PRI's Focus on Health Care
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COVID vaccinations are going much too slowly — here’s how to speed them up and save lives
Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
January 3, 2020
The federal government deserves blame in addition to the states. Case in point: Operation Warp Speed’s plan to collaborate with private pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens in vaccinating long-term care facility residents hasn’t officially launched. Yet states are still required to hold part of their vaccine stores for use in this program.
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Price Transparency: A Gift To Americans In The New Year
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
January 4, 2020
On January 1, a new rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services went into effect requiring hospitals to publish the prices they negotiate with insurers for various medical procedures. Previously, those prices had been secret. This rule will inject some sorely needed transparency into the U.S. healthcare system—and thereby result in lower costs and better quality care for consumers.
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A Single-Payer Healthcare System Would Have Made the Pandemic Worse
Times of San Diego | Kerry Jackson
January 2, 2020
The intended-to-scare-readers headline said “California hospitals discuss rationing care as virus surges.” And it should frighten anyone who saw it. Though not necessarily for the reason the headline writer had in mind.
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Why Joe Biden must keep Donald Trump’s short-term health plans in place
The Detroit News | Sally C. Pipes
December 29, 2020
Short-term plans are less expensive because they’re not subject to Obamacare’s cost-inflating mandates and regulations. They don’t have to provide coverage for Obamacare’s 1 essential health benefits. They can also vary premiums according to a person’s health status and history.
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Americans are getting a good return on their healthcare spending
The Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
December 29, 2020
The U.S. has 40 MRI machines per million people. Canada, by contrast, has just 10 per million. It’s no wonder Canadians face a median wait of 11 weeks for an MRI, according to data released this month by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank. Healthcare spending may be on the rise. But the value we get for that spending is undeniable.
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