Xavier Becerra confirmation would be a dream come true for single-payer advocates
The Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
February 22, 2021
As HHS secretary, Becerra would have the power to approve waivers that could allow states to build their own single-payer systems without congressional approval. Some states may be eager to take him up on that. Some lawmakers in New York are planning this year to reintroduce the New York Health Act, which would ban private health insurance and enroll all New Yorkers in a new state-run health plan. Legislators in California have planned a renewed push for a single-payer system this year, too.
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Healthcare Policy During COVID-19 – Sacramento Policy Conference
PRI Next Round Podcast
February 23, 2021
This podcast is a recording of the health care panel discussion at PRI’s virtual Sacramento Policy Conference. Our All-Star panelists include Sally Pipes, PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy; Wayne Winegarden, PRI senior fellow in business and economics and director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation; and Dr. Henry Miller, PRI senior fellow in health studies. It also includes introductory remarks from PRI Board Member Daniel Kolkey. PRI’s health care experts discuss health care policy reforms that should be made permanent following the pandemic, and the latest developments on Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics.
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Dr. Henry Miller Featured on Fox News, “What happened to coronavirus, flu ‘twin-demic’? Experts weigh in”
Fox News | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
February 18, 2021
“The same phenomenon was found in the Southern Hemisphere during the winter there (the opposite months from ours) last year and was thought to be caused by the ‘non-pharmaceutical interventions’ adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 – masks, sheltering and social distancing, frequent handwashing, and avoiding indoor crowds,” Dr. Henry Miller. . .
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Biden’s plan to subsidize COBRA is a waste of money
The Washington Times | Sally C. Pipes
February 22, 2021
Among many other things, the stimulus proposal would subsidize 85% of COBRA premiums for unemployed Americans through September. COBRA is the federal program that allows people to stay on their employer-sponsored health plans for up to 18 months after they leave their jobs as long as they pay the full premium — both the employer and the employee portions — themselves.
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