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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

Rx NY: A Prescription for More Accessible Health Care in NY
by Tarren Bragdon

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

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

The Human Cost of Federal Price Negotiations: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and Pharmaceutical Innovations

By Dr. Benjamin Zycher
 

In the News

· Primary care shortage exists, The Republican, 1-4-09
· Law on Flu Vaccinations May Be Tested, New York Times, 1-2-09
· Code puts cap on drug companies, Houston Chronicle, 1-1-09
· Harnessing Electronic Records for Public-Health Goals, New York Times, 12-30-08
· Patient's DNA May Be Signal to Tailor Medication, New York Times, 12-30-08
· Health Care That Puts a Computer on the Team, New York Times, 12-26-08
· FDA Drug Approvals Inch Upward in 2008, Wall Street Journal, 12-22-08
· Health panel OKs Jindal plan, New Orleans Times-Picayune, 12-19-08


NEWS ARCHIVE >>

Commentary

· If You Think Health Care is Expensive..., George Will, Townhall.com, 1-1-09
· Lawyers' bills pile high, driving up health care costs, USA Today, 12-29-08
· Asking the Right Questions, Peter J. Pitts, The Journal of Life Sciences
· Obama Will Ration Your Health Care, Sally Pipes, Wall Street Journal, 12-30-08
· Orszag's Health Warning, Wall Street Journal, 12-29-08
· The High and Low Tech of Health Care Innovation, Abigail Zuger, New York Times, 12-29-08
· Avoiding health-care chaos, Michael Cannon, Washington Times, 12-28-08
· The VA's working model for health care reform, Tom Halsted, Gloucester Daily Times, 12-26-08


COMMENTARY ARCHIVE >>

Research

· Prescription Drug Spending Trends In The United States: Looking Beyond The Turning Point, Murray Aitken, Ernst R. Berndt, David M. Cutler, Health Affairs, 12-16-08
· Mandating College Student Health Insurance: A Costly Idea for Texas, Arlene Wohlgemuth and Tiffiny Britton, Texas Public Policy Foundation
· The Elephant in the Room, Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving, Private Enterprise Research Center
· When Patents Are Not Enough, John E. Calfee, American Enterprise, Institute, 12-8-08
· Thinking About Tomorrow, Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving, National Center for Policy Analysis, December 2008
· Analysis of the Guaranteed Health Benefits Plan, Roger Stark, Washington Policy Center, 12-2-08
· The Concept of a Federal Health Board: Learning from Britain's Experience, Jeet Guram and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation, 12-4-08
· How a Federal Health Board Will Cancel Private Coverage and Care, Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., The Heritage Foundation, 12-4-08


RESEARCH ARCHIVE >>

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

· David Gratzer on Salem Radio Network's "Dennis Prager Show," 06-26-08 (Click here to listen)
· Regina Herzlinger on "The Small Business Advocate" with host Jim Blasingame, 05-09-08 (Click here to listen)
· Paul Howard on "The Small Business Advocate" with host Jim Blasingame, 04-11-08 (Click here to listen)
· David Gratzer on WNET's "Inside Trenton," 04-05-08
(Click to watch: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)
· Regina Herzlinger on "The Small Business Advocate with Jim Blasingame," 02-29-08 (Click to listen)
· Regina Herzlinger on Fox Business Channel's "Cavuto," 02-22-08 (Click here to watch)
· Regina Herzlinger on CNN's "Broken Government: Critical Healthcare," 01-31-08 (Click here to watch)
· Regina Herzlinger on KGIL's "Dr. Drew Pinsky Show," 01-15-08 (Click here to listen)
· Paul Howard on WABC's Channel 7 News, 09-17-07 (Click here to watch)
· David Gratzer on CNBC's "Closing Bell," 06-28-07 (Click here to watch)
· David Gratzer on National Public Radio's "To The Point," 06-22-07 (Click here to listen)
· Paul Howard on National Public Radio's "Marketplace," 01-03-07 (Click here to listen)

NEW REPORT
"Alive and Working: How Access to New Drugs has Slowed the Growth in America's Disability Rates"
by Frank Lichtenberg
· PODCAST

For media enquiries contact Hannah Martone
646-839-3313 or hmartone@manhattan-institute.org

Project FDA.


NEW 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.

New York's Uninsured: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Transcript Now Available!

Click here to read the transcript from the conference jointly hosted by the Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress and the New York State Health Foundation, including commentary by distinguished panelists and remarks by keynote speaker Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Faster Drug Adoption Saves Lives
by Paul Howard
January 1, 2009
 
MPT PODCASTS >>
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Markets and Health Care

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

Dr. David Gratzer (Encounter Books, October 2006)
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