Pacific Research Institute | Health Care Blog

New Survey Results Should Give Lawmakers Pause Before Embracing Single-Payer Health Care

October 07, 2019

One issue that was pushed on the backburner in this year’s very eventful legislative session was single-payer health care. Surprisingly, even though the Senate actually passed a single payer bill (SB 562) last session, a single-payer bill wasn’t even introduced this legislative session. Now as our attention...

Despite Some Problems, Americans Should Be Grateful for Current Health Care System

August 20, 2019

Healthcare

Recently, I had a health scare that sent me to the emergency room for a few hours. The care that I received at UC Davis Medical Center was excellent. I drove myself to the emergency room at 6:30 in the morning. Upon registering, I saw a...

Despite High Costs, Americans Support Potential of Innovative Gene Therapies to Cure Difficult-to-Treat Diseases

June 26, 2019 Pacific Research Institute

SAN FRANCISCO – A new poll from the California-based nonpartisan think tank, the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), shows that Americans overwhelmingly support innovative gene therapies, which change the focus of medicine from treating illnesses to curing illnesses. Click here to read the top-line results of PRI's...

“HELP-ing” to Make Health Care More Affordable

May 29, 2019

Healthcare

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee has just released a bi-partisan bill authored by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) that would make health care more affordable and more transparent for patients. These reforms are not grandiose fantasies that are...

What We’re Watching – Gene Therapies Can Save Lives

March 29, 2019

Healthcare

Gene therapies have the potential to dramatically improve the lives of millions of Americans living with life-threatening diseases. Watch the new PRI video to learn how policy obstacles are standing in the way of making gene therapies a reality for millions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCW-E9i_jP8 ...