Sally C. Pipes
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Lawmakers Divided on Affordable Healthcare, Patients Aren’t
Rising healthcare costs continue to squeeze household finances. Washington is divided over how to respond. But new public opinion data suggest that patients agree on an answer. More than eight in 10 voters say they would react positively to an elected official who believed that “[t]o improve health care, we ...
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New Yorkers can’t afford Albany’s single-payer fantasy
With health insurance premiums climbing across New York, some lawmakers are once again pitching a familiar “solution” — scrap private coverage and put the state in charge of everyone’s health care. More than 30 members of the state Senate are beating the drum for the New York Health Act, which ...
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The Real Profiteers in Healthcare Aren’t Drugmakers
Pressure is building on Capitol Hill for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug-pricing initiative into law. The administration has already struck deals with more than a dozen drugmakers to sell medicines to Medicaid, the federal-state health plan for low-income individuals and the disabled, at the lowest prices ...
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Insurance red tape is delaying care for millions of Americans
Few things frustrate patients more than the insurance paperwork that stands between them and the care they need. A new poll from KFF shows just how serious the problem has become. Nearly seven in ten Americans say insurer prior authorization requirements are a “burden.” Beyond costs, more than one-third call ...
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America doesn’t need more medical students. It needs more residents
Earlier this month, fourth-year medical students around the country learned news that will shape the rest of their careers. Match Day, as it’s known, is when aspiring physicians learn where they will complete their training in residency. For too many, the answer is nowhere. Read the op-ed here.
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Republicans did not cut Medicaid. They slowed its growth
Democrats have made a striking claim central to their midterm message: that Republicans have “cut” Medicaid by as much as $1 trillion. It’s a powerful line. It’s also misleading. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid spending is projected to rise every year for the foreseeable future, totaling more ...
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Congressional Affordability Fix Must Hold Hospitals Accountable
The nation’s top hospital lobbyist testified before the House last week for the third in a series of hearings on healthcare affordability. According to a recent poll from KFF (f/k/a Kaiser Family Foundation), a little less than half of Americans say they have trouble affording healthcare. Over one-third have skipped ...
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Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Culprit on Drug Prices
A new report from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. claims that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline built a “patent wall” around its Flovent inhaler to block low-cost generics from entering the market. The allegation is deeply misleading. Claims that drugmakers “game” the patent system to extend monopolies and keep prices high ignore how ...
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America’s Healthcare System Has Never Been Better At Keeping Patients Alive
American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 79 years. Americans are living longer thanks to significant declines in death from things like cancer, heart disease and stroke. This progress is ...
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States are pushing Medicaid beyond its intended limits
Democrats have not given up their push to expand publicly funded health coverage to illegal immigrants in this country. In California, the state Senate is considering legislation that would allow all undocumented residents ages 19 and older to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. This year, California froze new ...
Lawmakers Divided on Affordable Healthcare, Patients Aren’t
Rising healthcare costs continue to squeeze household finances. Washington is divided over how to respond. But new public opinion data suggest that patients agree on an answer. More than eight in 10 voters say they would react positively to an elected official who believed that “[t]o improve health care, we ...
New Yorkers can’t afford Albany’s single-payer fantasy
With health insurance premiums climbing across New York, some lawmakers are once again pitching a familiar “solution” — scrap private coverage and put the state in charge of everyone’s health care. More than 30 members of the state Senate are beating the drum for the New York Health Act, which ...
The Real Profiteers in Healthcare Aren’t Drugmakers
Pressure is building on Capitol Hill for Congress to codify President Trump’s “most favored nation” drug-pricing initiative into law. The administration has already struck deals with more than a dozen drugmakers to sell medicines to Medicaid, the federal-state health plan for low-income individuals and the disabled, at the lowest prices ...
Insurance red tape is delaying care for millions of Americans
Few things frustrate patients more than the insurance paperwork that stands between them and the care they need. A new poll from KFF shows just how serious the problem has become. Nearly seven in ten Americans say insurer prior authorization requirements are a “burden.” Beyond costs, more than one-third call ...
America doesn’t need more medical students. It needs more residents
Earlier this month, fourth-year medical students around the country learned news that will shape the rest of their careers. Match Day, as it’s known, is when aspiring physicians learn where they will complete their training in residency. For too many, the answer is nowhere. Read the op-ed here.
Republicans did not cut Medicaid. They slowed its growth
Democrats have made a striking claim central to their midterm message: that Republicans have “cut” Medicaid by as much as $1 trillion. It’s a powerful line. It’s also misleading. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid spending is projected to rise every year for the foreseeable future, totaling more ...
Congressional Affordability Fix Must Hold Hospitals Accountable
The nation’s top hospital lobbyist testified before the House last week for the third in a series of hearings on healthcare affordability. According to a recent poll from KFF (f/k/a Kaiser Family Foundation), a little less than half of Americans say they have trouble affording healthcare. Over one-third have skipped ...
Washington Is Targeting the Wrong Culprit on Drug Prices
A new report from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. claims that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline built a “patent wall” around its Flovent inhaler to block low-cost generics from entering the market. The allegation is deeply misleading. Claims that drugmakers “game” the patent system to extend monopolies and keep prices high ignore how ...
America’s Healthcare System Has Never Been Better At Keeping Patients Alive
American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 79 years. Americans are living longer thanks to significant declines in death from things like cancer, heart disease and stroke. This progress is ...
States are pushing Medicaid beyond its intended limits
Democrats have not given up their push to expand publicly funded health coverage to illegal immigrants in this country. In California, the state Senate is considering legislation that would allow all undocumented residents ages 19 and older to enroll in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program. This year, California froze new ...