Warren’s Assault on Retiree Wealth
Her vision of ‘accountable capitalism’ would destroy savings built over a lifetime—and sink the economy. Read More
Speaker Pelosi’s Drug Pricing Proposal is Here – It’s Not Good
All summer, Washington, D.C. has been waiting to see what Speaker Pelosi’s top aide Wendell Primus and staff would produce in the way of a drug pricing bill. It has… Read More
Open Letter to Lawmakers Urging Rejection of Draft Pelosi Prescription Drug Plan
Dear Representatives and Senators: On behalf of National Taxpayers Union (NTU), I write to express our significant concerns with the draft version of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s prescription drug plan, H.R. Read More
Pelosi Drug Plan Will Destroy U.S. Healthcare System
According to a leaked draft, House Democrats will propose drug pricing legislation that imposes broad government price controls, imports foreign pricing, and imposes on a new tax on manufacturers. Read More
Why Are Republicans Caving to Socialist Price-Setters?
If you look around, it’s hard not to conclude that we are in an especially critical political moment. The Democrats, half driven to madness by anti-Trump rage and freed to state their… Read More
Sally Pipes: Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare-for-all’ means worse health insurance at higher cost for most Americans
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said this week that union workers would have a “hard time” supporting a “Medicare-for-all” plan, unless it carved out space for union-negotiated health plans. Read More
Why price controls on Medicare Part D are a bad prescription
Policymakers should focus on market-oriented solutions like the administration’s rebate proposal… Read More
The Costs of Medicare for All Are Rising Already
After my study of the costs of Medicare for All (M4A) was published last July, a fierce debate erupted over whether M4A, while dramatically increasing the costs borne by federal taxpayers,… Read More
No, a European-style health system isn’t the answer
As candidates for the 2020 Democratic nomination present their visions for “Medicare for all,”politicians on both sides of the aisle are increasingly looking to imitate Europe’s health… Read More
Sally Pipes: Union workers, be careful what you wish for – 2020 Dems might ruin your excellent health benefits
This month, 19 Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Las Vegas to court the union vote at a forum hosted by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the country’s… Read More