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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

"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

"Will Federal Health Legislation Cause the Deficit to Soar?," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 58, November 2009. (PDF, 62Kb., 2 pp)

"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)

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

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

"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]

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

"What Government-Run Health Care Really Means," July 15, 2009 [Policy Forum]

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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.

"Reforming Health Care in Kansas," by Michael Tanner, House Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, February 13, 2007.

"Affecting the Demand Side of the Equation,," by Greg Scandlen, December 19, 1999.




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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