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Why weakening of intellectual property rules is a threat to California
San Diego Union-Tribune | February 26, 2024 | Sally Pipes
This week, members of the World Trade Organization have convened half a world away in Abu Dhabi. But a proposal on the agenda could have profound consequences for us here in California. Representatives of the World Trade Organization’s 164 member nations will discuss whether to waive patent protections on COVID-19 tests and treatments. If California’s political leaders don’t do everything in their power to make sure that doesn’t happen, they’ll risk irrevocable damage to the state’s businesses and economy.
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Medical debt isn't a crisis
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes | February 24, 2024
Nearly one in 12 adults — 20.4 million people — had medical debt ([link removed]) in 2021, according to the brief. But a closer look at the numbers shows that these figures rely on some questionable assumptions.
The Peterson-KFF study counts any adult with “over $250 in unpaid medical bills as of December 2021” as having “medical debt.”
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Golden State May Learn Single-Payer Mania Has Hefty Price
Newsmax | Sally Pipes | February 21, 2024
Known as the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act ([link removed]) , AB 2200 seeks to ban private health insurance and enroll all state residents — including those currently covered by Medicare and Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program — in a single government health plan dubbed “CalCare.”
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