Public Option
Commentary
Colorado’s public option is bad news
Colorado officials just released their plan to overhaul the state’s health care system. The proposal would make a state-sponsored insurance plan available to Colorado residents shopping for health insurance, starting in January 2022. Proponents of this “state option” claim it will expand access to affordable coverage and encourage competition in ...
Sally C. Pipes
November 21, 2019
Commentary
Understanding ‘Medicare for All’ Could Make Seniors Vote Red
Politicians can be amazingly adept at blowing smoke, especially while electioneering. With the 2020 presidential race unfolding, there is no better example of the phenomenon than the Democrats’ mantra of “Medicare for All.” Healthcare is certainly top-of-mind for many seniors, who are projected to make up nearly a quarter of the ...
Pacific Research Institute
November 19, 2019
Commentary
Don’t be fooled by public option for health care
In recent months, support for the government takeover of health insurance championed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren has dropped, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Voters are now split nearly down the middle. Meanwhile, another form of government-run health care is gaining ground. Nearly three-quarters of Americans now ...
Sally C. Pipes
November 18, 2019
Commentary
Mayor Pete’s Medicare for All Who Want It plan as flawed as Medicare for All
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is in hot water with progressives. At last week’s Democratic presidential debate in Ohio, he attacked Senator Elizabeth Warren for refusing to say whether her preferred brand of health reform, Medicare for All, would require middle-class tax hikes. Soon after, a year-old tweet from the South Bend, ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 22, 2019
Health Care
Bidencare Is Bad News
As his chief competitors for the Democratic nomination for president rush to embrace Medicare for All, Joe Biden is running in the other direction. The former vice president has proposed building on Obamacare with a “public option,” which would let individuals purchase coverage from a new, government-run insurance plan. Biden ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 3, 2019
Commentary
Bidencare is bad news
As his chief competitors for the Democratic nomination for president rush to embrace Medicare for All, Joe Biden is running in the other direction. The former vice president has proposed building on Obamacare with a “public option,” which would let individuals purchase coverage from a new, government-run insurance plan. Biden ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 3, 2019
Commentary
Sally Pipes Fox News Op-Ed: Socialized medicine for all is favored by Dem presidential hopefuls – Despite their denials
Health care took center stage when 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls debated in Detroit this week. Only a few candidates pledged to implement “Medicare-for-all.” The rest proposed a variety of plans aimed at achieving universal coverage, which they claimed are more “moderate” alternatives. Don’t believe it. Every Democratic candidate’s plan will ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 5, 2019
Health Care
Hear Sally C. Pipes on the Wilkow Majority SiriusXM
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, explains that Joe Biden’s public option in his healthcare plan won’t let you keep your insurance on the Wilkow Majority, SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wilkow-Majority-Sally-Pipes-7-24-19.mp3
Sally C. Pipes
July 24, 2019
Commentary
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 ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 19, 2019
Commentary
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 ...
Sally C. Pipes
July 15, 2019
Colorado’s public option is bad news
Colorado officials just released their plan to overhaul the state’s health care system. The proposal would make a state-sponsored insurance plan available to Colorado residents shopping for health insurance, starting in January 2022. Proponents of this “state option” claim it will expand access to affordable coverage and encourage competition in ...
Understanding ‘Medicare for All’ Could Make Seniors Vote Red
Politicians can be amazingly adept at blowing smoke, especially while electioneering. With the 2020 presidential race unfolding, there is no better example of the phenomenon than the Democrats’ mantra of “Medicare for All.” Healthcare is certainly top-of-mind for many seniors, who are projected to make up nearly a quarter of the ...
Don’t be fooled by public option for health care
In recent months, support for the government takeover of health insurance championed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren has dropped, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Voters are now split nearly down the middle. Meanwhile, another form of government-run health care is gaining ground. Nearly three-quarters of Americans now ...
Mayor Pete’s Medicare for All Who Want It plan as flawed as Medicare for All
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is in hot water with progressives. At last week’s Democratic presidential debate in Ohio, he attacked Senator Elizabeth Warren for refusing to say whether her preferred brand of health reform, Medicare for All, would require middle-class tax hikes. Soon after, a year-old tweet from the South Bend, ...
Bidencare Is Bad News
As his chief competitors for the Democratic nomination for president rush to embrace Medicare for All, Joe Biden is running in the other direction. The former vice president has proposed building on Obamacare with a “public option,” which would let individuals purchase coverage from a new, government-run insurance plan. Biden ...
Bidencare is bad news
As his chief competitors for the Democratic nomination for president rush to embrace Medicare for All, Joe Biden is running in the other direction. The former vice president has proposed building on Obamacare with a “public option,” which would let individuals purchase coverage from a new, government-run insurance plan. Biden ...
Sally Pipes Fox News Op-Ed: Socialized medicine for all is favored by Dem presidential hopefuls – Despite their denials
Health care took center stage when 20 Democratic presidential hopefuls debated in Detroit this week. Only a few candidates pledged to implement “Medicare-for-all.” The rest proposed a variety of plans aimed at achieving universal coverage, which they claimed are more “moderate” alternatives. Don’t believe it. Every Democratic candidate’s plan will ...
Hear Sally C. Pipes on the Wilkow Majority SiriusXM
Sally C. Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, explains that Joe Biden’s public option in his healthcare plan won’t let you keep your insurance on the Wilkow Majority, SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wilkow-Majority-Sally-Pipes-7-24-19.mp3
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 ...
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 ...