July 8, 2007 1:39PM # The Anti–Universal Coverage Club Is Rolling Along By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) --- SHARE I [started](https://www.cato.org/2007/06/27/announcing-the-anti-universal-coverage-club/) the Anti–Universal Coverage Club in part to make a point, but also because I was curious to see how many people agreed with its [basic premises](https://www.cato.org/2007/07/06/the-anti-universal-coverage-club-manifesto/). I’m pleased to report that such people do exist. As of today, I count 86 club members. Rather than list them all, I’ll run through just those who might be recognizable to the policy community. Affiliations are provided for identification purposes only and do not imply that any of those organizations agree with us. At all. Unless I list an organization by itself. > **Nathan Benefield** Director of Policy Research > [Commonwealth Foundation](http://cfpolicyblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/anti-universal-coverage-club.html) > > > **Greg Blankenship** President > [Illinois Policy](http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2007/06/the-anti-univer.html) [Institute](http://spontaneoussolutions.typepad.com/spontaneous_solutions/2007/06/the-anti-uniers.html) > **David Brown** > > Editor > [Laissez Faire Books Blog](http://www.lfb.com/index.php?action=help&helpfile=blog.html) > **Joseph Coletti** > > Health Care Policy Analyst > [John Locke Foundation](http://www.johnlocke.org/lockerroom/lockerroom.html?id=12859) > **Karla Dial** > > Managing Editor > *[Health Care News](http://www.heartland.org/Publications.cfm?pblId=2)* > **Paul Gessing** > > President > [Rio Grande Foundation](http://www.riograndefoundation.org/) > **John Graham** > > Director, Health Care Studies > [Pacific Research Institute](http://www.pacificresearch.org/) > **Curly Haugland** > > Republican National Committeeman > North Dakota > **Carla Howell** > > President > [Center For Small Government](http://www.centerforsmallgovernment.com/) > **Arnold Kling** Economist/​Blogger > [Cato Institute](https://www.cato.org/people/kling.html)/[Library of Economics & Liberty](http://econlog.econlib.org/authorakling.html) > **Frayda Levy** > > President > [Moving Picture Institute](http://www.thempi.org/) > **Mark Litow** > > Consulting Actuary > Milliman, Inc. > **[Montana Liberty Project](http://montanalibertyproject.blogspot.com/2007/06/anti-universal-coverage-club.html)** > ***[National Review](http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWFkZDBlNjk3YjFhMDE1MWVlODc5NGM4MmQ4MmRhMTM=)*** > **Michael Ostrolenk** > > Director of Government Affairs > [Association of American Physicians and Surgeons](http://www.aapsonline.org/) > **Tom Patterson** > > Chairman > [Goldwater Institute](http://goldwaterinstitute.org/) > **Jared Rhoads** > > Director > [Lucidicus Project](http://lucidicus.org/) > **James Rottet** > > Legislative Specialist > [The Heartland Institute](http://www.heartland.org) > **Herbert Rubin** > > Professor > UCLA School of Medicine > **Thomas Saving** > > Professor of Economics > [Texas A&M University](http://www.tamu.edu/perc/staff.html) > **Greg Scandlen** > > Founder > [Consumers for Health Care Choices](http://www.chcchoices.org/) > **Greg Schneider** > > Health Care Fellow > [Flint Hills Center for Public Policy](http://www.flinthills.org/) > **Jeffrey Singer** > > Contributing Editor > *Arizona Medicine* > **Henry Stern** > > Blogger > [Insure Blog](http://insureblog.blogspot.com/) > **Mary Katherine Stout** > > Vice President > [Texas Public Policy Foundation](http://www.texaspolicy.com/) > **Andrew Sullivan** > > Journalist > *[The Atlantic Online](http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/06/shticko.html)* The club has received a fair number of favorable mentions from blogs I had heard of ([Coyote Blog](http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/06/anti-universal-.html), [Moore​Watch​.com](http://www.moorewatch.com/index.php/weblog/comments/club_sandwich/), [SPN Blog](http://healthcareblog.spn.org/id.405/detail.asp), and [Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket](http://wenchwisdom.blogspot.com/2007/06/who-needs-universal-health-care.html)) and some I had not ([Blog of Bile](http://www.landofbile.com/blog/2007/06/27/anti-universal-coverage-club/), [Chaos From Order](http://ukcfo.blogspot.com/2007/06/anti-universal-coverage-club.html), [A Chequer-Board Of Nights & Days](http://www.chequer-board.net/story/2007/6/26/22100/9591), [Con Law Geek](http://www.conlawgeek.com/2007/06/29/todays-anecdote/), [Dead​Beef​.com](http://www.deadbeef.com/index.php/i_join_the_anti_universial_coverage_club), [Health Care BS](http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/), [I Was The State](http://iwasthestate.blogspot.com/2007/06/just-say-no-to-universal-health-care.html), and [Jason​Pye​.com](http://www.jasonpye.com/blog/2007/07/antiuniversal_coverage_club.html)). Not everyone had a favorable reaction. Neil Versel’s Healthcare IT Blog described our one recruitment email as “[unbelievably shocking](http://clinicalit.blogspot.com/2007/07/say-what.html).” Ezra Klein of *The American Prospect* wished us well in recruiting members, I think because he’s happy to have someone else compile his [enemies list](http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/06/the-anti-univer.html) for him. Matthew Yglesias of *The Atlantic Online* congratulated me for starting the club but then [deftly missed the point](http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/06/health_care_clubs.php) when he wrote, “I’m fairly certain that, politically, ‘we don’t care if you can’t afford health insurance’ is a losing slogan.” Some members (not listed above) asked that I not use their real names because they feared giving offense — or even receiving offense, in the form of professional reprisals. Some think my name is spelled “Canon.” Others think my name is spelled “[Tanner](https://www.cato.org/people/tanner.html).” That’s fine. I’m just happy to have them aboard. I especially love that we have a Curly. Not bad considering how little effort I’ve put into this. ##### Related Tags [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).