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Join us in Newport Beach and San Francisco for luncheons and book signings for the launch of Pacific Research Institute President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally Pipes’ new book, False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All, published by Encounter Books -- currently the #1 best-selling book on Amazon’s Health Law section.
American health care is at a crossroads. Health spending reached $3.5 trillion in 2017. Yet more than 27 million people remain uninsured. And it’s unclear if all that spending is buying higher-quality care.
Once a pipe dream of progressives, “Medicare for All” has become a rallying cry for many within the Democratic party at both the state and national levels. Single-payer health care is now being touted by prominent progressives and 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, along with several senators and more than 100 House members who support “Medicare for All” or a stepping-stone approach like adding a “public option” or a “Medicare buy-in” plan.
False Premise, False Promise makes the definitive case against “Medicare for All.” Between unpacking the plans under consideration in Congress―including the real costs behind the claims―and detailing the horrors of single-payer care in other countries, Pipes highlights how Americans actually fare better than their peers in Canada and the U.K. on health outcomes. Included are heart-wrenching stories of the human costs of free, universal, government-run health care systems.
The book concludes with Pipes’ vision for delivering the affordable, accessible, quality care the American people are looking for.
Books will be available for purchase at the events.
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