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Opinion: Drug patents aren’t a ‘necessary evil.’ They save lives.
/in News, Oped: Healthcare, Oped: Life Sciences, Press Releases, Press Releases: Life Sciences /by William SmithDrug patents are one of the most important public policy innovations in all of human history, and a boon to patients awaiting cures. Inventions only come when inventors are rewarded, not punished. Patents are not a “necessary evil.”
Study: Net Out-Migration of Wealth from Massachusetts Nearly Quintupled from 2012-2021
/in Economic Opportunity, Featured, News, Pioneer Research /by Editorial StaffIRS data reveals that net out-migration from Massachusetts is accelerating rapidly and is greatest among affluent residents who pay the most in state taxes, according to a Pioneer Institute analysis. Between 2019 and 2021, Massachusetts rose from ninth to fourth among all states in net out-migration of wealth, behind only California, New York, and Illinois.
Study: High List Prices and Deep Discounts for Prescription Drugs Hurt Poor and Sick Patients
/in Health Care, Health Care Policy (Federal), Healthcare, News, Pioneer Research, Press Releases, Press Releases: Life Sciences /by Editorial StaffA new Pioneer Institute study illustrates how the current system of drug pricing and discounts leads to patients with challenging diseases being charged huge out-of-pocket sums to keep other premiums low, effectively imposing financial penalties on the sick to protect the healthy and wealthy.
Massachusetts’ Misguided Middle-Class Health Insurance Subsidy Expansion
/in Blog, Blog: Healthcare, Health Care, Health Care Policy (Federal), News, Pioneer Research /by Joshua ArchambaultA proposal on Beacon Hill to expand insurance subsidies up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level, could push the small business insurance market into a death spiral, without reducing the number of uninsured and hurting those with preexisting conditions.
Benjamin F. Jones Shows How Immigrants Are a Boon for the U.S.
/in Featured, JobMakers /by Editorial StaffProf. Benjamin F. Jones, former economic advisor in the U.S. Treasury and a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, analyzes data that show immigrants are far more likely to start a business in the U.S. and are innovating at higher rates, benefiting the nation.