Beware “Medicare for All”
09 October 2026
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses what the United States can learn from Canada's and the United Kingdom's single-payor systems, and the real costs of “Medicare for All,” including the elimination of private healthcare, physician shortages, hidden taxes, and lack of access.
0:00 0:00

Related Podcasts

Beware an Expanding Welfare State and Government Control Over Health Care
23 October 2026
Timothy Lee, CFIF’s Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses how the British welfare system is bankrupting its national defense, and why the best healthcare reform in America means less (not more) government control.
Beware of Counterproductive Efforts Targeting the Ticketing Industry
06 February 2026
Timothy Lee, Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs at the Center for Individual Freedom, discusses how efforts to target companies that sell entertainment tickets is counterproductive, why the free market should win over legislation that distorts the market, and what the recent U.S. Census tells us about the “science of democracy.”
All Eyes on New York and Virginia
23 October 2025
William J. Conti, a retired attorney from Washington, DC, discusses the latest news on the upcoming mayoral election in New York City and the governor’s race in Virginia.
Medicare for All's Price Tag
07 November 2019
Sally Pipes, Pacific Research Institute's President, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy, discusses presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for All" plan and the candidate's inability to adequately explain how she would pay for it.
The Deceptive Rhetoric Surrounding 'Medicare-for-All'
12 July 2019
Sally Pipes, President and Chief Executive Officer and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), discusses the deceptive discussions surrounding Medicare-for-All and PRI's new Center for Medical Economics and Innovation.
Medicare for All's False Promises
12 April 2019
Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, discusses recent clashes on health care policy, lessons learned from other countries regarding socialized medicine, and whether the Veterans Administration is a good example of how Medicare for all would fail.