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The Senate’s New Drug Bill Is Socialism Lite

Townhall | Sally C. Pipes
October 17, 2019

Meanwhile, patients in the United Kingdom only had access to 59 percent of those drugs. Canadian patients had access to just 46 percent.

Grassley’s plan may be a slightly better alternative to Pelosi’s. But watered-down socialism is still socialism, and would be equally disastrous in the long run. Let’s hope Republicans come to their senses and drop this bill before it’s too late.

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Why we should say no to Medicare for All

San Diego Union-Tribune | Sally C. Pipes
October 20, 2019

This month Sen. Bernie Sanders was released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack. The Vermont senator, a Democratic presidential candidate, used his health scare to renew his call for “Medicare for All,” which he claims will ensure everyone has access to the kind of “great health care” he does.

But Sen. Sanders gets it wrong. Medicare for All wouldn’t provide “great” health care to anyone. Instead, it would subject everyone to lengthy waits for low-quality care.
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Blame unaffordable insurance on Obamacare

The Detroit News | Sally C. Pipes
October 17, 2019

Just under half of Americans are eligible for these subsidies. The rest are out of luck, and face monthly premiums routinely exceeding $1,000.

As a result, many people are deciding not to shop for coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges. Between 2016 and 2018, unsubsidized enrollment plummeted by 2.5 million — a 40% decline from aro
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Price Controls Are Not The Answer To Expensive Drugs

Forbes | Wayne Winegarden
October 18, 2019

At their most extreme, reforms such as “Medicare for all” call for a complete government takeover of the health care system. Proponents of single payer reforms claim that only a complete government takeover of the health care sector can eliminate the health care sector’s inefficiencies and ensure 100 percent patient coverage.

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Sally Pipes Mentioned in “Obamacare Reboots For Prescription Drugs Take Congress By Storm”

The Federalist | Ashley Herzog
October 17, 2019

. . .As medical analyst Sally Pipes notes, “If Medicaid is paying doctors and hospitals less than they need to cover their costs, then someone else has to pay more for those providers to stay in business.” That someone is likely to be patients, the very people this bill was supposed to help. Recall that Obamacare promised you could keep your doctor. Well, not if your doctor retires. . .

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