Politically Fearful Newsom Punts on Single-Payer
 
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
May 5, 2022

Nearly two-and-a-half years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., created a commission to come up with a plan for implementing single-payer health care in the Golden State.

The Healthy California for All Commission finally released its report last week.


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Is the End of Private Practice Nigh?
 
Forbes | Sally Pipes
May 9, 2022

Nearly three in four doctors now work for a hospital, health system, or corporate entity, according to new data from Avalere. That’s a 7% increase from a year ago—and an almost 20% jump since 2019.

In other words, the independent physician is becoming an endangered species. The corporatization of medicine is sapping competition in the healthcare marketplace. And that’s leading to higher prices for patients—and lower pay for providers.


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A bankrupt argument for single-payer health care
 
Orange County Register | Sally Pipes
May 11, 2022

Are Americans going bankrupt because of medical debt? Leading progressives seem to think so.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., recently called for all medical debt to be canceled. “‘Medical debt’ and ‘Medical bankruptcy’ are two phrases that should not exist in the United States of America,” he said after the major credit bureaus recently announced they’d remove paid-off medical debt previously sent to collections from credit reports.


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Expanding Obamacare is a Costly Prescription
 
Real Clear Policy | Sally Pipes
May 11, 2022

Last month, President Biden proposed fixing the so-called “family glitch,” a quirk in Obamacare’s text that has prevented millions of people from purchasing subsidized coverage through the exchanges.

It’s only the latest attempt to gift more people taxpayer-sponsored health coverage. The result will be rising premiums, fewer coverage options, and ballooning costs for the public.


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