Pacific Research Institute | Health Care Studies

NEW STUDY: Medicare Competitive Bidding Process Should Be Reformed

July 26, 2018

Healthcare

Proposed reforms to the Medicare competitive bidding process for wheelchairs, home breathing equipment, and other durable medical equipment underscore the findings of a recently-released Pacific Research Institute study showing that patient health is being negatively impacted by an inefficient system plagued by low provider payments...

New Study: Patients, Employers and Taxpayers Could Save Significantly if Barriers to Biosimilars Removed

June 05, 2018

New Study: Patients, Employers and Taxpayers Could Save Significantly if Barriers to Biosimilars Removed Case Study: Increasing Use of Infliximab Biosimilar Could Lower Costs Up to $465 Million Annually...

New Study: Patients Could Save Time and Money if Neighborhood Pharmacies Can Administer More Vaccines

April 17, 2018

Healthcare

Patients could save time and money if federal law is reformed to allow pharmacists to administer all CDC recommended vaccines, a new study released today by the Pacific Research Institute found. Click here to download a copy of the study. “Adult vaccines can improve people’s health, but...

Sally Pipes Releases New Book The False Promise of Single-Payer Health Care

March 05, 2018 Sally C. Pipes

As the political drumbeat for single-payer health care rises in Sacramento, other states around the country, and in Washington, DC, PRI’s Sally Pipes today released a new book that makes the case for why single-payer health care would be a disaster for all Americans, The...

Trump Is Right: The UK’s NHS Is Failing And More Money Won’t Save It

February 28, 2018

Healthcare

President Trump recently “slammed” socialized medicine on Twitter. He was referring to a massive "NHS in Crisis: Fix It Now" protest that occurred on Feb. 3 in London. As the British might say, the president's analysis is "spot on." The United Kingdom's single-payer system is in turmoil. It'd be...