The Free Market Healthcare Idea that Blurs Party and Geographic Lines
 
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
April 4, 2022

New survey data from the American Medical Association reveals that nearly 8 in 10 physicians believe the biggest barrier to offering telehealth is the “roll back of COVID-19 waivers, coverage, and payment policies.”

That’s no surprise. When the pandemic hit, regulators waived restrictions that limited who could receive and how doctors could provide care virtually. But those regulations could be reinstated when officials end the public health emergency. Permanently waiving these restrictions could increase access to care, give patients more control over their health, and reduce costs. That’s a commonsense, market-oriented reform that members of both parties should be able to get behind.


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Read Henry Miller on Second COVID Vaccine Booster Shot in Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal | Henry Miller
April 3, 2022

The significant frequency of long Covid, with its potential long-term debility, and the postinfection increased risk of cardiac disease and changes in the brain argue for a high level of caution. I’ve gotten the second booster.
 

Democrats' Tone-Deafness on Medicare for All Costly

Newsmax | Sally Pipes
April 1, 2022

House Democrats haven’t given up on bringing socialized health care to the United States — at least judging from a hearing the Committee on Oversight and Reform held earlier this week.

The event was titled “Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage.” But for the committee’s Democrats, the only pathway worth considering was a complete government health care takeover.

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Sally Pipes Quoted in Ken Artz's Column in April's "Health Care News": "Single-Payer Health Care Stalls in California"

Health Care News | Ken Artz
March 31, 2022

A bill to establish a state-run, single-payer health care system in California was stopped without a vote in the state Assembly after supporters realized they didn’t have enough votes to pass it.

A.B.1400 would have begun a state takeover of private insurance, Medicare, and Medi-Cal at a cost of $391 billion a year, says Sally C. Pipes, president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute.

“Rather than risk the bill not passing, Assembly Member Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), the main sponsor, let it expire before a vote was held,” said Pipes.

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