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Books and Book Chapters

"Health Care Regulation," Chapter 15, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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

Cato Studies

"The Case Against President Obama's Health Care Reform: A Primer for Nonlawyers," by Robert A. Levy, White Paper no. 32, April 25, 2011

"The New Health Care Law's Effect on State Medicaid Spending: A Study of the Five Most Populous States," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, White Paper no. 31, April 6, 2011

"Bad Medicine: A Guide to the Real Costs and Consequences of the New Health Care Law," by Michael D. Tanner, White Paper no. 29, February 14, 2011

"Estimating ObamaCare's Effect on State Medicaid Expenditure Growth," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, Working Paper no. 4, January 11, 2011

"Reforming Medical Malpractice Liability through Contract," by Michael F. Cannon, Working Paper no. 3, November 12, 2010

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Articles and Newsletters

"US Healthcare: What Hath Obama Wrought?," by Michael F. Cannon, Diplomat Magazine, May 2010.

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

"Obamacare: Medical Malpractice," by Edward H. Crane, Cato Policy Report, May/June 2009.

Opinion and Commentary

"Should Everyone Be Required to Have Health Insurance?," by Michael F. Cannon, The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2012

"Obama Officials Say We Don't Trust the Government Enough. Why Would We?," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, December 17, 2011

"The Broccoli Test," by Michael D. Tanner, National Review (Online), November 23, 2011

"Another ObamaCare Glitch," by Michael F. Cannon and Jonathan H. Adler, The Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2011

"ObamaCare — The Way of the Dodo," by Michael F. Cannon, Virtual Mentor, November 2, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Florida v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Services, January 17, 2012 (PDF, 177 KB)

National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, January 6, 2012 (PDF, 427 KB)

Florida v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Services, May 11, 2011 (PDF, 104 KB)

Virginia v. Sebelius, April 4, 2011 (PDF, 89 KB)

Thomas More Law Center v. Obama, December 22, 2010 (PDF, 97 KB)

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Events

"Reforming America's Health Care System: The Flawed Vision of ObamaCare," March 2, 2011 [Book Forum]

"The Real Impact of the New Health Care Law," August 4, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"ObamaCare: Historic, but Is It Constitutional?," May 5, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Would Universal Coverage Improve Health?," March 25, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Health Care Reform: The Way Forward," March 22, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Estimating the Effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Kansas Medicaid Expenditures, Jagadeesh Gokhale, Testimony, November 9, 2011

"Hearing on Poverty and Health," by Michael F. Cannon, Congressional Testimony, September 13, 2011.

"On the Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment and Its Relationship to Obamacare ," by Ilya Shapiro, March 16, 2011.

"On the Ohio Health Care Freedom Act and Its Relationship to Obamacare," by Ilya Shapiro, written testimony prepared for the Ohio House of Representatives, February 15, 2011.

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

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Multimedia

Daily Podcast RomneyCare Free Riding and Fact Checking featuring Michael F. Cannon (January 31, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 06:58]

Media Highlights - Radio Trevor Burrus discusses the constitutionality of Obamacare on FOX News Radio's Mark Carbonaro Show (January 31, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 14:47]

Media Highlights - Radio Robert A. Levy discusses the ObamaCare litigation update on The Bob Harden Show (January 25, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 10:04]

Daily Podcast Does 'Crisis' in Health Care Trump the Constitution? featuring Trevor Burrus (January 13, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 07:06]

Daily Podcast How States Can Shut Down ObamaCare featuring Michael F. Cannon (December 7, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 06:16]

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