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After COVID-19 Subsides, 'the telehealth revolution must march on'
Fierce Healthcare | Sally C. Pipes
July 28, 2020
It’s hard to find a silver lining in a pandemic. But one of the few may be the rapid rise of telemedicine. With people stuck at home, doctors retooled their practices to see patients via videoconference. Insurance companies and regulators expanded the number of services available via telemedicine—and made reimbursement for telehealth consultations on par with conventional in-person visits.
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This Week on PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Bartlett Cleland: Everything You Need to Know About California's New Privacy Law
July 27, 2020
PRI Senior Fellow in Tech and Innovation Bartlett Cleland joins us to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act, which took effect on July 1. He discusses the serious flaws with the new law and how it will impact consumers and business owners, looks ahead to November when voters would have a chance to enact an even tougher law in Proposition 24, shares the ideal free market version of a privacy law, and talks about how COVID-19 has affected technology and data privacy.
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Sally Pipes Interviewed in World Magazine
Promise Me Anything
World | Marvin Olasky
July 29, 2020
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 headlines. Her analysis makes me realize that we have not only a political problem but a cultural problem affecting both supply of doctors and demand for their time.
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Nine California Statues Vandalized or Removed
Right by the Bay | Rowena Itchon
July 29, 2020
There have been countless times when I’ve walked by a shapeless, twisting sculpture on public property and shuddered at the thought of how much it cost taxpayers. But it never occurred to me to take a sledgehammer and “cancel” the object d’art.
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Affordable Short-Term Healthcare Plans Can Flourish Thanks to Trump
Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
July 29, 2020
Millions of people will continue to have access to affordable short-term health plans, thanks to a new ruling ([link removed]) from the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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COVID-19 is Causing Silent Epidemics - Societal and Medical Crises
Genetic Literacy Project | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D. and Shiv Sharma
July 27, 2020
As the nation emerges in fits and starts from the lockdowns spurred by the first wave of COVID-19 illnesses, we’re beginning to appreciate the full impact of the pandemic, how tenacious it is, and that the sickness and death directly caused by the virus are only part of the picture.
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Wayne Winegarden Comments on Business Interruption Claim Legislation in Nor Cal Record
More legislation under consideration for business interruption claims
Nor Cal Record | Sarah Downey
July 24, 2020
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.
Re-writing insurance policies could create long-term costs for businesses and consumers, Winegarden said, potentially manifesting in higher rates or fewer available services.
“Since there is no net benefit from the transfer, but large costs imposed on the insurance business, the legislation will harm California’s economy – during the recovery stage and in the long-term,” Winegarden said. . .
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The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the American economy. The craft beer and distillery industry is one that has seen incredible disruption, with states and counties opening and closing breweries almost overnight. California, like many other states, has adjusted its alcohol distribution and regulations to allow breweries and distilleries easier access to customers. Are these regulations working? Are there any changes needed? What does the rest of 2020 look like? Should temporary regulatory relief be made permanent? PRI and its Young Leaders Circle will discuss these topics and more with a distillery owner, craft brewer, and subject matter expert on federal alcohol regulations.
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