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Watch: Wayne Winegarden Discusses Impact of “Inflation Reduction” Bill on Innovation
Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, discuss how the drug price control provisions in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act will impact innovation in an interview on NTD Business.
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NEW BRIEF: Establishing An Efficient Health Insurance Market
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF Cultivating an efficient health insurance market requires reforms that empower patients over payers, which can be achieved by: Making health expenditures and health insurance expenditures tax deductible; Broadening the availability and usability of tax-free saving accounts to help patients cover the deductibles and out of pocket ...
Business & Economics
NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions ...
Business & Economics
Wayne Winegarden Talks Consumer Spending, Housing Market Trends with Nasdaq Trade Talks
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses how macro factors are impacting the housing market and consumer spending with host Jill Malandrino on “Nasdaq Trade Talks”.
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Wayne Winegarden Plan to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices on Scripps National News
In a national TV interview with Scripps National News, Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, says making drug rebates work for patients would more effectively lower patient costs compared to a plan working its way through Congress to let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices. ...
Gas tax
Wayne Winegarden Warns of the Consequences of Gas Tax Holidays and Gas Rebates in Newsweek
Wayne Winegarden, PRI fellow for Business & Economics, warns of the consequences of gas tax holidays and gas rebates in Newsweek: Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, echoed that if the Federal Reserve does not accommodate additional spending of gas rebate cards, the measure would “put ...
California
Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden Discuss California Exodus on NewsNation
Wathh PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss the exodus of Californians to other states and even other countries thanks to years of policy mistakes making the state unaffordable and unlivable on “NewsNation Prime: Special Report” on the national cable news channel NewsNation.
Housing
Wayne Winegarden Offers His Comments on Another Steep Rate Hike Coming in S&P Global
The Federal Open Market Committee is considering a 50-basis-point rate hike mid-June. Wayne Winegarden discusses the likelihood of elevated inflation persisting through the end of 2022: “Assuming the fiscal pressures subside, it will likely take until the late third quarter to start feeling some relief,” Winegarden said. “I think the ...
Climate Change
Wayne Winegarden featured in Northern California Record on Climate Change Lawsuit Study
Wayne Winegarden was featured in Nor Cal Record in Sarah Downey’s piece “Greenhouse gas litigation is disincentiving energy innovation, Pacific Research Institute finds” discussing his recent climate change lawsuit study: With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation ...
Climate Change
Wayne Winegarden’s Findings on the Effects of Climate Change Litigation on Innovation Featured in The Epoch Times
Wayne Winegarden’s findings on the effects that recent climate change litigation is having on innovation was featured in Nathan Worcester’s piece, “Big Cities’ Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil Scrutinized” in the Epoch Times: A recent wave of government climate change lawsuits against oil and gas firms may prove deeply harmful, actually inhibiting the growth ...
Watch: Wayne Winegarden Discusses Impact of “Inflation Reduction” Bill on Innovation
Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, discuss how the drug price control provisions in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act will impact innovation in an interview on NTD Business.
NEW BRIEF: Establishing An Efficient Health Insurance Market
DOWNLOAD THE BRIEF Cultivating an efficient health insurance market requires reforms that empower patients over payers, which can be achieved by: Making health expenditures and health insurance expenditures tax deductible; Broadening the availability and usability of tax-free saving accounts to help patients cover the deductibles and out of pocket ...
NEW STUDY: Despite Billions Spent, Project Homekey Providing No Way Home for State’s Homeless
SACRAMENTO – Contrary to claims that Project Homekey is successfully addressing California’s homeless crisis, a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute finds that the program is costly, inefficient, and not helping to reduce homelessness. Click here to download the study “California has spent billions ...
Wayne Winegarden Talks Consumer Spending, Housing Market Trends with Nasdaq Trade Talks
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics, discusses how macro factors are impacting the housing market and consumer spending with host Jill Malandrino on “Nasdaq Trade Talks”.
Wayne Winegarden Plan to Let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices on Scripps National News
In a national TV interview with Scripps National News, Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, says making drug rebates work for patients would more effectively lower patient costs compared to a plan working its way through Congress to let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices. ...
Wayne Winegarden Warns of the Consequences of Gas Tax Holidays and Gas Rebates in Newsweek
Wayne Winegarden, PRI fellow for Business & Economics, warns of the consequences of gas tax holidays and gas rebates in Newsweek: Wayne Winegarden, a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, echoed that if the Federal Reserve does not accommodate additional spending of gas rebate cards, the measure would “put ...
Watch PRI’s Dr. Wayne Winegarden Discuss California Exodus on NewsNation
Wathh PRI senior fellow in business and economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden discuss the exodus of Californians to other states and even other countries thanks to years of policy mistakes making the state unaffordable and unlivable on “NewsNation Prime: Special Report” on the national cable news channel NewsNation.
Wayne Winegarden Offers His Comments on Another Steep Rate Hike Coming in S&P Global
The Federal Open Market Committee is considering a 50-basis-point rate hike mid-June. Wayne Winegarden discusses the likelihood of elevated inflation persisting through the end of 2022: “Assuming the fiscal pressures subside, it will likely take until the late third quarter to start feeling some relief,” Winegarden said. “I think the ...
Wayne Winegarden featured in Northern California Record on Climate Change Lawsuit Study
Wayne Winegarden was featured in Nor Cal Record in Sarah Downey’s piece “Greenhouse gas litigation is disincentiving energy innovation, Pacific Research Institute finds” discussing his recent climate change lawsuit study: With gas prices now above $6 in California and continuing to rise, a new Pacific Research Institute brief has found that all the litigation ...
Wayne Winegarden’s Findings on the Effects of Climate Change Litigation on Innovation Featured in The Epoch Times
Wayne Winegarden’s findings on the effects that recent climate change litigation is having on innovation was featured in Nathan Worcester’s piece, “Big Cities’ Climate Lawsuits Against Big Oil Scrutinized” in the Epoch Times: A recent wave of government climate change lawsuits against oil and gas firms may prove deeply harmful, actually inhibiting the growth ...
