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Forging a New Plan For Healthcare: Principles and Priorities for Sustainable Reform. Forging a New Plan For Healthcare: Principles and Priorities for Sustainable Reform

By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
May 18, 2009

OP-ED:
Betting the future on it, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Washington Times, 06-17-09
PODCAST:
Paul Howard, director of the Center for Medical Progress, interviews Douglas Holtz-Eakin about his new report.
IN THE PRESS:
Former CBO Director Proposes Reform Plan, Washington Post, 5-18-09
Ex-CBO Chief Pushes Access Via Private Insurance, Modern Healthcare, 5-18-09 (free subscription required)
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Medical Progress Report. In the Wake of Wyeth v. Levine: Making the Case for FDA Preemption and Administrative Compensation

by James R. Copland and Paul Howard
March 2009
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Medical Progress Report 8. HSA Health-Insurance Plans After Four Years: What Have We Learned?
by Benjamin Zycher
February 2009
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Medical Progress Report 7. Alive and Working: How Access to New Drugs has Slowed the Growth in America’s Disability Rates
by Frank R. Lichtenberg
October 2008
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Medical Progress Report 6. The Truth About Drug Innovation: Thirty-Five Summary Case Histories on Private Sector Contributions to Pharmaceutical Science
by Benjamin Zycher, Joseph A. DiMasi and Christopher-Paul Milne
June 2008
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Rx NY: A Prescription for More Accessible Health Care in NY
by Tarren Bragdon
December 2007

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New York's Uninsured: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Conference Transcript
December 2007

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Comparing Public and Private Health Insurance: Would A Single-Payer System Save Enough to Cover the Uninsured?
by Benjamin Zycher
October 2007

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Why Has Longevity Increased More in Some States than in Others? The Role of Medical Innovation and Other Factors
by Frank R. Lichtenberg
July 2007

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The Human Cost of Federal Price Negotiations: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and Pharmaceutical Innovations
By Dr. Benjamin Zycher
November 2006

 

In the Spotlight

Government Will Control Medical Costs?

By Steve Malanga
Real Clear Markets, July 1, 2009

In the News

· 14 Medical Pioneers Who Aren't Holding Back, U.S News & World Report, 7-2-09
· Chuck Schumer crafting public option, Politico, 7-2-09
· To Fix Health Care, Some Study Developing World, Wall Street Journal, 7-2-09
· Key Senate Democrats trim cost of health care bill, USA Today, 7-2-09
· Canada Sees Boom in Private Health Care Business, FoxNews.com, 7-1-09
· Pharmaceutical deal still has question marks, Politico, 7-1-09
· Will Health-Care Reform Really Pay Off?, FoxBusiness, 7-1-09
· Wal-Mart Endorses Employer Mandate, Washington Post, 7-1-09


NEWS ARCHIVE >>

Commentary

· Away from the Hill, in Annandale, Jim Geraghty, National Review Online, 7-2-09
· 'Reconciliation' to Pass Health Bill Won't Work, Mort Kondracke, RealClearPolitics.com, 7-2-09
· Health Care Priorities, Chris Edwards, Cato, 7-2-09
· Confused U.S. Has Lots to Say About Health Care, Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 7-2-09
· Why It's Easy to Steal From Medicare, Wall Street Journal editorial, 7-2-09
· Government Will Control Medical Costs?, Steven Malanga, RealClearMarkets.com, 7-1-09
· "Better" Health Care?, John Stossel, RealClearPolitics.com, 7-1-09
· Obama's Top Five Health Care Lies, Shikha Dalmia, Forbes.com, 7-1-09


COMMENTARY ARCHIVE >>

Research

· How Reforms to the Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Benefit the Middle Class, Greg D'Angelo, Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Paul L. Winfree, The Heritage Foundation, 7-1-09
· The Case for Real Health Care Reform, Joseph Antos, American Enterprise Institute, 6-30-09
· Preventive medical services do not save money, John Goodman, Fraser Forum, June 2009
· Medicare Administrative Costs Are Higher, Not Lower, Than for Private Insurance, Robert Book, The Heritage Foundation, 6-25-09
· Health Care Reform and Economic Growth: A Critique of the CEA Report, Robert A. Book, Heritage Foundation, 06-24-09
· Censored Quantile Instrumental Variable Estimates of the Price Elasticity of Expenditure on Medical Care, National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2009
· Prostate Cancer: From Inoperable to Cancer Free, Mayo Clinic
· Health Care Co-Operatives: Doing It the Right Way, Edmund F. Haislmaier, Dennis G. Smith and Nina Owcharenko, The Heritage Foundation, 6-18-09


RESEARCH ARCHIVE >>

In the Media!
Watch & listen to select interviews with Manhattan Institute health scholars

· David Gratzer on CNBC's "Kudlow and Company", 6-16-09. Click here to watch the segment.
· David Gratzer on Fox Business "American's Nightly Scoreboard with David Asman" , 6-12-09. Click here to watch the segment.
· David Gratzer on the Fox Business Network's "Cavuto", 6-11-09. Click here to watch the segment.
· Paul Howard on "Westwood One's "Late Nights With Jim Bohannon", 6-2-09. Click here to listen to the segment.
· Paul Howard on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" , 5-11-09. Click here to watch the segment.
· Paul Howard on Al Jazeera English. Click here to watch the segment.
· Paul Howard on BBC Radio's "Analysis." Click here to listen to the segment.
· David Gratzer on PJTV, 5-1-09 ( Click here to watch the segment - subscription required )
· Paul Howard on WABC's "The Curtis Sliwa Show", 3-5-09 (click here to listen to the segment)
· Paul Howard on WBT's "The Tara Servatius Show", 3-5-09 (click here to listen to the segment)
· Paul Howard on the Fox News Channel "Special Report with Bret Baier" 3-5-09 (click here to watch the segment)
· Paul Howard on WNDB's "The Marc Bernier Show", 2-25-09 click here to listen to the segment)
· David Gratzer on NPR's "To The Point" 2-19-09 (click here to listen to the segment and go to the Single Payer Healthcare portion to listen to David Gratzer's interview)

MORE MEDIA >>

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Analysis and News on the Healthcare Reform Debate

NEWS
Chuck Schumer crafting public option, Politico, 7-2-09
To Fix Health Care, Some Study Developing World, Wall Street Journal, 7-2-09
COMMENTARY
Away from the Hill, in Annandale, Jim Geraghty, National Review Online, 7-2-09
'Reconciliation' to Pass Health Bill Won't Work, Mort Kondracke, RealClearPolitics.com, 7-2-09
RESEARCH
How Reforms to the Tax Treatment of Health Insurance Benefit the Middle Class, Greg D'Angelo, Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Paul L. Winfree, The Heritage Foundation, 7-1-09
The Case for Real Health Care Reform, Joseph Antos, American Enterprise Institute, 6-30-09

MORE ON HEALTH CARE POLICY >>


TESTIMONY:
On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, David Gratzer, senior fellow at the Center for Medical Progress, appeared before the Ways and Means Committee to testify about his experiences with the Canadian single-payer healthcare system.
Click here to read his statement.

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MPT Podcasts

Paul Howard interviews J. Edward Hill, former head of the American Medical Association, about his reaction to President Obama's speech to the American Medical Association.

Click here to listen to the podcast.


INNOVATIVE IDEAS:
Podcast Series

Stephen Parente, Academic Director, Medical Industry Leadership Institute Carson School Of Management, Finance & Insurance, University of Minnesota, talks to Paul Howard, director of the Center for Medical Progress, about his idea for medical banking.

Click here to listen to this podcast.


Project FDA.

RECENT SECOND OPINION!
Experts Discuss Priorities for the New FDA Commissioner in our "Second Opinion" Expert Forum!

Expert Panel:
  • Henry I. Miller
  • Paul H. Rubin
  • Alex Tabarrok
  • Mary Woolley
Click here to read their second opinions.

Who Killed Health Care Who Killed Health Care? America's $2 Trillion Medical Problem—And the Consumer-Driven Cure
Regina Herzlinger
(McGraw-Hill, June 2007)

The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care
David Gratzer (Encounter Books, October 2006)