Reception 

# Cato Next Gen Reception 

### *Hosted by Zak and Chaya Gelfond* 

Date and Time 

March 11, 2026 7:30 - 9:30 PM EDT 

Location 

Fraunces Tavern, 54 Pearl St, New York, NY, 10004 

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***Online registration is now closed. Walk-in registration will be available on site. If you have any questions pertaining to registration, you may email*** [***events@​cato.​org***](mailto:events@cato.org)***.***

Let’s be honest: Health care in America is a mess. It’s confusing and expensive, and there are massive gaps—and, despite what many assume, it is far from a free market. How did we end up here? And more importantly, what can we do about it?

[Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon), Cato’s director of health policy studies, has spent decades making sense of the chaos. He is hard at work fixing these problems, including what he calls “the original sin of US health policy.” Michael will share the insights and ideas that he has taken to Capitol Hill and the White House—[which the president himself amplified via social media.](https://www.cato.org/news-releases/trump-cites-catos-michael-f-cannon-truth-social-post-obamacare)

Joining him in conversation is **Rikki Schlott**, *New York Post* columnist and co-author of *The Canceling of the American Mind*. Rikki is quickly becoming one of the boldest voices of the next generation of journalists, and we’re excited to introduce her to the Next Gen community.

Cato Next Gen is a growing community of young professionals in New York City who care about liberty, markets, and making sense of the policies that shape our lives. If you would like to join our community, please contact Josh Ferencik at [**jferencik@​cato.​org**](mailto:jferencik@%E2%80%8Bcato.%E2%80%8Borg) or 202 216‑1465.

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