Podcast appearances and mentions of William S Smith

Joe Selvaggi talks with Drs. Bill Smith and Robert Popovian about how the complex system of rebates from drug companies to insurance firms serve to increase costs and reduce access for patients. Guests: Dr. William S. Smith is Senior Fellow & Director of Pioneer Life Sciences Initiative. Dr. Smith has 25 years of experience in government […]

Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Bill Smith about the benefit of the Bayh-Dole Act's protection of intellectual property rights for university research patents and the risk posed to the nation and the local economy from recent efforts to consider price controls on products developed from patented discoveries Dr. William S. Smith […]

Over the past decade, the revenue for hospitals generated by the federal 340B drug discount program, initially intended to serve low-income, uninsured populations, has exploded even while a number of important Massachusetts hospitals have reduced the level of charity care they provide, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute. The Pioneer Institute study, “340B Drug Discounts: An Increasingly Dysfunctional Program,” notes that nationwide, 340B drug sales rose from $9 billion in 2014 to $38 billion in 2020. William S. Smith is Senior Fellow and Director of the Life Sciences Initiative at Pioneer Institute. He has 25 years of experience in government and in corporate roles, including as vice president of public affairs and policy at Pfizer, and as a consultant to major pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. He held senior staff positions for the Republican House leadership on Capitol Hill, the White House, and in the Massachusetts Governor's office. He earned his PhD with distinction at The Catholic University of America (CUA).

Rare Disease Day is February 28. New and exciting medical innovations and drug therapies for rare disease abound, but accessing those treatments is another challenge. Discriminatory healthcare metrics like quality-adjusted-life-years (QALYs) devalue rare disease patient lives, signaling that a patient’s life isn’t worth covering treatments and therapies. Dr. Bill Smith explains how QALYs are used and how it prevents patients from getting the life-saving care they need. Plus, Patients Rising Field Correspondent Kate speaks with Marni Cartelli, a rare disease patient living with complex regional pain syndrome, and Patient Correspondent Lillian Isabella celebrates Rare Disease Day by sharing her story of being diagnosed with PKU. Guest:William Smith, Ph.D. Visiting Fellow in the Life Sciences, The Pioneer InstituteDr. William S. Smith is The Pioneer Institute’s Visiting Fellow in the Life Sciences. Smith has 25 years of experience in government and in corporate roles, including senior staff positions on Capitol Hill, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Massachusetts Governor’s office where he served under Governors Weld and Cellucci. He spent ten years at Pfizer Inc as Vice President of Public Affairs and Policy where he was responsible for Pfizer’s corporate strategies for the U.S. policy environment. He later served as a consultant to major pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. Dr. Smith earned his Ph.D. in political science with distinction at The Catholic University of America.Links:William Smith, Ph.D.The Biden administration needs to look beyond ICER for evaluating drug therapiesInside Xavier Becerra’s quest for health care for immigrantsMaryland Senate overrides Hogan veto of bill that funds nation’s first drug affordability boardSenate Democrats push for public option as Biden weighs health-care reform plansMarni CartelliPatients Rising Concierge Patient Correspondent: Lillian IsabellaNeed help?The successful patient is one who can get what they need when they need it. We all know insurance slows us down, so why not take matters into your own hands. Our Navigator is an online tool that allows you to search a massive network of health-related resources using your zip code so you get local results. Get proactive and become a more successful patient right now at PatientsRisingConcierge.orgHave a question or comment about the show, want to suggest a show topic or share your story as a patient correspondent?Drop us a line: podcast@patientsrising.orgThe views and opinions expressed herein are those of the guest(s)/ author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of Patients Rising.

William S. Smith joins the podcast to discuss U.S. foreign policy and his book “Democracy and Imperialism: Irving Babbitt and Warlike Democracies.”

On this inaugural episode of the CSS podcast, host Justin Logan is joined by Claes G. Ryn, Professor of Politics at the Catholic University of America and editor of the scholarly journal Humanitas, plus William S. Smith, Managing Director of the Center for the Study of Statesmanship.

This episode features William S. Smith, author of Democracy and Imperialism: Irving Babbitt and Warlike Democracies. Irving Babbitt is an underappreciated political theorist. He wrote the classic Democracy and Leadership in 1924 before the Behavioralist Revolution of the 1950s so his work is often overlooked by contemporary political scientists. Babbitt has an enormous influence on conservative political theory and philosophy. His ideas about democracy, leadership and imperialism are as relevant for discussion today than ever before. His focus on character and virtue in political leaders has never been more salient than it has been during the global pandemic. The podcast discusses many important theorists of political thought and philosophy including Rousseau, Huntington and Hobbes. We discuss how some of Babbitt's thought applies to current and historical events. We discuss the Iraq War, Ukraine and touch on Trump's own style of leadership. Take the time to visit my blog at www.democracyparadox.com. I have written 70 reviews of both classic and contemporary works of political science with an emphasis on democracy. This week I reviewed Campaigns and Voters in Developing Democracies: Argentina in Comparative Perspective. Please visit the website and read my book reviews. And don't forget to subscribe to keep up with future episodes.

En este Corito Histórico, los muchachos Javier Lara (En Twitter: @vzla_apesta) y Doriann Márquez (En Twitter: @Hostioso0294), siguen contando la interesante y polémica vida de Francisco de Miranda, el Generalísimo Precursor de la Independencia. #ElCoritoHistórico #FranciscoDeMiranda #HistoriaDeVenezuela En este episodio vamos con sus expediciones de 1806 que hacen que le den su título de Precursor, por estar adelantando a su tiempo. Inicia con Miranda fracasando en la búsqueda de apoyo para su invasión tanto en Inglaterra como en Estados Unidos a pesar de su entrevista con Thomas Jefferson, al informársele de que debía primero conseguir sus éxitos por su cuenta. Por eso, en Norteamérica solo con apoyo de sus amigos William S. Smith y Samuel Ogden, consigue 50 mil doláres que le compraron su famoso barco Leander, armas y reclutó cerca de 200 hombres que zarparon con él desde Nueva York en febrero de 1806. De NYC pasó a Haití, dónde adquirió las goletas Bacchus y Bee y además en este sitio fue izado por primera vez el tricolor nacional el 12 de marzo, de allí a Aruba, y desde allí intentó desembarcar en Ocumare, dónde los españoles lo repelieron y capturaron 60 de sus hombres, de los cuáles fueron ejecutados 10 en Puerto Cabello meses luego. Tras este fracaso, se reagrupa en Trinidad e intenta invadir por la Vela de Coro para tomar esa ciudad, que había sido abandonada por sus pobladores tras rumores de que Miranda era un corsario inglés ateo, jacobino y libertino. Tras este nuevo fracaso de intentar hacer una revolución sin apoyo de nadie, se retira de nuevo a Inglaterra. Suscríbete tanto al canal como al Patreon de Daniel Lara Farías para vernos en estreno exclusivo, comenta, da like, síguenos en twitter, recomiéndanos, sugiere temas y vacila. Este episodio es traído gracias a nuestros aliados comerciales y panas de Abastos La Venezolana C.A. (En IG @abastoslavenezolana) con la cerveza más fría de Caracas en Capuchinos, y Charqxpress (@charqxpress) los que te envían la mejor charcutería directo adónde estés para que desayunes al mejor precio y así no agarres COVID-19, o una arrechera porque te encontraste frente al FAES. El Corito Histórico en Instagram: https://instagram.com/elcoritohistorico_ Patreon de Daniel Lara Farías: https://patreon.com/dlaraf Arte de la portada: Cheska Ballesteros, la Martín Tovar y Tovar del Lacreo (En Twitter e Instagram: @Cheskacsk) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coritohistorico/message

Seriously? Beard shaming is apparently a thing now. Don't want that facial hair interfering with our mask wearing now, do we? One of the more interesting aspects of the coronavirus response has been how it has negatively impacted religious liberty. Annie Holmquist reminds us that political liberty is not possible without religious liberty. Once the most respected law enforcement agency on the planet, the FBI is coming under some well-deserved fire for how corrupted it has become. William S. Smith suggests that the time has come to break up the FBI. It should be clear by now that many politicians and bureaucrats will milk the shutdowns for as long as they can. If we're serious about bringing them to an end, we have to be willing to exercise peaceful resistance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

At the Peninsula hotel in Los Angeles, Art in America hosted a brunch for the highlighting the magazine's January Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Generative art. Artist, scholar, and collector Anne Spalter joined A.i.A. editor William S. Smith and tech entrepreneur Laura Lehmann for a conversation about the history and future of computer art. Spalter, author of the influential history The Computer in the Visual Arts (1999), described how her research into a field within art history that was neglected at the time led to her interest in collecting. She and her spouse, Michael Spalter, have built a significant collection that includes work created between the 1950s and 1980s by pioneering figures such as Vera Molnár, Georg Nees, and Koji Fujino. Though many of the compositions were produced by algorithms, the designs were fabricated with plotter printers on paper. The Spalters’ collection of computer art features many pieces in traditional mediums. Lehmann articulated an expanded view of collecting, noting that the meaning of collecting and curating is changing as those activities become widespread on social media. A new generation accustomed to managing collections of digital imagery on a daily basis could very well transform fundamental values in art and assumptions about its singularity.

Tonight we begin book three. Tomorrow I conduct a new (surprise) interview. You'll not believe who... I'm starting a blogroll of supporter/subscribers, so if you've sent in a donation and have a blog, please let me know so I can link to it! I fight (and beat?) the —and exhaust my wussy self in the process! Ooh, and go here to see a . NICE uniform! Here's David Brin's . Some for you! And just a little quote to compare someone we all know with the French Revolution: "God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion. The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. ... And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure." (1743-1826), US Founding Father drafted the Declaration of Independence 3rd US President Source: November 13, 1787, letter to William S. Smith, quoted in Padover's Jefferson On Democracy