Recent Press

PRI Comments on Pending Department of Labor Regulations on Proxy Measures, ESG

September 29, 2020 Wayne Winegarden

PRI Senior Fellow in Business and Economics Dr. Wayne Winegarden has submitted comments to the Department of Labor commenting on proposed amendments to federal regulations that would confirm the fiduciary responsibility of plan sponsors regarding "proxy voting and other exercises of shareholder rights." Click here to...

PRI Medical Billing Study Featured in Northern California Record

September 03, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Title: AB 72 brief analyzes impact of medical billing reform law that's had bad consequences for patients and practitioners By Sarah Downey, Northern California Record A new policy brief about the impact of California AB 72 finds that the law – designed to alleviate surprise medical billing...

Watch Sally Pipes in Soho Forum Debate – Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?

August 25, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Watch PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes debate the question, "Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans?" in a recent debate hosted by the Soho Forum. She debates Professor Gerald Friedman of the University...

Read Revcycle Intelligence Story on Surprise Medical Billing Brief

August 24, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Surprise Billing Price Controls Decreasing Care Quality in CA By: Jacqueline LaPointe, Reporter Researchers at the Pacific Research Institute are warning Congressmembers to steer clear from price controls as a solution for surprise billing after finding that the policy approach had unintended consequences in California. In a new brief,...

Wayne Winegarden Quoted in Newsweek on Congressional Stimulus Debate

August 20, 2020 Wayne Winegarden

Here's Why Democrats Have An Edge Over Republicans in Stimulus Negotiations By: Jenni Fink, Newsweek The White House and Democratic Party leadership both cast blame for the stalemate over a stimulus package on the opposing side, but, in the battle for another round of relief, experts see...

Winegarden Comments on COVID-19 Data Privacy Concerns

August 18, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Title: Privacy considerations prevalent as COVID-19 testing migrates to workplaces By: Sarah Downey, Northern California Record As businesses embark on reopening plans, the question of how to test employees and customers for COVID-19 could present difficulty especially in the area of privacy law. . . . . . Research...

CNBC Article on Stimulus Payments Quotes Wayne Winegarden

August 12, 2020 Wayne Winegarden

Title: Are second $1,200 stimulus checks coming? Here’s what we know By: Lorie Konish, CNBC Capitol Hill has come to a standstill following heated discussions last week on what to include in the next coronavirus stimulus package. One thing they did seem to agree on was another set...

Impact Magazine – Summer 2020

July 30, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

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Sally Pipes interviewed in World Magazine: Promise me anything

July 30, 2020 Pacific Research Institute

Promise me anything By Marvin Olasky Sally Pipes is president of the Pacific Research Institute and the author of False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All (Encounter). I interviewed her on Feb. 6, just after that book came out, and just before COVID-19 hit the...

Wayne Winegarden Sounds Alarm on Bill Impacting Insurance Companies

July 24, 2020 Wayne Winegarden

More legislation under consideration for business interruption claims BY: Sarah Downey, NorCal Record A new California bill addressing business interruption claims arising from the COVID-19 outbreak would include rebuttable presumptions that the business losses are pandemic-related and put the burden on insurance companies to show otherwise. Many businesses...