Biden sets the stage for a radical health care agenda
The Washington Times | Sally C. Pipes
January 23, 2020
Mr. Biden spent much of his campaign opposing calls from Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives for Medicare for All. Those cries now look dubious. In fact, by nominating an avowed fan of single-payer to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Mr. Biden has set the stage for Medicare for All at the state level.
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Sally Pipes in NorCal Record, “Concerns grow as California has used less than half of 5 million COVID-19 vaccines received”
Northern California Record | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
January 25, 2020
“They need to get with the program and get the vaccines out there to everybody as fast as they can, and the government has been the stumbling block,” Pipes said. “That’s just a microcosm of what would happen if the government took over our health care system, which is what Attorney General [Xavier] Becerra, who’s up for Secretary of Health and Human Services, wants to do.”
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Biden’s ill-advised Obamacare rescue mission
The Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
January 26, 2020
The Obamacare status quo provides tax credits to help those who earn up to 400% of the federal poverty level, about $106,000 for a family of four, pay their health insurance premiums. Some 9.2 million people, roughly 3% of the population, receive these subsidies. Biden’s plan would instead cap what exchange shoppers spend on premiums at 8.5% of income.
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