What Will Inflation Reduction Act Mean for Health Care, Climate, and the Economy?
 
PRI Next Round | Sally Pipes & Wayne Winegarden
August 15, 2022

Now that it has been passed by Congress, PRI’s top experts join us to discuss what the so-called Inflation Reduction Act will mean for you and your family. Sally Pipes analyzes the health care provisions of the legislation, particularly its impact on the future of Obamacare, and the development and availability of life-saving medications. Wayne Winegarden discusses the bill’s climate provisions, and whether it will have any positive impact on inflation or the economy.


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Medicare for All Wouldn't Have Saved Us From COVID
 
Townhall | Sally Pipes
August 13, 2022

Could Medicare for All have averted more than 330,000 deaths over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? That’s the claim of a new study published by 10 researchers from four different universities in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

To arrive at their figures, the authors compared the mortality risks of COVID and other causes of death among the insured and uninsured. Since the uninsured receive less medical care and are more likely to have preexisting conditions like diabetes, the researchers concluded that fewer lives would have been lost if there had been universal health care throughout the pandemic.


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Telehealth: A Great "Parenting Tool"
 
Right by the Bay | McKenzie Richards
August 12, 2022

Telehealth experiments during the pandemic confirmed the immense positive impact that virtual options provide to communities. It helps individuals in rural areas, those struggling with mental health crises, the poor, and even individuals with rare disorders. Speaking more generally, equipping young families with telehealth options also greatly helps parents.


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Dems' Reconciliation Package Obscures Obamacare's Failures With Taxpayer Cash
 
Forbes | Sally Pipes
August 12, 2022

With fewer than 100 days until the midterms and President Biden’s approval rating underwater, Democrats are desperate for a political win they can trumpet on the campaign trail. They’re hoping the deceptively named Inflation Reduction Act is it.

At the center of the bill is $64 billion in subsidies for health insurance purchased through Obamacare’s exchanges. They’re an extension of the subsidies created as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. They were supposed to expire at the end of this year—temporary measures to help households weather the economic impact of the pandemic.


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