Despite What the White House Says, Obamacare Is Deeply Troubled
The Daily Signal | Sally C. Pipes
December 19, 2021
It’s no wonder exchange enrollment is at a record high. Taxpayers are essentially paying people to sign up for coverage. Those sky-high premiums don’t buy much in the way of coverage. Roughly three-quarters of exchange policies feature narrow networks. Beneficiaries can only choose from a limited number of doctors and hospitals.
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Wayne Winegarden Talks "Interchangeable" Price Benefits with the Center for Biosimilars
Center for Biosimilars | Skylar Jeremias
December 19, 2021
The Center for Biosimilars® interviewed Wayne Winegarden, PhD, about how interchangeability designations are more important for biosimilars referencing. It also stated that interchangeability is important for biosimilars because it will increase the likelihood that biosimilar versions will be utilized over the more expensive reference product.
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Biden should learn from public-option failure here
Herald Net | Sally C. Pipes
December 20, 2021
A public option is a plan offered by the government for sale alongside those sold by private companies. That may sound benign. But these government “options” are the first step to driving private insurance companies out of the market. That would put us on a path to the single-payer, Medicare for All-style system that Biden attacked during his run for the White House. |
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Post-pandemic, fix scope-of-practice laws
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sally C. Pipes
December 21, 2021
Pre-pandemic, many states enforced restrictions on what nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other non-physician providers could do — despite the fact that they have extensive education and training. Both NPs and PAs earn master’s degrees. Some go on to earn doctorates or other advanced degrees. |
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Building Back To Canadian Health Care?
Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
December 20, 2021
Canadian wait times today are nearly three times longer than they were in 1993, when Fraser began recording them. People are waiting for more than 1.4 million procedures. If we assume one procedure per person, that’s equivalent to 3.7% of the Canadian population on a waiting list.
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