Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael F Cannon

In this episode, Michael F. Cannon, the Cato Institute's Director of Health Policy Studies, dives into the policy decisions that shaped Medicare and fundamentally distorted the U.S. health insurance market. From how tax incentives nudged Americans into employer-sponsored plans to the unintended consequences that left many seniors uninsured, Cannon breaks down the government's role in creating systemic challenges in health care. He also explores how tax policy has long been used as a tool to mandate certain health behaviors, and what a less distorted, freer market might look like. If you want to understand the policy roots behind today's health care complexities, this conversation is a must-listen.

Send us a textMeasles is making a comeback, and with it comes a heated debate on vaccine mandates, public health, and personal freedom. In this episode of CareTalk, Michael F. Cannon (Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute) joins hosts, David E. Williams and John Driscoll, to debate the challenges of balancing individual rights with public safety, why vaccine mandates can backfire, and how misinformation fuels the controversy. 

Introduction: Caleb O. BrownDavid J. Bier and Clark Packard on trade and immigrationThomas A. Firey and Walter Olson on regulationJeffrey A. Singer and Michael F. Cannon on healthcareJustin Logan and Brandan Buck on foreign policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episode er et samarbejde mellem podcasten Econroots og Rig på viden. I episoden interviewer Stefan Sløk og Karsten Bo Larsen, Michael F. Cannon omkring det amerikanske sundhedssystem.Description:Want to reveal partisanship? Try mentioning US Healthcare. Is there a more debated complex subject where actual knowledge is such a scarcity? To try to help us make sense of it all, we are joined by Michael F. Cannon, who is the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies. His scholarship spans public health; regulation of providers and drugs; employer-sponsored and other private health insurance; federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid, medical malpractice litigation; administrative law, and finally, international health systems. Cannon is “an influential health-care wonk,” according to the Washington Post, and Washingtonian magazine named Cannon one of Washington, DC's “Most Influential People” in the last four years. He has appeared in too numerous to mention international news outlets. Følg os på LinkedIn:André: www.linkedin.com/in/andréthormann/Rig på viden: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rig-paa-viden/?viewAsMember=trueIntro musik:Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-rouletteLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ References:· Cannon, M. F. (2023). Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the US Health Sector. Cato Institute. · Cannon, M. F., & Tanner, M. D. (2007). Healthy competition: What's holding back health care and how to free it. Cato Institute.

The Institute of Economic Affairs hosted a Book Club event featuring Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, to discuss his book "Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health System." The event was moderated by Tom Clougherty, IEA Executive Director. Cannon provided an in-depth analysis of the U.S. healthcare system, challenging the common perception that it is a free market system. He argued that the U.S. has every form of socialised medicine found in other countries, from employer-sponsored insurance to government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Cannon advocated for market-based reforms to drive down costs, improve quality, and increase access to healthcare. Key topics covered included the role of third-party payers in driving up healthcare spending, the innovations emerging in pockets of the market, and the need to empower consumers to control their healthcare dollars. Cannon also reflected on the life and legacy of David Boaz, the late Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute and a titan of the liberty movement. Get full access to Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

In this IEA Book Club event, Michael F. Cannon from the Cato Institute challenged perceptions of the U.S. healthcare system as a free market, arguing it encompasses all forms of socialized medicine seen globally. He advocated market-based reforms to reduce costs, improve quality, and expand access by empowering consumer choice over third-party payers. Cannon also discussed emerging healthcare innovations and paid tribute to the late David Boaz's influential libertarian leadership.

Dnešná epizóda je trochu nezvyčajná. Radi vám prinášame inovácie a pohľad na medicínu aj z iného uhľa pohľadu,

In their new book, We've Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care, economists Liran Einav (Stanford University) and John Bates Clark Medal winner Amy Finkelstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) note, “No one is actually uninsured.” They nevertheless critique the US health sector as “a sprawling yet arbitrary and inadequate mess.” Where many advocate piecemeal reform, Einav and Finkelstein urge policymakers to “tear it all down and rebuild.” They recommend that the government provide “automatic, basic, and free universal coverage for everyone.” Finkelstein will join Michael F. Cannon, Cato's director of health policy studies, for a conversation about We've Got You Covered, the merits of incremental versus comprehensive change, and whether reform should involve greater or less government intervention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 7, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury released a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the definition of short‐​term, limited‐​duration insurance. During this policy forum, Michael F. Cannon and Brian Blase will discuss why the proposed rule would adversely impact individuals by eliminating consumer protections, which would throw sick patients out of their health insurance and leave them to face sky‐​high medical bills without insurance for up to a year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why has the health sector of the economy uniquely resisted changes in products, productivity, and services that improve consumer satisfaction or reduce prices and spending? One reason, according to the book Seemed Like a Good Idea: Alchemy versus Evidence‐​Based Approaches to Healthcare Management Innovation, is that decisionmaking on medical delivery or insurance innovations is often not evidence‐​based and sometimes contradictory to evidence. This book explores reasons why the health sector lacks such evidence and why managers often don't use the evidence that does exist. Please join us for a discussion with the authors and Cato director of health policy studies Michael F. Cannon that will explore government policies that cause producers and consumers to leave money on the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Goldwater Institute's Christina Sandefur moderates a discussion with the Cato Institute's director of health care policy Michael F. Cannon, on the role that the federal government plays in requiring prescriptions for medications. If you would like to read more from Cannon, see his and Jeffrey A. Singer's white paper, Drug Reformation: End Government's Power to Require Prescriptions.Featuring:Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute [Moderator] Christina Sandefur, Executive Vice President, Goldwater InstituteVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

In this episode, Michael F. Cannon argues that the federal income tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance is an "accident of history," and has had a significant impact on the American markets for health insurance, medical care, and on the U.S. political system. Read more from Michael Cannon in his article, End the Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance.Featuring:Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato InstituteVisit our website – www.RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Det amerikanske sundhedssystem bliver ofte fremhævet som (skræmme)eksempel på hvordan et markedsbaseret sundhedssystem ser ud. Men hvor frit er sundhedssystemet i USA egentligt?  Det har Martin Ågerup inviteret Michael F. Cannon til en snak om i Samfundstanker. Michael F. Cannon er økonom og chef for sundhedspolitiske studier hos tænketanken Cato Institute i Washington D.C.     Links:   Paper af Cannon om konsekvenser af skattefradrag for sundhedsforsikringer i USA: https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/end-tax-exclusion-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-return-1-trillion-workers-who (https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/end-tax-exclusion-employer-sponsored-health-insurance-return-1-trillion-workers-who)  Artikel af Cannon om Medicare:  https://www.cato-unbound.org/2020/04/06/michael-f-cannon/m4a-would-deliver-authoritarian-unaffordable-low-quality-care/ (https://www.cato-unbound.org/2020/04/06/michael-f-cannon/m4a-would-deliver-authoritarian-unaffordable-low-quality-care/)  Cato Institute:  https://www.cato.org/ (https://www.cato.org/)  Michael Cannon:  https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon (https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon)    Kontakt til podcastvært Martin Ågerup: martin@cepos.dk      Optaget d. 6. juli 2022.   

Since the program's creation in 1965, Medicare has had a negative impact on health care quality. Researchers have documented widespread quality problems for decades, yet Congress and Medicare administrators have failed to enact meaningful reform. Medicare's negative impact on quality should give even the staunchest Medicare for All advocates pause.A new article by Michael F. Cannon and Jacqueline Pohida proposes the novel solution of applying traditionally Democratic “public option” principles to Medicare. Public‐​option advocates argue that when a government health plan and private insurers compete for enrollees on a level playing field, competition will deliver more of what enrollees want. Applying public‐​option principles to Medicare requires eliminating any advantages traditional Medicare or private insurers may have to create a completely level playing field between all forms of health insurance. Public‐​option principles would promote quality within Medicare by allowing open competition between different payment rules and quality‐​improvement programs.At this virtual event, leading health policy experts will discuss how Medicare impacts health care quality and what policymakers should do to give enrollees the update in health care quality they deserve. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Government‐imposed prescription requirements violate the rights of individuals to access the medicines they want.” - Dr. Jeffrey Singer and Michael F. Cannon, Drug Reformation: End Government's Power to Require Prescriptions | Cato InstituteThe libertarian argument for the right of bodily autonomy is simple. We own our bodies. Therefore, we should have the right to put whatever we choose into them.Until the 20th century, this was taken for granted. But as Singer and Cannon lay out in their expansive new white paper on ending government's power to require prescriptions, this right has been gradually eroded.The result is a more dangerous world, where consumers rely on untrustworthy institutions that restrict their choice and bypass more secure market mechanisms for determining safety and efficacy. Prescription drug companies rake in profits from their privileged legal status, and consumers suffer.How did we get here? Tune in Sunday, as Jeff “@Dr4Liberty” Singer returns to the show to break down his recommendations for reforming a broken system.

On September 22, the Federalist Society's Villanova Student Chapter co-sponsored a debate on Medicare for All with the Villanova Law Health Law Society. In this live podcast, experts debate the pros and cons of a single-payer health insurance system, discuss the practical likelihood of such a system being implemented, and compare the United States' approach to health insurance to those of other countries.Featuring:- Michael F. Cannon, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute- Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP- Ed Weisbart, Chair, Missouri Chapter, Physicians for a National Health ProgramVisit our website - www.RegProject.org - to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

On September 22, the Federalist Society's Villanova Student Chapter co-sponsored a debate on Medicare for All with the Villanova Law Health Law Society. In this live podcast, experts debate the pros and cons of a single-payer health insurance system, discuss the practical likelihood of such a system being implemented, and compare the United States' approach to health insurance to those of other countries.Featuring:- Michael F. Cannon, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute- Delphine O'Rourke, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP- Ed Weisbart, Chair, Missouri Chapter, Physicians for a National Health ProgramVisit our website - www.RegProject.org - to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Michael F. Cannon is the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies. Cannon has been described as “an influential health‐​care wonk” by the Washington Post. His articles have been featured in the Wall Street Journal; the New York Times; USA Today; the Washington Post; the Los Angeles Times; the New York Post; the Chicago Tribune; the Chicago Sun‐​Times; the San Francisco Chronicle; SCOTUSBlog; Huffington Post; Forum for Health Economics and Policy; JAMA Internal Medicine; Health Matrix: Journal of Law‐​Medicine; Harvard Health Policy Review; the Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics; and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. Cannon is the coeditor of Replacing Obamacare: The Cato Institute on Health Care Reform and coauthor of Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It. Previously, he served as a domestic policy analyst for the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, where he advised the Senate leadership on health, education, labor, welfare, and the Second Amendment.

Several changes to the terms of the Affordable Care Act have enabled more substantial health care choices for millions of Americans. Michael F. Cannon explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One casualty of tax reform may be the mandate that hides the costs of Obamacare. Michael F. Cannon discusses the change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's not even clear that "Medicare for Some" is a good idea, let alone "Medicare for All.” Michael F. Cannon comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Senate's long-awaited health care bill is out. Michael F. Cannon says its provisions would be worse than doing nothing to repeal the Affordable Care Act. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether you like it or not, the Affordable Care Act seems to have changed what a lot of people expect to get from their health care plan: insurance companies should not be allowed to deny buyers based on pre-existing conditions, impose lifetime caps on benefits for expensive illnesses, or kick young adults off their parents’ plans until age 26. President Trump’s new healthcare plan reflects an alternate vision of how the American health care system should work. On this episode of Indivisible, Brian Lehrer is joined by Michael F. Cannon, director of health policy at the Cato Institute, and Sarah Kliff, senior editor of Vox.com, for a debate on what basic care should look like in this country. Should health insurance in America be considered a right? Should it also be considered a responsibility, like car insurance, to help keep rates down for the sick and the old? Or is the right not to have insurance a more fundamental expression of the American norm of freedom? Beyond that, how much should taxpayers subsidize insurance for their neighbors based on income? And what standards of coverage, if any, should all insurance policies be required to meet?  Should health care be a right provided by the government or a personal choice? Tweet or call us 844-745-TALK #IndivisibleRadio — WNYC 🎙 (@WNYC) March 15, 2017 Here are some tweets from this episode: Indivisible Week 8: Should Health Care Be A Right Or A Choice?

Are employers really shifting the burden of health care spending back to employees? Michael F. Cannon comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

December 2014 featuring Michael F. Cannon, Trevor Burrus, Adam Smith, Randal O'Toole, Christopher A. Preble, Neal McCluskey, Hon. Diane Sykes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can’t we just come up with a system that gives people as much health care as each of them needs? Is it the government’s responsibility to do that? Can the government do that? What about the market—what would a free market in health care look like? Would it look anything like the system we have now?Michael Cannon joins Aaron and Trevor to help answer these questions. Cannon is the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies.Show Notes and Further Reading:Michael F. Cannon, Healthy Competition: What’s Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It (book)David Goldhill, Catastrophic Care: How American Health Care Killed My Father—and How We Can Fix It (book)Michael F. Cannon, 50 Vetoes: How States Can Stop the Obama Health Care Law (white paper)Gallup Poll: Majority in U.S. Say Healthcare Not Gov’t Responsibility (November 18, 2013) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oregon Study Throws a Stop Sign in Front of ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion by Michael F. Cannon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roger Pilon, Ilya Shapiro, Michael F. Cannon, Michael D. Tanner and Trevor Burrus evaluate the ObamaCare Supreme Court ruling. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

February 2009 featuring Michael F. Cannon, Michael D. Tanner, Brian Doherty, Russell Roberts, Glen Whitman, William A. Niskanen, David Friedman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tuesday, May 30The Basic Economics of Health Care and Insurance MarketsFeaturingPeter Van Doren, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, Former professor of public policy at Princeton, Yale, and UNC–Chapel HillPublic debate about health care is often very ill informed about what insurance markets can and cannot do and what effects health care expenditures actually have on morbidity and mortality. This session will explain to Hill staff basic facts and concepts essential to the understanding of insurance and health care markets as well as the political struggles that accompany them. Wednesday, May 31How Not to Reform Health CareFeaturing Michael Tanner, Director, Health and Welfare Studies, Cato InstituteIn reforming health care, policymakers should follow the principle "First, Do No Harm." There are many proposals for health care reform that will do more harm than good. This session will look at some of them: a single-payer system, employer and individual mandates, insurance regulation, and managed competition.Thursday, June 1Liberalizing the Private Health Care SectorFeaturing Michael F. Cannon, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato InstituteHealth insurance grows increasingly expensive, and the number of uninsured continues to rise. Is there relief? This session will focus on the problems faced in the private health care sector, how public policy contributes to those problems, and how free-market reforms can make medical care and health insurance more affordable and more valuable. Friday, June 2Reforming Government Health Insurance ProgramsFeaturing Michael F. Cannon, Director, Health Policy Studies, Cato InstituteToday's struggles with Medicare Part D will look like a walk in the park once Congress begins to grapple with large numbers of baby boomers entering the Medicare program. The federal-state Medicaid program poses similar problems. This presentation will introduce Hill staff to those programs and suggest market-based reforms that would save taxpayer dollars and improve the quality of care.Cato Institute luncheon seminars on the Hill are free of charge. Registration for each seminar closes 24 hours in advance. Please arrive early. Seating is limited and not guaranteed. News media inquiries only (no registrations), please call (202) 789-5200. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.