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# Tom Miller 

Former Director of Health Policy Studies 

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Miller focuses on restoring individual choice, control and responsibility to the U.S. health care system. He directs a research program that emphasizes expanded health care financing and purchasing options. Specific areas of study include defined contribution alternatives for individuals covered by employer-sponsored health plans, Medical Savings Accounts, restructuring Medicare to increase private insurance options, and unleashing the potential of e‑commerce in the health marketplace. His writing has been published in the *Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, Reason, and The American Spectator*. Before joining Cato, Miller spent 14 years at the Competitive Enterprise Institute as director of economic policy studies and as a senior policy analyst. He previously was a trial attorney, a broadcaster and a journalist. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from New York University and a law degree from Duke University.

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