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Medicare and Medicaid

Opinion and Commentary


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

"Passing Bill As Bad As PelosiCare Quite An Achievement For Dems," by Michael F. Cannon, Investor's Business Daily, November 11, 2009

"A Fed Takeover by Any Other Name...," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, November 8, 2009

"The Cost of Health Care Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, TownHall.com, November 7, 2009

"The $1.5 Trillion Fraud," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), November 6, 2009

"Republicans Should Quit with 'Mediscare'," by Michael D. Tanner, Orange County Register, November 4, 2009

"Cognitive Dissonance on Health Care Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, TownHall.com, October 20, 2009

"Social Security's Coming Crash: The Certain End of Entitlement," by Doug Bandow, Chronicles, October 20, 2009

"The Inevitable Medicare Cuts," by Michael D. Tanner, Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 14, 2009

"Time to Start Over," by Michael D. Tanner, USA Today, October 13, 2009

"Max's Budget-Gimmick Magic," by Michael F. Cannon, New York Post, October 13, 2009

"Redistributing Health," by Alan Reynolds, New York Post, October 12, 2009

"A 10 Million-Person Exaggeration?," by Alan Reynolds, Forbes, October 11, 2009

"You Mislead!," by Michael F. Cannon and Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review (Online), September 28, 2009

"Baucus Bill Fine Print a Health Hazard," by Nat Hentoff, Orange County Register, September 24, 2009

"Give Market Forces Room to Breathe, and Costs Will Decrease," by Michael F. Cannon, Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2009

"Pay More, Get Less," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, September 17, 2009

"Grading the Baucus Health Plan," by Michael D. Tanner, The New York Times, September 16, 2009

"Hard Truths about End-of-Life Care," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Angela Erickson, National Review (Online), September 11, 2009

"All Sizzle, No Substance," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, September 10, 2009

"Old Medicine In A New Bottle," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Forbes, September 10, 2009

"Who Decides What," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, September 2, 2009

"Like Your Health Plan? Read This," by Michael D. Tanner, Orange County Register, August 26, 2009

"Death Panels: Wrong Name, Right Idea," by Will Wilkinson, The Week, August 26, 2009

"A Pointless Lament About COLA," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Angela Erickson, National Review (Online), August 25, 2009

"I Am Finally Scared of a White House Administration," by Nat Hentoff, RealClearPolitics.com, August 20, 2009

"History's Painful Lessons," by David A. Hyman, National Review (Online), August 20, 2009

"Sorry Folks, Sarah Palin Is (Partly) Right," by Michael F. Cannon, Detroit Free Press, August 19, 2009

"Hey, Big Spender," by Alan Reynolds, Forbes, August 19, 2009

"Who Are the Uninsured?," by Michael D. Tanner, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 2009

"When Out of Hope, Feign Change," by Michael F. Cannon, TownHall.com, August 17, 2009

"Obama Kills Health Competition," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, August 13, 2009

"Busting the Bay State: Hiding the Cost of Health Reform," by Michael F. Cannon, Providence Journal, August 10, 2009

"Obama vs. Mathematics," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters, National Review (Online), August 6, 2009

"Playing Good Cop, Bad Cop," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters, Forbes, August 4, 2009

"End Medicare, Use Vouchers, and Deregulate Insurance," by Arnold Kling, Daily Press, August 2, 2009

"Not Enough Healthcare to Go Around," by Michael D. Tanner, U.S. News & World Report, July 29, 2009

"State-Of-The-Art Health Care For Everyone?," by William Poole, Forbes, July 28, 2009

"Bad Reform Is Worse Than No Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, Cato.org, July 24, 2009

"The Most Destructive Disease," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, July 22, 2009

"Perils of Obamacare: The Three Big Lies," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, July 20, 2009

"Bigger Than Madoff," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, National Review (Online), July 15, 2009

"U.S., State Officials Need to Stop Micromanaging Care," by Shirley Svorny, Daily News of Los Angeles, July 11, 2009

"Plan Undercuts Competition," by Michael D. Tanner, USA Today, July 6, 2009

"The Dangers of a "Public Plan"," by Michael D. Tanner, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 1, 2009

"The Non-Debate over Non-Reform," by Arnold Kling, National Review (Online), June 24, 2009

"Health Care Reform: Questions for the President," by Michael F. Cannon, ABC News.com, June 24, 2009

"How Not to Reform Health Care," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), June 9, 2009

"The Obamacare to Come," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), May 21, 2009

"Great Right North," by Chris Edwards, Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis, Washington Post, May 17, 2009

"U.S.-Run Health Care? Ask a Veteran," by Jim Powell, OCRegister.com, April 12, 2009

"On the Dole Again," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, February 13, 2009

"Universal Coverage Kills," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), October 21, 2008

"Innovate to Cut Health Costs," by Shirley Svorny, Los Angeles Times, October 6, 2008

"Joe Biden's Health Care Whopper," by Michael F. Cannon, New York Daily News, October 3, 2008

"No Tax Increase Needed," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, August 7, 2008

"The Big Squeeze," by Michael D. Tanner, Washington Times, July 25, 2008

"How to Fix Healthcare Delivery," by Arnold Kling, The American, June 17, 2008

"Voters Send Mixed Messages on Health Care," by Michael D. Tanner, Orange County Register, June 13, 2008

"Paul Ryan's Roadmap for the GOP," by Michael D. Tanner, McClatchy News Service, June 11, 2008

"Markets Beat Government on Medical Errors," by Michael F. Cannon and Alain Enthoven, American Spectator (Online), May 13, 2008

"Healthy McCain," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), May 8, 2008

"McCain's Health Care Plan: Radical and Right," by Michael D. Tanner, Orange County Register, May 6, 2008

"McCain's Plan Bests Obama's," by Michael D. Tanner, The Hill, April 15, 2008

"Lock Them in a Room," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, American Spectator (Online), March 27, 2008

"Some Major Threats to Limited Government," by William A. Niskanen, Examiner.com, March 26, 2008

"The Cost's the Thing," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review, March 12, 2008

"WHOm Are They Kidding?," by Glen Whitman, American Spectator, March 10, 2008

"No Hope, No Change," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and John Samples, National Review (Online), February 13, 2008

"When Health Care Becomes Personal," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, January 29, 2008

"Government and Health Care: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, November 28, 2007

"Heck of a Job, Doctor Brownie," by Michael D. Tanner, American Spectator (Online), November 19, 2007

"Children, Say 'Thank You for Smoking'," by Thomas A. Firey and Jacob Grier, TCSdaily.com, November 8, 2007

"Check Your Freedom at the Door," by Kent Masterson Brown, National Review (Online), October 25, 2007

"Socialized Medicine is Already Here," by Michael F. Cannon, TCSdaily.com, September 6, 2007

"Letter: Entitlement Program Spending," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Washington Times, July 13, 2007

"Two Health Care Documentaries," by Arnold Kling, Washington Times, June 30, 2007

""Sicko" Health Care Reform," by Michael D. Tanner, Copley News Service, June 29, 2007

"Entitlements Rob Americans Of $51 Trillion," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Investor's Business Daily, May 1, 2007

"Expanding the Agenda," by William Shipman, Washington Times, April 29, 2007

"Curing Walter Reed Syndrome; A Proposal Even Anti-War Doves Should Embrace," by Michael F. Cannon, TCSdaily.com, March 19, 2007

"You Say You Want VA-Style Health Care?," by Michael D. Tanner, OCRegister.com, March 16, 2007

"A Better Way to Give Dental Care to the Poor," by Michael F. Cannon, Baltimore Examiner, March 13, 2007

"Medicaid a Low-Wage Trap," by Michael F. Cannon, Albuquerque Journal, December 8, 2006

"The Return of Hillarycare?," by Michael D. Tanner, Cato.org, November 20, 2006

"Are We Really Entitled to This?," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, TCSdaily.com, November 14, 2006

"Fix Medicare - Not Its Prices," by Michael F. Cannon, New York Post, October 10, 2006

"The Great Wait," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), September 13, 2006

"Another Medical Catastrophe?," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, August 6, 2006

"A Blueprint for Health-care Freedom," by Michael F. Cannon, Washington Times, January 25, 2006

"Medicare's Muddled Meddling," by Alan Reynolds, TownHall.com, November 17, 2005

"Eight Reasons To Delay the Imprudent Drug Program," by Michael F. Cannon, The Hill, November 9, 2005

"Medicare Drug Plan: Repeal or Join?," by Michael F. Cannon, Detroit Free Press, November 7, 2005

"Offset Opportunities," by Michael F. Cannon, American Spectator, October 18, 2005

"Kids Just Pawns in Governor's Big Government Scheme," by Michael F. Cannon, Chicago Sun-Times, October 13, 2005

"In Praise of U.S. Health Care," by Michael D. Tanner, Washington Times, October 1, 2005

"Medicaid Is Behind the Decline in Private Health Coverage," by Michael F. Cannon, Union Leader, September 19, 2005

"A Cure for What Ails Medicaid," by Michael F. Cannon, San Francisco Chronicle, September 8, 2005

"Medicaid's Untallied Costs," by Michael F. Cannon, AMA-Assn.org, July 1, 2005

"HSAs Are No Solution for Medicaid," by Michael F. Cannon, Myrtle Beach Sun News, June 7, 2005

"Cuts Without Tears," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), May 18, 2005

"Welfare Reform's Unfinished Business," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), May 17, 2005

"Medicare vs. Social Security: Who's On First?," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), April 14, 2005

"How to Save Medicare," by Michael F. Cannon, San Francisco Chronicle, April 3, 2005

"Why Is Tommy Thompson Sad?," by Michael F. Cannon, Reason (Online), March 29, 2005

"Medicare Shortfall Needs President's Attention," by Michael F. Cannon, Monterey County Herald, March 6, 2005

"New Medicare Benefit Will Outspend Projections," by Michael F. Cannon, Fox News (Online), February 27, 2005

"Social Security, Medicare Divide," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Washington Times, October 14, 2004

"This Campaign's Not to Our Health," by Michael F. Cannon, Boston Herald, September 7, 2004

"Before Feds Invade Your Kitchen, Anti-Fat Funding Should Be Voted On," by Radley Balko, Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2004

"Kerry vs. Health Care," by Michael F. Cannon, New York Post, July 27, 2004

"Medicaid Encourages Dependency," by Michael F. Cannon, York Dispatch, June 7, 2004

"Repeal Medicare Drug Entitlement," by Michael F. Cannon, Wichita Eagle, June 1, 2004

"Medicare Math," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2004

"Gaping entitlement imbalance," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters, Washington Times, March 28, 2004

"An Unhealthy Tradition," by Michael F. Cannon, National Review (Online), March 26, 2004

"Brand-New Entitlement," by Michael D. Tanner, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 29, 2003

"Drugs for the Elderly, Taxes for the Children," by Chris Edwards, National Review (Online), June 24, 2003

"Medicare Malpractice," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, June 22, 2003

"A Benefit That Is Bad for America's Health," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Financial Times, June 20, 2003

"Debate: Medicare reform is market-based in name only," by Tom Miller, HillNews.com, June 18, 2003

"Constitutional Malpractice," by Robert A. Levy, American Prowler, April 22, 2003

"Quick Fixes Are Toxins," by Tom Miller, World & I, March 12, 2003

"Unlikely Medicare Remedies," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, March 9, 2003

"The Medigap Gap," by Alan Reynolds, Creators Syndicate, March 6, 2003

"Averting War Between the Generations," by Chris Edwards, Trenton Times, November 26, 2002

"The Medicare Drug Benefit War," by Tom Miller, Fox News (Online), July 18, 2002

"They Call It Health Care, But It's Income Redistribution," by Tom Miller, National Review (Online), January 24, 2002

"Litigate or Regulate," by Tom Miller, National Review (Online), July 3, 2001

"Heroic Medicare Rescue," by Peter Ferrara, Washington Times, April 30, 1999



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