Health Care
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 ...
Sally C. Pipes
December 30, 2019
Blog
Fighting for Free Markets as a New Decade Approaches
As our nation enters a pivotal presidential election year, it will be critically important to promote and defend free markets and individual freedom in California and throughout the country. The Pacific Research Institute remains committed to advancing policies that champion liberty and prosperity to better the lives of Californians and ...
Ben Smithwick
December 30, 2019
Commentary
America’s Critical Medical Device Industry Gets A Needed Tax Cut
Medical devices may not be as glamorous as blockbuster drugs, but they include some of the genuine miracles of modern medicine: pacemakers, artificial joints, replacement heart valves, scanners, and cancer radiation-therapy machines. The U.S. has been the global leader in medical devices, one of the few major industries that both ...
Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
December 26, 2019
Blackouts
Enjoy 2019’s Best of “Next Round” and “Right by the Bay”
The last week of December is naturally a time to look back on the year that was. Here at PRI, we are particularly proud of the growing popularity of our weekly “Next Round with PRI” podcast and our daily “Right by the Bay” blog. Thanks to you, our podcast had ...
Tim Anaya
December 26, 2019
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
Pacific Research Institute
December 23, 2019
Commentary
The Government-Sponsored Rush To Electronic Health Records Endangers Patients
The government’s push to deploy electronic health records across our medical system has driven physicians to the point of despair. That’s among the key findings of a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a medical journal. More than 5,100 doctors completed surveys on the usability of EHRs, or digital versions of ...
Sally C. Pipes
December 23, 2019
Commentary
Court ruling leaves problem-plagued ObamaCare’s future unknown – More pragmatic plan needed
ObamaCare’s much-hated requirement that every American carry health insurance or pay a penalty was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday in a 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That’s the right decision on a badly flawed law – but it won’t change anything for months or more likely years ...
Sally C. Pipes
December 20, 2019
Commentary
The Deep State Will Challenge the New FDA Head
Now that the Trump Administration’s new FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, has been confirmed, he’ll find he has one of the most difficult and important jobs in government. The FDA’s purview is wide, regulating pharmaceutical and other medical, food, and vaping products that account for more than 25 cents of ...
Pacific Research Institute
December 19, 2019
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 ...
Evan Harris
December 17, 2019
Health Care
PRI Single-Payer Poll Watch
Health care continues to be one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States. Close to a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, public sentiment continues to evolve: more government control or less? To inform the public on the latest sentiment, PRI has compiled ...
Pacific Research Institute
December 17, 2019
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 ...
Fighting for Free Markets as a New Decade Approaches
As our nation enters a pivotal presidential election year, it will be critically important to promote and defend free markets and individual freedom in California and throughout the country. The Pacific Research Institute remains committed to advancing policies that champion liberty and prosperity to better the lives of Californians and ...
America’s Critical Medical Device Industry Gets A Needed Tax Cut
Medical devices may not be as glamorous as blockbuster drugs, but they include some of the genuine miracles of modern medicine: pacemakers, artificial joints, replacement heart valves, scanners, and cancer radiation-therapy machines. The U.S. has been the global leader in medical devices, one of the few major industries that both ...
Enjoy 2019’s Best of “Next Round” and “Right by the Bay”
The last week of December is naturally a time to look back on the year that was. Here at PRI, we are particularly proud of the growing popularity of our weekly “Next Round with PRI” podcast and our daily “Right by the Bay” blog. Thanks to you, our podcast had ...
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
The Government-Sponsored Rush To Electronic Health Records Endangers Patients
The government’s push to deploy electronic health records across our medical system has driven physicians to the point of despair. That’s among the key findings of a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a medical journal. More than 5,100 doctors completed surveys on the usability of EHRs, or digital versions of ...
Court ruling leaves problem-plagued ObamaCare’s future unknown – More pragmatic plan needed
ObamaCare’s much-hated requirement that every American carry health insurance or pay a penalty was ruled unconstitutional Wednesday in a 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That’s the right decision on a badly flawed law – but it won’t change anything for months or more likely years ...
The Deep State Will Challenge the New FDA Head
Now that the Trump Administration’s new FDA commissioner, Dr. Stephen Hahn, has been confirmed, he’ll find he has one of the most difficult and important jobs in government. The FDA’s purview is wide, regulating pharmaceutical and other medical, food, and vaping products that account for more than 25 cents of ...
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 ...
PRI Single-Payer Poll Watch
Health care continues to be one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States. Close to a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, public sentiment continues to evolve: more government control or less? To inform the public on the latest sentiment, PRI has compiled ...