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New Issue Brief shows that Reforming Supply Chain & Drug Pricing System Will Lower Health Care Costs
Pacific Research Institute | Wayne Winegarden
January 8, 2020
As Washington pushes for price caps and government controls to address prescription drug prices, a new issue brief released by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the Pacific Research Institute argues that reforming the complex drug supply chain and ending the current drug pricing system that overcharges patients – along with system-wide reforms – are what’s needed to lower America’s health care costs.
“Politicians are promoting drug price caps and increased regulation in a futile attempt to increase health care affordability,” said Dr. Wayne Winegarden, director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation and the brief’s author. “Experiences worldwide have shown that more government control will worsen America’s health care problems – threatening innovation and limiting access to life-saving medication – without lowering costs.”
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Listen to PRI's "Next Round" Podcast
Sally Pipes talks about her new book, False Premise, False Promise
January 7, 2020
In this podcast, PRI President and CEO Sally Pipes discusses her new book False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All. Sally makes the case against Medicare for All using evidence from government-run systems in Canada and the U.K and explains how single-payer health care makes a litany of promises it can’t keep. She also discusses the Medicare for All proposals from the presidential candidates and grades President Trump on his health care policies.
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Trump’s school choice plan will help kids, and is smart politics
Washington Times | Lance Izumi
January 6, 2020
That broad-based support for school choice is a big reason that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was elected by a very narrow margin in 2018, is now one of the most popular governors in the nation, with sky-high support among African-Americans and Hispanics.
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A Bold Fix For The West’s Water Woes
Issues & Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D., Joseph D. Schulman, and John P. Schaefer
January 7, 2020
More water is used in America per capita than almost anywhere else in the world — more than three times as much as in China and 15 times more than in Denmark. Not surprisingly, the highest domestic water use is in the driest Western U.S. states: Arizona residents use 147 gallons per day compared to just 51 gallons in Wisconsin. That’ll come as no surprise to anyone who has seen the heavily irrigated golf courses in places such as Phoenix and Scottsdale.
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug Price Increases
Right By the Bay Blog | Wayne Winegarden
January 8, 2020
In the 2020 edition of this drama, politicians are bemoaning the 5 percent increase in drug prices that has been implemented according to consulting firm 3 Axis Advisors. A 5 percent price increase at a time when inflation is running at less than 2 percent sounds nefarious, and appears to support the outrage of the political classes. Despite the headline, average drug prices were not raised by 5 percent.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Everything You Need to Know About Britain, Boris and Brexit – Luncheon and Discussion with Lord Jamie Borwick
Join PRI for a luncheon and discussion featuring Lord Jamie Borwick, Member of the House of Lords. Lord Borwick will look at all things Brexit, including the outcomes and possibilities of the December UK elections, the impact of Boris Johnson, and more.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
11:30 Registration
12:00 Luncheon
The University Club
800 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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Young Leaders Circle: Untangling Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in 2020
PRI’s Young Leaders Circle will bring together a panel of industry experts to discuss blockchain and cryptocurrency. Leaders in academic research, private business, and the regulatory space will examine regulations on blockchain and cryptocurrency, benefits and challenges to the emerging technologies, and look at how the two concepts are being adopted around the world in the free market.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
6 p.m. Happy Hour
6:45 p.m. Panel Begins
Neyborly – The Mezzanine
600 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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National School Choice Week Event: The State of School Choice in California in 2020
As California celebrates National School Choice Week, the future of charter schools is uncertain following legislation enacted in 2019. Join Pacific Research Institute Senior Director of Education Studies Lance Izumi as he leads a panel of education reform experts at the State Capitol in discussing the impact of last year’s legislative changes, 2020 legislative efforts that could impact school choice, and reform ideas to
preserve and expand school choice options for students and parents. This event is free and a lunch will be provided, but please RSVP as space is limited.
Featured Speakers:
Lance Izumi, Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education
Larry Sand, President, California Teachers Empowerment Network
Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Vice-Chair, Assembly Education Committee
Friday, January 31, 2020
State Capitol, Room 125
Sacramento
12 - 1 p.m.
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2020 California “Ideas in Action” Policy Conference
Join us for PRI’s second annual California “Ideas in Action” Policy Conference and hear policy experts, opinion leaders, and real life changemakers at informative panel discussions on California power outages, barriers to entrepreneurship, school choice, and homelessness.
Also, an evening reception celebrating the publication of False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All by Sally C. Pipes, PRI President, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy will be held.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
Capitol View Room (15th Floor)
1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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Young Leaders Circle: How Entrepreneurship Can Bring Low-Income Entrepreneurs Out of Poverty with Dr. Wayne Winegarden
Dr. Wayne Winegarden, PRI’s Senior Fellow in Business and Economics and the Director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation, will share challenges and solutions from his new study on entrepreneurship “Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to the American Dream.”
Thursday, February 20, 2020
6 p.m. Happy Hour Begins
6:45 p.m. Moderated Interview Begins
University Club
800 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
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