John R. Graham

John R. Graham is Director of Health Care Studies at the Pacific Research Institute. He is the author of the U.S. Index of Health Ownership, the only project to rank all 50 states’ health laws and regulations according to free-market principles; and the editor of a book addressing What States Can Do to Reform Health Care: A Free Market Primer, to which he contributed a chapter on pharmaceutical cost containment. He is also the primary author of the monthly Health Policy Prescriptions series, and the Healthy California series of briefing papers.  He has also written numerous articles on intellectual property law, financing of hospitals, health savings accounts, and other aspects of health policy for a number of periodicals, including the Wall Street Journal.Mr. Graham speaks frequently on health care reform on radio and television, and at conferences in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has also worked as a management consultant and investment banker in Canada and Europe and has previously served as an infantry officer in the Canadian Army in Canada, Germany, and Cyprus.He received his M.B.A. from the London Business School (England) and his B.A. (with Honors) in economics and commerce from the Royal Military College of Canada.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Children's Health Care A Socialist Plot? Yes! And Education Too 

Has Paul Krugman never heard of a "charter school" or a "voucher"?

Filed As:  Education (k-12), Health Care

We Don't Need No Education...

We Don't Need No Thought Control...

All in All You're Just A Pawn in Paul Krugman's Wall

(Apologies to Pink Floyd)

Professor Krugman's analytical "death spiral" in general is tragic to watch, and ... more »»

Friday, August 24, 2007

Small Business For Socialism? 

"Tax Me Before I Fail To Provide Health Insurance, Again"

Filed As:  Health Care

Another very strange more »»

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Crisis of Convenience: You Can't Keep a Busy Bureaucrat Down 

Ridiculous responses to the rise of retail clinics

Filed As:  Health Care

The New York Times carries a front-page feature today on the explosion of convenient clinics in America’s largest city. The Times counts 600 clinics nationwide, and Duane Reade alone plans to roll out 60 more in New York ... more »»

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Out of Left Field: Do 36% of Californians Favor State Monopoly Health Care? 

Field Poll Results Defy Explanation: A SiCKO effect?

Filed As:  Health Care

The Field Poll has been questioning Californians since 1947, but I doubt there’s ever been such a dramatic shift as in this morning's poll: 36% of voters now favor “government-run” health care, versus only 24% ... more »»

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Headline in the New York Times: Rules May Limit Health Program Roping Kids into Government Dependency 

Just Kidding, But How About This: VETO SCHIP!

Filed As:  Health Care

The actual headline of Robert Pear’s article in today’s New York Times was, of course, "Rules may limit health program aiding children," referring to President Bush’s new more »»

Monday, August 20, 2007

Moaning in Massachusetts Means More Meddling 

Politicos Have Sown the Wind, but Taxpayers Will Reap the Whirlwind

Filed As:  Health Care

For a health reform that was designed to expand health coverage, the Commonwealth Connector seems to be having trouble with its target audience, according to the Boston Globe's Alice Dembner. First, insurers’ bids were much higher than expected, averaging $380 per month (“Sticker ... more »»

Friday, August 17, 2007

Ranking Doctor Quality: New York Needs Competition, Not Cuomo-tition 

Attorney-General Cuomo's Attack on Health Plans is Unprovoked & Frivolous

Filed As:  Health Care

There's nothing new about state attorneys-general going on fishing expeditions (at taxpayers' expense) to find fertilizer for their trial lawyer buddies, but New York AG Andrew M. Cuomo threatens to outdo even his predecessor, Gov. Elliot Spitzer, with today's more »»

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Hospital Price Transparency: One Step Backward in Arizona? 

A verdict shows where the blame for crazy hospital pricing lies: the State

Filed As:  Health Care

An Arizona appeals court yesterday upheld a judgment against Medical Savings Insurance Co. (MSIC) and seven patients, who claimed that Banner Health, a hospital chain, had price-gouged them. MSIC, which insured the patients, did not ... more »»

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

NFIB on Prescription Drug Piracy: "These are my principles, and if you don't like them I have other ones!" 

National Federation of Independent Business attacks lawful free enterprise

Filed As:  Health Care

Until now, the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) has been pretty solid on health policy, advocating less government control and more individual choice. Now, we learn that NFIB advocates U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (R-ND), ... more »»

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Los Angeles: Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital Closure 

You know government health care is bad when the government payer shuts down the government provider

Filed As:  Health Care

The sad saga of MLK-Harbor Hospital came to a close yesterday, as the Los Angeles County Supervisors voted unanimously to shut the county hospital, which has been making headlines since the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ... more »»

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