Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
President Biden, It’s Time To Admit Obamacare’s Flaws
Starting today, uninsured Americans will be able to sign up for health plans through the federal HealthCare.gov exchange during a new special enrollment period through May 15. Created by one of President Biden’s first executive orders, it’s intended to help “restore and strengthen Americans’ access to quality, affordable health care.” ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 15, 2021
Commentary
The surprising group skeptical of coronavirus vaccines
This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released alarming data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake among some healthcare workers. Fewer than 40% of staffers across 11,400 skilled nursing facilities chose to get the vaccine in December and January. That’s a big problem. Front-line workers are among those at highest risk of contracting ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 5, 2021
Health Care
The Seth Leibsohn Show Talks to Sally Pipes About Biden Health Care Plans
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, and author of the book “False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All”, joins the Seth Leibsohn Show to discuss her recent op-ed about the Biden health care plan.
Sally C. Pipes
February 2, 2021
Health Care
Sally Pipes in HealthCare Dive, “How might Xavier Becerra operate as HHS Secretary?”
The nominee has made headlines since leaving the House, in part by leading blue state efforts to defend the ACA, now under threat in a case before the Supreme Court. California consumer rights groups have high hopes for Xavier Becerra, President Joseph Biden’s nominee to lead HHS, while some lawyers ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 1, 2021
Commentary
Undoing Short-Term Health Plans Is Bad Policy
Last week, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders that aim to kick-start his administration’s approach to health reform. He’s re-opening the exchanges in the three dozen states that use HealthCare.gov for three months, from February 15 through May 15. And he’s directing federal agencies to re-examine several rules promulgated by the Trump administration, ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 1, 2021
Commentary
Biden’s health care plans – this is what Americans can expect from Democrats
Last week, President Joe Biden signed executive orders that will re-open ObamaCare’s insurance exchanges from Feb. 15 through May 15 and direct federal agencies to re-examine some of the health care rules enacted by the Trump administration. There’s a limit to what Biden can accomplish by executive action. But with narrow control of Congress, there’s still plenty ...
Sally C. Pipes
February 1, 2021
Commentary
Biden’s ill-advised Obamacare rescue mission
President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan that includes billions in new subsidies for health insurance purchased on Obamacare’s exchanges. That may be good news for people who get coverage through those marketplaces. But is it really the best use of taxpayer resources, given that many of those ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 26, 2021
Commentary
Biden sets the stage for a radical health care agenda
President Joe Biden recently announced his picks to lead his administration’s approach to health care policy — and moderate they are not. Take his nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra. He served in the House for 12 terms but has no on-the-ground experience in public ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 23, 2021
Commentary
Let The Failures Of Government Vaccine Distribution Be A Warning
Last week, former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb suggested that we “hit the reset” button on Covid-19 vaccine distribution. That reset should include taking the government out of the equation. The government has largely failed to get life-saving vaccines into the arms of Americans. And the consequences are deadly. The government’s botched ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 19, 2021
Commentary
Biden officials threaten to jumpstart single-payer health care systems
Move over, Bidencare. Single-payer health care could be coming to the United States. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, is a longtime supporter of Medicare for All. If confirmed, he’ll have the power to approve waivers that would allow states ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 14, 2021
President Biden, It’s Time To Admit Obamacare’s Flaws
Starting today, uninsured Americans will be able to sign up for health plans through the federal HealthCare.gov exchange during a new special enrollment period through May 15. Created by one of President Biden’s first executive orders, it’s intended to help “restore and strengthen Americans’ access to quality, affordable health care.” ...
The surprising group skeptical of coronavirus vaccines
This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released alarming data on COVID-19 vaccine uptake among some healthcare workers. Fewer than 40% of staffers across 11,400 skilled nursing facilities chose to get the vaccine in December and January. That’s a big problem. Front-line workers are among those at highest risk of contracting ...
The Seth Leibsohn Show Talks to Sally Pipes About Biden Health Care Plans
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, and author of the book “False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All”, joins the Seth Leibsohn Show to discuss her recent op-ed about the Biden health care plan.
Sally Pipes in HealthCare Dive, “How might Xavier Becerra operate as HHS Secretary?”
The nominee has made headlines since leaving the House, in part by leading blue state efforts to defend the ACA, now under threat in a case before the Supreme Court. California consumer rights groups have high hopes for Xavier Becerra, President Joseph Biden’s nominee to lead HHS, while some lawyers ...
Undoing Short-Term Health Plans Is Bad Policy
Last week, President Joe Biden signed several executive orders that aim to kick-start his administration’s approach to health reform. He’s re-opening the exchanges in the three dozen states that use HealthCare.gov for three months, from February 15 through May 15. And he’s directing federal agencies to re-examine several rules promulgated by the Trump administration, ...
Biden’s health care plans – this is what Americans can expect from Democrats
Last week, President Joe Biden signed executive orders that will re-open ObamaCare’s insurance exchanges from Feb. 15 through May 15 and direct federal agencies to re-examine some of the health care rules enacted by the Trump administration. There’s a limit to what Biden can accomplish by executive action. But with narrow control of Congress, there’s still plenty ...
Biden’s ill-advised Obamacare rescue mission
President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan that includes billions in new subsidies for health insurance purchased on Obamacare’s exchanges. That may be good news for people who get coverage through those marketplaces. But is it really the best use of taxpayer resources, given that many of those ...
Biden sets the stage for a radical health care agenda
President Joe Biden recently announced his picks to lead his administration’s approach to health care policy — and moderate they are not. Take his nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra. He served in the House for 12 terms but has no on-the-ground experience in public ...
Let The Failures Of Government Vaccine Distribution Be A Warning
Last week, former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb suggested that we “hit the reset” button on Covid-19 vaccine distribution. That reset should include taking the government out of the equation. The government has largely failed to get life-saving vaccines into the arms of Americans. And the consequences are deadly. The government’s botched ...
Biden officials threaten to jumpstart single-payer health care systems
Move over, Bidencare. Single-payer health care could be coming to the United States. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, is a longtime supporter of Medicare for All. If confirmed, he’ll have the power to approve waivers that would allow states ...