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Biden’s health care plans – this is what Americans can expect from Democrats
Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
January 31, 2021

There’s a limit to what Biden can accomplish by executive action. But with narrow control of Congress, there’s still plenty Democrats can do on health care. Unfortunately, the changes they have in mind won’t make health care more affordable, even as they command huge sums of taxpayer money.
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Something To Chew On: A Simple And Smart Approach To Health

Issues and Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
February 1, 2021

Physical distancing, wearing masks, and avoiding crowds in indoor venues are among the small things that individuals can do that add up. Similarly, contact tracing by public health agencies can be extremely effective but requires little more than organization and the allocation of manpower. (However, it is impractical when the level of community spread is high, as is the case currently.)

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Sally Pipes in HealthCare Dive, “How might Xavier Becerra operate as HHS Secretary?”

HealthCare Dive | Ron Shinkman
February 1, 2020

"Sally Pipes, CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in Pasadena, argued Becerra will implement what she calls "Bidencare," a stepping stone toward single-payer healthcare that began with the ACA. Pipes indicated that is based on Becerra's years in Congress, when he was a vocal advocate of Medicare for All."
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Undoing Short-Term Health Plans Is Bad Policy

Forbes.com | Sally C. Pipes
February 1, 2021

Scrapping this rule would be bad policy. Short-term plans are an important part of the country’s healthcare infrastructure. Limiting access to them will deny affordable coverage to hundreds of thousands of Americans, including those that desperately need it while they’re temporarily out of work because of the pandemic.

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