Sally Pipes

Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is "False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All" (Encounter 2020). Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, @sallypipes.

California's single-payer health care boondoggle is back and worse than ever

OPINION March 20

California's single-payer health care boondoggle is back and worse than ever

California is introducing legislation to ban private health insurance, forcing all residents into a single-payer system that would further bankrupt a state facing massive deficits.

Sally Pipes: Biden's health care plans – this is what Americans can expect from Democrats

OPINION January 31, 2021

Sally Pipes: Biden's health care plans – this is what Americans can expect from Democrats

Last week, President Joe Biden signed executive orders that will re-open ObamaCare's insurance exchanges from Feb. 15 through May 15 and direct federal agencies to re-examine some of the health care rules enacted by the Trump administration.

Sally Pipes: COVID vaccinations are going much too slowly — here’s how to speed them up and save lives

OPINION January 3, 2021

Sally Pipes: COVID vaccinations are going much too slowly — here’s how to speed them up and save lives

Vaccines against the novel coronavirus were developed in record time. But getting those vaccines into the arms of Americans has been frustratingly slow at a time when speeding up vaccinations is literally a matter of life and death.

Sally Pipes: COVID vaccines can give economy a needed shot in the arm once essential workers vaccinated

OPINION December 26, 2020

Sally Pipes: COVID vaccines can give economy a needed shot in the arm once essential workers vaccinated

The arrival of two coronavirus vaccines authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use this month has prompted fierce debate about who ought to be immunized first.

Sally Pipes: Moderna COVID vaccine gets key endorsement — vaccinations are safe and will end pandemic

OPINION December 17, 2020

Sally Pipes: Moderna COVID vaccine gets key endorsement — vaccinations are safe and will end pandemic

The vote Thursday by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to recommend an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is an important and welcome step in our battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sally Pipes: For HHS post Biden taps ObamaCare 's lead defender – don't expect him to be a moderate

OPINION December 8, 2020

Sally Pipes: For HHS post Biden taps ObamaCare 's lead defender – don't expect him to be a moderate

It was always clear President-elect Biden's health secretary would advocate for more government control of the country's health care system.

Sally Pipes: Officials ignore their own stay-at-home COVID-19 restrictions — it’s infuriating

OPINION December 4, 2020

Sally Pipes: Officials ignore their own stay-at-home COVID-19 restrictions — it’s infuriating

Any successful plan for ending the pandemic will require Americans to trust their government officials. For that to happen, officials need to start practicing what they preach.

Sally Pipes: Trump wrongly attacks life-saving drug companies on coronavirus vaccines and more

OPINION November 21, 2020

Sally Pipes: Trump wrongly attacks life-saving drug companies on coronavirus vaccines and more

President Trump hurts the American people when he acts to deprive drug companies of earnings they need to develop new drugs and treatments. And he presents no evidence for his claim that drug companies delayed announcing progress on coronavirus vaccines to hurt his reelection chances.

Sally Pipes: COVID-phobia – Americans should not fear routine medical care, they worry about not getting it

OPINION November 16, 2020

Sally Pipes: COVID-phobia – Americans should not fear routine medical care, they worry about not getting it

For many people, the risks associated with foregoing medical care are far greater than the risk of possible exposure to the coronavirus.

Sally Pipes: Big plans for BidenCare doomed if Republicans keep Senate majority

OPINION November 13, 2020

Sally Pipes: Big plans for BidenCare doomed if Republicans keep Senate majority

President-elect Joe Biden’s ambitious plan for a dramatic and costly overhaul of America’s health care sector that would start us down the road to socialized medicine and worse health care has no chance of approval if Republicans capture majority control of the U.S. Senate.