PRI's Focus on Health Care

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Biden’s radical health care plans – here’s what they mean for you
Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
August 17, 2020

Take the Biden camp’s vision for Medicare. The health care entitlement for seniors has been teetering on the brink of insolvency for much of its 55-year history. The latest report from the program’s trustees projects that its hospital insurance fund, Part A, will be exhausted in just six years.
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Valuing Innovative Drugs Based On Their Cost Of Manufacturing Will Prolong The Covid-19 Pandemic
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden
August 14, 2020

This claim is bunk because it fails to understand the actual costs of innovation. To understand these costs, it is necessary to distinguish between these innovative (branded) medicines and generic medicines.
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Once We Have an Approved COVID-19 Vaccine, Then What?
Human Events | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
August 15, 2020

A contemporary example of the limitations of purely free-market distribution models is quickly approaching, as one or more vaccines to prevent infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, come to market. The situation is exceedingly complex in many ways, and the “solution” will inevitably involve elements of medicine, science, ethics, and politics.
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Watch the Latest "Escape the Drug Pricing Maze Video"
Reforming Patient Costs at the Pharmacy – 3 Keys to Reform Drug Pricing System, Part 1

The Professor and Pete must collect 3 keys to finally escape the drug pricing maze. The first key involves reforms to increase drug affordability for patients who buy their drugs at a pharmacy. The Professor shows Pete that these reforms should ensure that prices are transparent, easy to understand, and help patients benefit from the large discounts that are being paid.

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