terrible Ideas on Healthcare
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat 10-term veteran Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the New York’s 14th Congressional District primary, she instantly became a national celebrity, and the Democratic Party took another big step towards embracing socialized medicine. The 28-year-old Bronx native ran as an unapologetic socialist, a protege of Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
A Real Life “Up by the Bootstraps” Story Every Student Should Read
When Andy Puzder was 10, he went with his father, a Ford salesman, to deliver a new car to a wealthy customer. “Mr. Humphrey” lived in opulence on the east side of Cleveland. Puzder marveled at the treasure before him, the enormous house, the grand horse stables, the stunning view, ...
Why Does the Left Want Universal Health Care? Britain’s Is on Its Deathbed
The U.K.’s government-run healthcare system, the National Health Service, turns 70 this month. There’s not much to celebrate. The NHS is collapsing. Patients routinely face treatment delays, overcrowded hospitals, and doctor shortages. Even its most ardent defenders admit that the NHS is in crisis. Yet American progressives want to import ...
Choking on the Cost of ‘Medicare for All’
Last month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken socialist, beat 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley, the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, in the primary election for New York’s 14th congressional district. Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a former organizer for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign. She’s also a vocal ...
For Californians, Rejecting Single-Payer Means Transcending Party Politics
Last month, Republican businessman John Cox comfortably coasted to a second-place finish in California’s gubernatorial primary. But his emergence as the runner-up to Democratic candidate Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was no sure thing. California’s unique open primary rules allow the two candidates with the most votes to advance to the ...
Even Bernie Sanders knows single-payer is painful
More than half of American adults want to transition to a single-payer healthcare system, according to a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted earlier this year. Most of these people have no idea how challenging such a switch would be — or the trade-offs it would entail. Even the pied piper of ...
Democrats Bet Their 2018 Hopes on Destroying Healthcare
As November’s midterm elections approach, Democrats, even the comparatively centrist members, are embracing government-run healthcare. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, for instance, has officially endorsed a public insurance option, as have other Democrats running in swing districts in Kentucky and Illinois. Meanwhile, single-payer advocates have won Democratic congressional primaries in ...
Is Statewide Single-Payer Feasible, or Is It Just California Dreamin’?
California’s leading progressives are currently debating — amicably, for the moment — when the right time will arrive to destroy the state’s healthcare system. The frontrunner in the race for the governor’s mansion, current Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, has long championed single-payer health care. But he recently softened his support. ...
Canadians Are One in a Million — While Waiting for Medical Treatment
Canada’s single-payer healthcare system forced over 1 million patients to wait for necessary medical treatments last year. That’s an all-time record. Those long wait times were more than just a nuisance; they cost patients $1.9 billion in lost wages, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver-based think-tank. Lengthy treatment ...
