June 16, 2009 4:50PM # Cato on Health Care Reform By Cato Editors --- SHARE We are now facing some of the most sweeping changes health care has seen in decades. Reform is needed, but increasing government control over one-sixth of the economy and over important personal and private decisions — as many of the proposals aim to do — would harm American taxpayers, health care providers, and patients. This week, the Cato Institute launched [Health​care​.Cato​.org](http://healthcare.cato.org), which highlights Cato’s contributions to the health care debate. The resources provided on the site provide in-depth analyses of health care issues and reform initiatives, and underscore the ways in which free-market reforms, increased consumer choice, and energized competition — not more government control — improve the quality and cost-efficiency of health care. Please check back regularly for updates and new resources! **Update**: The Cato Institute Conference on Health Care Reform will be [Webcast live](https://www.cato.org/events/healthcarereform/index.html) from 9:00–5:00 PM Wednesday. Featured speakers: - Rep. Paul Ryan (R‑WI) - Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R‑TX) - Rep. Jason Altmire (D‑PA) - Karen Davenport, Director of Health Policy, Center for American Progress - Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Former Director, Congressional Budget Office, and Director of Domestic and Economic Policy for the McCain presidential campaign - Tom G. Donlan, *Barron’s* - Karen Tumulty, *Time* Magazine - Susan Dentzer, *Health Affairs* - John Reichard, *Congressional Quarterly* Full schedule of events and Webcast, [here](https://www.cato.org/events/healthcarereform/index.html). ##### Related Tags [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/).