Single-Payer
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Senate Democrats Eyeing Public Option
Senate Democrats are once again laying the groundwork for a federal public option. Last week, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his fellow Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released a request for information seeking ideas to expand health coverage — including creation of a government-run “public option” insurance plan. Its ...
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Why the DSA’s Medicare-for-All dream threatens us with a real-life nightmare
Single-payer health care is back on the political agenda, pushed by Democratic Socialists and their leftist allies as the answer to Americans’ frustrations with private medical insurers. But while excoriating insurance companies may be good politics, forcing everyone into a government insurance monopoly would be disastrous policy. Today’s insurance market ...
Health Care
Watch Sally Pipes on Newsmax on Socialists Pushing Medicare for All
Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes discusses the renewed push for Medicare for All by socialists like Bernie Sanders and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on “Wake Up America” on Newsmax TV.
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The Real Lesson Of America’s Rising Uninsured Rate
The number of uninsured Americans ticked upward to 26.7 million in 2024, according to an analysis published this month by KFF. The report’s authors attribute that trend to the “high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage.” Unpack the numbers, though, and the situation becomes more complicated. ...
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AOC Says Single-Payer Is Forever – That’s the Problem
“Presidents come and go,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently declared. “Single-payer is forever.” That line was meant as a boast. Americans should hear it as a warning. For years, progressives have treated government-run healthcare as the ultimate political prize. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made Medicare for All the centerpiece of ...
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Read the latest from Sally Pipes on government-run health care
Democrats’ latest healthcare fantasy would mean longer waits
First came Obamacare. Now, some on the Left are trying to take the next step toward socialized medicine — “free” primary care for all. A new report from the Searchlight Institute, authored by several architects of the Affordable Care Act, urges Democratic policymakers to guarantee primary care with no out-of-pocket ...
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Medicare for All will bring real, human consequences in NJ
Democratic congressional candidates everywhere from Illinois and Maine to New Jersey and Pennsylvania are embracing Medicare for All. More than 100 House Democrats have backed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ latest proposal, and state-level versions are gaining traction in places like California. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, recently summed up the mood on ...
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What Canada’s Euthanasia Surge Reveals About Single-Payer Health Care
Medical assistance in dying now accounts for roughly one in 20 deaths in Canada, according to the latest government data. That makes it the country’s fifth-leading cause of death. For patients facing severe illness and suffering, the option is framed as an act of compassion. But its rapid expansion raises ...
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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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Why progressives’ single-payer health care dream would bankrupt California
California progressives’ single-payer health care fever dream is back. This time, the cost could hit half a trillion dollars a year. Single-payer means the government pays, for everything. Several candidates for governor are promising just such a government takeover of the state’s health insurance system. Billionaire Tom Steyer says, “Bernie ...
Senate Democrats Eyeing Public Option
Senate Democrats are once again laying the groundwork for a federal public option. Last week, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his fellow Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee released a request for information seeking ideas to expand health coverage — including creation of a government-run “public option” insurance plan. Its ...
Why the DSA’s Medicare-for-All dream threatens us with a real-life nightmare
Single-payer health care is back on the political agenda, pushed by Democratic Socialists and their leftist allies as the answer to Americans’ frustrations with private medical insurers. But while excoriating insurance companies may be good politics, forcing everyone into a government insurance monopoly would be disastrous policy. Today’s insurance market ...
Watch Sally Pipes on Newsmax on Socialists Pushing Medicare for All
Watch as PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes discusses the renewed push for Medicare for All by socialists like Bernie Sanders and Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on “Wake Up America” on Newsmax TV.
The Real Lesson Of America’s Rising Uninsured Rate
The number of uninsured Americans ticked upward to 26.7 million in 2024, according to an analysis published this month by KFF. The report’s authors attribute that trend to the “high cost of private insurance and limited availability of public coverage.” Unpack the numbers, though, and the situation becomes more complicated. ...
AOC Says Single-Payer Is Forever – That’s the Problem
“Presidents come and go,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently declared. “Single-payer is forever.” That line was meant as a boast. Americans should hear it as a warning. For years, progressives have treated government-run healthcare as the ultimate political prize. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made Medicare for All the centerpiece of ...
Read the latest from Sally Pipes on government-run health care
Democrats’ latest healthcare fantasy would mean longer waits
First came Obamacare. Now, some on the Left are trying to take the next step toward socialized medicine — “free” primary care for all. A new report from the Searchlight Institute, authored by several architects of the Affordable Care Act, urges Democratic policymakers to guarantee primary care with no out-of-pocket ...
Medicare for All will bring real, human consequences in NJ
Democratic congressional candidates everywhere from Illinois and Maine to New Jersey and Pennsylvania are embracing Medicare for All. More than 100 House Democrats have backed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ latest proposal, and state-level versions are gaining traction in places like California. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, recently summed up the mood on ...
What Canada’s Euthanasia Surge Reveals About Single-Payer Health Care
Medical assistance in dying now accounts for roughly one in 20 deaths in Canada, according to the latest government data. That makes it the country’s fifth-leading cause of death. For patients facing severe illness and suffering, the option is framed as an act of compassion. But its rapid expansion raises ...
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 ...
Why progressives’ single-payer health care dream would bankrupt California
California progressives’ single-payer health care fever dream is back. This time, the cost could hit half a trillion dollars a year. Single-payer means the government pays, for everything. Several candidates for governor are promising just such a government takeover of the state’s health insurance system. Billionaire Tom Steyer says, “Bernie ...