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Books and Book Chapters

"Medicare," Chapter 12, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Medicaid and SCHIP," Chapter 13, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Health Insurance Regulation," Chapter 16, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Health Care," Chapter 7 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 109th Congress.

Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It, Michael F. Cannon and Michael Tanner (Cato Institute, September 2005)

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Cato Studies

"Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in Medical Innovation," by Glen Whitman and Raymond Raad, Policy Analysis no. 654, November 18, 2009

"ObamaCare: A Bad Deal for Young Adults," by Aaron Yelowitz, Briefing Paper no. 115, November 5, 2009

"Yes, Mr. President: A Free Market Can Fix Health Care," by Michael F. Cannon, Policy Analysis no. 650, October 21, 2009

"All the President's Mandates: Compulsory Health Insurance Is a Government Takeover," by Michael F. Cannon, Briefing Paper no. 114, September 23, 2009

"Halfway to Where? Answering the Key Questions of Health Care Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, Policy Analysis no. 643, September 9, 2009

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Articles and Newsletters

"How Can I Ration Your Medical Care? Let Me Count the Ways," by Michael F. Cannon, Townhall Magazine, September 2009.

"Mandatory Health Insurance: Lessons from Massachusetts," by Craig J. Richardson, Cato Journal, Volume 29 Number 2, Spring/Summer 2009.

"Will Obama Raise Middle-Class Taxes to Fund Health Care?," by Michael D. Tanner and Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 57, June 2009. (PDF, 38kb., 2 pp)

"Competitive Markets For Individual Health Insurance" by Scott Harrington and Tom Miller, A Cato Commentary, Health Affairs, October 23, 2002.

Opinion and Commentary

"Truly a Turkey," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, November 20, 2009

"Clueless or Despotic?," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, November 17, 2009

"Health Care: A Trillion(s)-Dollar Bill," by Michael D. Tanner, Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 15, 2009

"Warning Label for Pelosicare," by Michael F. Cannon, Orange County Register, November 13, 2009

"ObamaCare Is Not Pro-Choice -- for Anyone," by Michael F. Cannon, TownHall.com, November 13, 2009

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Events

"Understanding Health Care Co-ops," September 9, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Who Are the Uninsured?," July 20, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"To Reform Health Care, Don't Increase Taxes, Cut Them," June 26, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Massachusetts — Three Years Later," June 22, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Cato Institute Conference on Health Care Reform," June 17, 2009 [Conference]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Senate Special Committee on Aging," by Michael D. Tanner, Testimony, September 30, 2009.

"Providing Secure Health Insurance to American Consumers," by Michael F. Cannon, Testimony, September 16, 2009.

"Why Freedom Is the Key to Health Care Reform," Speech, by Michael F. Cannon, September 5, 2009.

"Is Individual Insurance the Solution?," by Michael F. Cannon, Speech, May 4, 2009.

"Lessons of the SCHIP Legislative Debate," by Michael F. Cannon, Speech, December 11, 2007.

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Multimedia

Media Highlight Michael F. Cannon discusses health care costs on FBN's Fox Business with Dagen McDowell and Brian Sullivan November 11, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:48]

Media Highlight Michael F. Cannon discusses health care costs on FOX's Glenn Beck November 10, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:22]

Daily Podcast "ObamaCare: A Bad Deal for Young Adults" featuring Aaron Yelowitz, November 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:03]

Daily Podcast "Health Care Reform: First Count the Cost" featuring Michael F. Cannon, November 9, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:57]

Media Highlight Michael F. Cannon discusses health care costs on CNN November 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:35]

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