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No 'California Dreamin' for Single Payer Healthcare

Newsmax | Sally Pipes
April 4, 2023

California is dreaming about a government takeover of health insurance once again.

Earlier this month, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, introduced ([link removed]) SB 770. The bill would seek a federal waiver to allow the state to use federal funds earmarked for Medicare and Medicaid to create a state-run health insurance system that would cover all Californians — whether they like it or not.

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State Public Option Reforms Reveal Folly of Gov't Healthcare

Newsmax | Sally Pipes
April 10, 2023

Over the last few years, several states have tried their hand at creating a “public option” health insurance plan. Their experiences offer a cautionary tale to those pushing for similar reforms at the federal level — as well as to states considering public options of their own.

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Don't Let Progressives Assign A Dollar Value To Human Life

Forbes | Sally Pipes
April 10, 2023

How do you measure a year? Your desk calendar might suggest months or days. The musical “Rent” famously offered 525,600 minutes and a number of other more creative metrics.

Ask a progressive health policy expert, though, and they may give you the most shocking option of all. For years, progressives have attempted to build their policy proposals around “quality-adjusted life years,” or QALYs. This approach ostensibly assigns a dollar amount to a year of human life.

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Flaws with Single-Payer

Right by the Bay | Sally Pipes
April 5, 2023

Editor’s note: Today’s blog is part two of a three part series featuring PRI’s CEO & President Sally Pipes’ health care speech delivered at Reason Weekend on March 18th.

Despite the obvious failures of Obamacare and Medicaid, Democrats still can’t get enough of public health care.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may have said that Medicare for All “ain’t going to happen” in the next two years because of our divided Congress. But his single-payer dream remains a guiding light for the next generation of progressives.

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