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No, Bernie, ‘Medicare-for-all’ won’t save money

Featured in Fox News and Health Leaders Media | Sally C. Pipes
March 1, 2020

All these new taxes would not come close to covering the cost of Medicare-for-all. Together, they’d generate about $17.5 trillion — just over half of what Sanders estimates Medicare-for-all would cost and about one-third of the American Action Forum’s more realistic estimate.
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The Coronavirus Numbers Are Not Quite What They Seem

American Greatness | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
March 2, 2020

Not so fast. Recall the old quip that “figures lie, and liars figure.” What Fauci didn’t explain, and the pundits failed to clarify, is that the 15 to 20 percent figure is based on the official number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China, as reported by the country’s public health officials. And that’s where the need to understand fractions comes in.

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As U.S. Sees COVID-19 Infections Spike, Some Worry About ‘Grave Errors’

The Street | Adam Smith
March 2, 2020

But not everyone is quick to criticize the U.S. response. One such person is Dr. Henry I. Miller, who for many years worked at the Food and Drug Administration, including as an assistant to the commissioner for biotechnology, and currently is a senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute, which is described as a “free-market think tank.”
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Single-Payer Poll Watch Update: Sanders Rises, As Average Support Falls, Confusion Increases for Single-Payer Health Care

Right By the Bay Blog | Evan Harris
February 27, 2020

Pacific Research Institute’s (PRI) latest Single-Payer Poll Watch update shows the overall average support for single-payer health care fell to 46 percent and opposition climbed to 48 percent. Last month, average support and opposition were even at nearly 47 percent each.
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Nothing’s ‘Impossible’ When It Comes To Innovation

Issues & Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D. and Jeff Stier
February 28, 2020

If we are to raise our standard of living, increase longevity, and protect the natural environment, new and innovative technologies will be essential. And we should let the marketplace decide their success or failure. In today’s polarized environment, that’s no nothing-burger.
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