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American Life Expectancy Would Be Worse — But For The U.S. Health Care System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just revealed some disturbing news — life expectancy in the United States has declined for the third consecutive year. The last time that happened was a century ago, during a four-year stretch that included World War I and a global flu pandemic. The ...
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Sally Pipes in NBC News article on Obamacare ruling

Obamacare court ruling promises headaches for GOP, years of familiar health care fights By Benjy Sarlin WASHINGTON — Obamacare isn’t going anywhere yet, but a Texas judge’s ruling that would invalidate the entire law in response to a Republican-led and White House-supported lawsuit could mean potentially years of pitched battles on ...
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Sally Pipes Discusses Obamacare Ruling on Lars Larson Show

Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Studies Sally C. Pipes discuss the Texas Obamacare ruling and what’s next with Obamacare on the “Lars Larson Show”.
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Sacramento’s “Funniest Unfunny Man” Prepares to Exit Stage Left

Gov. Jerry Brown was once described by my former boss, Connie Conway, as the “funniest unfunny man” she’d ever met. For anyone who had the opportunity to watch his “exit interview” at the Sacramento Press Club, you’d know that this is an apt description. When asked to make a particularly ...
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Sally Pipes Talks Obamacare Ruling on “The Wilkow Majority”

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the recent Texas court ruling on Obamacare, and how it might lead to free market health care reforms on “The Wilkow Majority” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Wilkow-Sally-Pipes-12-18-18.mp3
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Sally Pipes talks Texas Obamacare ruling on Larry Elder Show

Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Sally C. Pipes discuss the Texas Obamacare ruling and how it will impact free-market health care reform efforts on the nationally-syndicated Larry Elder Show. Click here to listen to the interview
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A Cost-Saving Medical Revolution If We Can Finance It

Despite the constant barrage of negative news, this is an exciting time for patients. Truly innovative medicines and gene therapies are under development. New gene therapies are particularly exciting because these therapies do not just treat diseases – they often cure them by fixing underlying genetic defects, frequently with only ...
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‘Unconstitutional’ ObamaCare is deeply flawed, and it’s time to do away with it

Last week, a federal district court judge in Texas ruled that ObamaCare – in its entirety – is unconstitutional. ObamaCare’s defenders plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. The legal fight could drag on for ...
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Under Medicare for All, government may micromanage your pizza order

Medicare for All could mean pizza for none. It sounds ridiculous. But look at what’s happening in the United Kingdom, where the government runs the health system. To combat the country’s obesity epidemic, British officials just proposed limiting the number of calories permitted in thousands of foods sold in restaurants ...
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ObamaCare continues to fail

Open enrollment in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov insurance exchange looks like it will end with a whimper this Saturday. Through the first month, sign-ups are down 11 percent compared to the same period last year. It’s easy to see why. The cost of insurance is unmanageable ...
Commentary

American Life Expectancy Would Be Worse — But For The U.S. Health Care System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just revealed some disturbing news — life expectancy in the United States has declined for the third consecutive year. The last time that happened was a century ago, during a four-year stretch that included World War I and a global flu pandemic. The ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes in NBC News article on Obamacare ruling

Obamacare court ruling promises headaches for GOP, years of familiar health care fights By Benjy Sarlin WASHINGTON — Obamacare isn’t going anywhere yet, but a Texas judge’s ruling that would invalidate the entire law in response to a Republican-led and White House-supported lawsuit could mean potentially years of pitched battles on ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes Discusses Obamacare Ruling on Lars Larson Show

Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Studies Sally C. Pipes discuss the Texas Obamacare ruling and what’s next with Obamacare on the “Lars Larson Show”.
Blog

Sacramento’s “Funniest Unfunny Man” Prepares to Exit Stage Left

Gov. Jerry Brown was once described by my former boss, Connie Conway, as the “funniest unfunny man” she’d ever met. For anyone who had the opportunity to watch his “exit interview” at the Sacramento Press Club, you’d know that this is an apt description. When asked to make a particularly ...
Health Care

Sally Pipes Talks Obamacare Ruling on “The Wilkow Majority”

PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the recent Texas court ruling on Obamacare, and how it might lead to free market health care reforms on “The Wilkow Majority” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Wilkow-Sally-Pipes-12-18-18.mp3
Health Care

Sally Pipes talks Texas Obamacare ruling on Larry Elder Show

Listen to PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Sally C. Pipes discuss the Texas Obamacare ruling and how it will impact free-market health care reform efforts on the nationally-syndicated Larry Elder Show. Click here to listen to the interview
Commentary

A Cost-Saving Medical Revolution If We Can Finance It

Despite the constant barrage of negative news, this is an exciting time for patients. Truly innovative medicines and gene therapies are under development. New gene therapies are particularly exciting because these therapies do not just treat diseases – they often cure them by fixing underlying genetic defects, frequently with only ...
Commentary

‘Unconstitutional’ ObamaCare is deeply flawed, and it’s time to do away with it

Last week, a federal district court judge in Texas ruled that ObamaCare – in its entirety – is unconstitutional. ObamaCare’s defenders plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary. The legal fight could drag on for ...
Commentary

Under Medicare for All, government may micromanage your pizza order

Medicare for All could mean pizza for none. It sounds ridiculous. But look at what’s happening in the United Kingdom, where the government runs the health system. To combat the country’s obesity epidemic, British officials just proposed limiting the number of calories permitted in thousands of foods sold in restaurants ...
Commentary

ObamaCare continues to fail

Open enrollment in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov insurance exchange looks like it will end with a whimper this Saturday. Through the first month, sign-ups are down 11 percent compared to the same period last year. It’s easy to see why. The cost of insurance is unmanageable ...
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