Public Option
Commentary
Warren’s Medicare for All isn’t affordable for anyone
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her new road map for Medicare for All. She’s proposing a series of executive actions and bills that would transition the country to a government-run health system during her first term in the White House. Sen. Warren claims her brand of Medicare for All, once fully in place, would require $20.5 ...
Commentary
Under Elizabeth Warren, there’s no choice but government-run healthcare
The top story out of this week’s Democratic presidential debate was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s accusation that Sen. Bernie Sanders called her “a liar on national TV.” Both progressive firebrands have a casual relationship with the truth, especially when it comes to their plans for healthcare. But Warren’s pitch has grown ...
Blog
Single Payer Health Care Support Stagnate in Single-Payer Poll Watch 2020 Update
Last month, Pacific Research Institute launched the “Single-Payer Poll Watch” to keep an eye on the latest public opinion around single-payer healthcare. Much like RealClearPolitics, the poll watch compiles questions from national polls on single-payer health care and calculates the average of the four most recent polls by date. In ...
Commentary
Joe Biden’s healthcare plan is malarkey
The New Hampshire primary is less than six weeks away. According to the latest polls, former Vice President Joe Biden’s pitch doesn’t appear to be resonating with Granite State voters. He hasn’t topped a poll there since early November. Biden hopes his call for a public option will help vault ...
Commentary
Democrats’ health care mistakes of 2019 – five things they keep getting wrong
Whether on the debate stage or in the halls of Congress, over the past year Democrats have misled the public on just about every major health care issue. As 2019 draws to a close, let’s look at the five biggest things Democrats got wrong on health care this year. Supporters of “Medicare-for-all” routinely ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks Future of Medicare for All on Alpha Media Palm Springs
Sally C. Pipes, Pacific Research Institute’s CEO and President, talks about the future of Medicare for All and public options headed into 2020 with Gene Nichols, host of Community Roundup, on Alpha Media Palm Springs. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sally-Pipes-_-Dec-2019-_-Community-Roundup.mp3
Blog
New PRI Single-Payer Poll Watch Tracks Growing Opposition to Medicare for All
Health care has dominated the early Democrat presidential debates, with progressive candidates battling “moderates” over the question of a public option versus a Medicare for All plan that would outlaw private insurance. As the public has focused more on what single-payer would mean for them, such as having to pay ...
Commentary
Democrats Stage A Phony Retreat On Medicare For All
Not long ago, most leading Democrats were jostling for position aboard the “Medicare for All” bandwagon. But in the last few weeks, the political winds have shifted. Senator Elizabeth Warren has responded to her decline in the polls by embracing a public option for the first few years of her time in the White ...
Commentary
Study confirms the healthcare dangers of a public option
The public option appears to have overtaken “Medicare for all” as the Democrats’ preferred approach to healthcare reform. Nearly nine in 10 Democrats support creating a government-run health plan to compete against private insurers. Fewer than eight in 10, by contrast, are on board with “Medicare for all.” Proponents of a ...
Commentary
‘Medicare-for-all’ is still Dems’ goal – don’t be fooled by candidates’ dodges
“Medicare-for-all” is growing increasingly unpopular among the American people as they learn more about this cleverly named government takeover of our health insurance system and the serious harm it would bring about, polls show. As a result, many of the Democrats competing for their party’s presidential nomination are scrambling to soften their support ...
Warren’s Medicare for All isn’t affordable for anyone
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her new road map for Medicare for All. She’s proposing a series of executive actions and bills that would transition the country to a government-run health system during her first term in the White House. Sen. Warren claims her brand of Medicare for All, once fully in place, would require $20.5 ...
Under Elizabeth Warren, there’s no choice but government-run healthcare
The top story out of this week’s Democratic presidential debate was Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s accusation that Sen. Bernie Sanders called her “a liar on national TV.” Both progressive firebrands have a casual relationship with the truth, especially when it comes to their plans for healthcare. But Warren’s pitch has grown ...
Single Payer Health Care Support Stagnate in Single-Payer Poll Watch 2020 Update
Last month, Pacific Research Institute launched the “Single-Payer Poll Watch” to keep an eye on the latest public opinion around single-payer healthcare. Much like RealClearPolitics, the poll watch compiles questions from national polls on single-payer health care and calculates the average of the four most recent polls by date. In ...
Joe Biden’s healthcare plan is malarkey
The New Hampshire primary is less than six weeks away. According to the latest polls, former Vice President Joe Biden’s pitch doesn’t appear to be resonating with Granite State voters. He hasn’t topped a poll there since early November. Biden hopes his call for a public option will help vault ...
Democrats’ health care mistakes of 2019 – five things they keep getting wrong
Whether on the debate stage or in the halls of Congress, over the past year Democrats have misled the public on just about every major health care issue. As 2019 draws to a close, let’s look at the five biggest things Democrats got wrong on health care this year. Supporters of “Medicare-for-all” routinely ...
Sally Pipes Talks Future of Medicare for All on Alpha Media Palm Springs
Sally C. Pipes, Pacific Research Institute’s CEO and President, talks about the future of Medicare for All and public options headed into 2020 with Gene Nichols, host of Community Roundup, on Alpha Media Palm Springs. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Sally-Pipes-_-Dec-2019-_-Community-Roundup.mp3
New PRI Single-Payer Poll Watch Tracks Growing Opposition to Medicare for All
Health care has dominated the early Democrat presidential debates, with progressive candidates battling “moderates” over the question of a public option versus a Medicare for All plan that would outlaw private insurance. As the public has focused more on what single-payer would mean for them, such as having to pay ...
Democrats Stage A Phony Retreat On Medicare For All
Not long ago, most leading Democrats were jostling for position aboard the “Medicare for All” bandwagon. But in the last few weeks, the political winds have shifted. Senator Elizabeth Warren has responded to her decline in the polls by embracing a public option for the first few years of her time in the White ...
Study confirms the healthcare dangers of a public option
The public option appears to have overtaken “Medicare for all” as the Democrats’ preferred approach to healthcare reform. Nearly nine in 10 Democrats support creating a government-run health plan to compete against private insurers. Fewer than eight in 10, by contrast, are on board with “Medicare for all.” Proponents of a ...
‘Medicare-for-all’ is still Dems’ goal – don’t be fooled by candidates’ dodges
“Medicare-for-all” is growing increasingly unpopular among the American people as they learn more about this cleverly named government takeover of our health insurance system and the serious harm it would bring about, polls show. As a result, many of the Democrats competing for their party’s presidential nomination are scrambling to soften their support ...
