Paul Gessing
Paul Gessing is the president of the Rio Grande Foundation, a public policy organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to joining the Foundation, he headed up the lobbying efforts of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) a respected taxpayer-advocacy organization in Washington, DC. At NTU, Paul's portfolio included lobbying before Congress and in the states. He has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, US News & World Reports, and several other major publications. In them he makes the case for Constitutional protections for taxpayers, the economic benefits of tax cuts, and the need for spending restraint. Paul has also testified in Congress and before a variety of state and local bodies in support of taxpayer interests.
Paul graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio with a degree in Political Science in 1997 and he received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland in 2005.
Sunday, June 8, 2008"Universal" Health Care Proponent Bemoans Political Difficulty of Achieving GoalBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareMichael L. Millenson, a health care consultant and the author of "Demanding Medical Excellence: Doctors and Accountability in the Information Age," writing in today's Washington Post,... more »»
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Friday, June 6, 2008A leftist response to Georgia health care articleBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI wrote an article recently in the Albuquerque Journal about some important health care reforms taking place in Georgia. I love it when people respond to articles written by the Foundation because it ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008Native American Health: Socialized Medicine Gone BadBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareThis article appeared recently (May 28) in the Albuquerque Journal. The author's basic point is that Native Americans were promised health care paid for by the ... more »»
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Thursday, May 29, 2008Rio Grande Foundation urges New Mexico Politicians to Follow Georgia's Lead on Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareA few weeks ago, I blogged about the reforms Georgia has recently made to health care policies within its borders. Today, I wrote about these changes and urged New Mexico policymakers to follow suit, in the ... more »»
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008A Free Market in Health Care?By Paul GessingFiled As: Economic principles, Health CareArguably, the most important single way to promote individual freedom in any economy is through the mechanism of free trade. After all, while government bureaucrats love to manage and play favorites in the economy, their ability to do so is limited dramatically if actors in that economy can choose to ... more »»
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Monday, May 26, 2008Iraq Vets Get Poor Health Care, Americans Say in Harvard SurveyBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareMemorial Day weekend saw the release of a new survey on the quality of health care being given to military veterans. The results were not good. Sixty-two percent of those surveyed thought wounded soldiers weren't receiving high quality care in military and VA ... more »»
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Thursday, May 22, 2008Mental Health Parity Act on the Way?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareLast year I discussed some of the problems with the so-called Mental Health Parity Act now moving through Congress. Now, it appears that House conferees more »»
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008Are Potential Savings from Health Care Computerization Overstated?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health Care, Information TechnologyEach of the candidates (especially-emphatic has been Hillary Clinton) for President have made computerization and greater adoption of information technology top priorities. Of course, with a ... more »»
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Saturday, May 17, 2008Competitive Enterprise Institute Launches "Politics of Pain" campaignBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareOne of the great under-reported ongoing health care stories is the Drug Enforcement Agency's ongoing harassment of doctors who prescribe certain painkillers. While stopping the abuse of certain addictive painkillers may be an admirable goal, the methods ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008Health care bill clears Minnesota Legislature; will Pawlenty sign it?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareLegislation has passed Minnesota's Legislature that would "reform" health care in that state.The bill would start a statewide campaign to reduce smoking and obesity and offer public data on the quality and costs of doctor ... more »»
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