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Michael F. Cannon
Director of Health Policy Studies
Michael F. Cannon is the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies. Previously, he served as a domestic policy analyst for the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee under Chairman Larry E. Craig, where he advised the Senate leadership on health, education, labor, welfare, and the Second Amendment. Cannon has appeared on ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, C-SPAN, Fox News Channel, and NPR. His articles have been featured in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Forum for Health Economics & Policy, and the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics. Cannon is coauthor of Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It. He holds a bachelor's degree in American government (B.A.) from the University of Virginia, and master’s degrees in economics (M.A.) and law & economics (J.M.) from George Mason University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: mcannon@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Cato Institute," Encyclopedia of Health Services Research, SAGE Publications, Inc (2009).
"Medicare," Chapter 12 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Medicaid and SCHIP," Chapter 13 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"The Tax Treatment of Health Care," Chapter 14 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Health Care Regulation," Chapter 15 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"Yes, Mr. President: A Free Market Can Fix Health Care," Policy Analysis no. 650, October 21, 2009.
"All the President's Mandates: Compulsory Health Insurance Is a Government Takeover," Briefing Paper no. 114, September 23, 2009.
"Fannie Med? Why a "Public Option" Is Hazardous to Your Health," Policy Analysis no. 642, July 27, 2009.
"A Better Way to Generate and Use Comparative-Effectiveness Research," Policy Analysis no. 632, February 6, 2009.
"Does the Doctor Need a Boss?," by Arnold Kling and Michael F. Cannon, Briefing Paper no. 111, January 13, 2009.
Articles and Newsletters
"How Can I Ration Your Medical Care? Let Me Count the Ways," Townhall Magazine, September 2009.
"Large Health Savings Accounts: A Step toward Tax Neutrality for Health Care," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, Vol. 11, issue 2 (Health Care Reform), Article 3 (2008).
"Bill Gates Doesn't Need Any Help from Younger Workers," in Should Medicare Be Means-Tested? A Symposium, Center of the American Experiment, May 2007, pp. 11-12.
"Pay-for-Performance: Is Medicare a Good Candidate?," Yale J. Health P. Law & Ethics, Vol. 7, issue 1: Winter 2007.
"Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care System," Book Review, Cato Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring/Summer 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"The $1.5 Trillion Fraud," National Review (Online), November 6, 2009
"Max's Budget-Gimmick Magic," New York Post, October 13, 2009
"You Mislead!," by Michael F. Cannon and Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review (Online), September 28, 2009
"Government, by Definition, Cannot Compete Fairly," Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2009
"Give Market Forces Room to Breathe, and Costs Will Decrease," Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Disguised Health Care Costs: The $1.5 Trillion Fraud," November 6, 2009
"Are Savvier Democrats Playing Rope-a-Dope?," October 28, 2009
"Samuelson: the Fannie Med Mirage," October 27, 2009
"Reid's Accomplishment," October 27, 2009
"State 'Opt-Out' Proposal: a Ruse within a Ruse," October 26, 2009
Events
"Bending the Productivity Curve: How Would Health Care "Reform" Affect Medical Innovation?," November 20, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"How Government "Competes": Grab Arm, Twist," October 13, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"How American Health Care Killed My Father," October 1, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"What Government-Run Health Care Really Means," July 15, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"To Reform Health Care, Don't Increase Taxes, Cut Them," June 26, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Providing Secure Health Insurance to American Consumers," Testimony, September 16, 2009.
"Why Freedom Is the Key to Health Care Reform," Speech, September 5, 2009.
Is Individual Insurance the Solution?, Speech, May 4, 2009.
" Reforming Health Care in Virginia," Testimony, February 2, 2009.
Avoiding a Health Care Disaster, Speech, January 22, 2009.
Multimedia
Michael F. Cannon discusses health care on WTIC's Sound off Connecticut with Jim Vicevich November 2, 2009 [Flash Audio, 11:40]
Michael F. Cannon discusses health care on KVI's The Weissbach Show October 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:12]
Michael F. Cannon discusses health care on WIBA's Upfront with Vicki McKenna October 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 17:23]
Michael F. Cannon discusses health care on NPR affiliate KPCC's on WZAB's AirTalk with Larry Mantle October 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 02:59]
Michael F. Cannon discusses health care on KPAM's The Victoria Taft Show October 27, 2009 [Flash Audio, 19:07]
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