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A dose of reality on Medicare for All’s cost

The Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
November 11, 2019

Warren has even failed to convince the usually sympathetic comedians on Saturday Night Live, who spun her pledge not to “raise taxes on the middle class by one penny” as a promise to raise middle-class taxes by several trillion pennies.

The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget recently released a report outlining how our country could come up with those several trillion pennies. The options are alarming — and have no chance of garnering the support of the public.

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Watch Sally Pipes on Fox Business: Sen. Warren’s plan to spike billionaires’ taxes would be detrimental to economy

November 7, 2019

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PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes discusses the constant attacks Sen. Elizabeth Warren makes on billionaires and how her health care plan and wealth tax could harm the middle class and economy.
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There Are High Costs From Implementing Drug Price Controls

Forbes.com | Wayne Winegarden
November 7, 2019

Other countries’ experience with price controls should be a cautionary tale for the U.S. Their experience demonstrates that government agencies, by definition, lack the knowledge to centrally plan drug prices. Inevitably, government price controls harm patients and lead to lower quality health care systems.
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Sally Pipes Quoted in Daily Wire healthcare piece about dangers of Medicare For All

"Health Care Policy Expert Joe Antos Breaks Down The Dangers Of ‘Medicare For All’"
The Daily Wire | Frank Camp
November 9, 2019

. . .Sally Pipes, the president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute in California, is Canadian. She has pointed out that a dog would have more rapid access to an MRI than a human Canadian. The reason is that veterinary care is not part of the Canadian health system, and the private market responds to consumer demand. . .
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TennCare block grant will serve as blueprint for the country

The Tennessean | Sally C. Pipes
November 6, 2019

There’s evidence that states are better equipped than the federal government to meet the healthcare needs of their residents. Just look at Indiana. Since 2008, the state has enrolled certain low-income residents in its “Healthy Indiana Plan.” HIP pairs a high-deductible health plan with a tax-advantaged health savings account, which enrollees can use to pay for health services before they hit their deductible.
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