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.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Another CON Bites the Dust? 

Florida Governor Crist Makes the Right Call on Hospital Cartels

Filed As:  Health Care

In some late-breaking news, Florida Governor Charlie Crist has proposed repealing the state’s certificate-of-need (CON) law for acute-care hospitals to “increase competition and efficiency in the ... more »»

Monday, February 11, 2008

What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas 

Unless It Doesn't Happen At All: Notes on the UnitedHealth/Sierra Merger

Filed As:  Health Care

Even at the glacial pace of take-over activities in the post-credit meltdown deal economy, merger arbitrageurs speculating on the UnitedHealth-Sierra Health Services spread might be forgiven for dozing off at their trading terminals.

Almost a year ago, on March 12, more »»

Thursday, December 20, 2007

California Health Reform Terminator Model ABX1 1 

There's Less to the Schwarzenegger-Nuñez Deal Than Meets the Eye

Filed As:  Health Care

When California Assembly Speaker Nuñez introduced his health "reform" bill into the special legislative session in November, my colleague Diana Ernst wondered whether ABX11 needed batteries and a remote control to operate!

The Assembly and Senate Democratic majorities had ... more »»

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

California Health Care Howler: Federal Taxes are Not Free 

Gov. Schwarzenegger is Increasingly Dependent on DC

Filed As:  Budget and Tax, Health Care

Yesterday brought news from Gov. Schwarzenegger’s office that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will give the Golden State $22 million to advance "telemedicine." I take a back seat to no man in singing the praises of ... more »»

Friday, November 2, 2007

Krugman Spouts Rubbish About Giuliani's Prostate Cancer 

Giuliani's Next Radio Ad Can Be Even Better

Filed As:  Health Care

I don't know if I can ever forgive the New York Times for dropping its Times Select subscription feature and kicking its regular columnists onto its free website. Now I have no excuse for not reading Prof. Paul Krugman's increasingly unhinged column, especially when he addresses ... more »»

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

What Does NY's "Cuomortician" Deal Cigna-fy? 

Solution or Shakedown?

Filed As:  Health Care

I read with trepidation the news that Cigna has reached a "deal" with NY attorney-general Andrew Cuomo.  Earlier this month, the "Cuomortician" of New York health care lashed out at Cigna and other health ... more »»

Monday, October 29, 2007

Price Transparency: It's Not Just For Patients Anymore! 

Ohio Doctors Would Like To Know What They'll Be Paid, Please

Filed As:  Health Care

Having unwittingly tweaked my honorable colleague from Pennsylvania by risking a (very limited) positive comment about his governor's medical malpractice reform, I move to Ohio, where physicians are lobbying for a law that would ... more »»

Friday, October 26, 2007

Medical Tort Reform In Pennsylvania: One Thumb Up! 

Gov. Rendell has one health reform half right

Filed As:  Health Care

In Pennsylvania, Governor Rendell suffers from the delusion that he can "fix" health care with more government meddling.  However, on one important element of health reform, he has it half right: taming out of control medical malpractice ... more »»

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

"Willful Misrepresentation" of Government Power? 

California regulators require health plans to read minds

Filed As:  Health Care

One of the benefits of the market for individual health insurance in California is that health plans can underwrite.  "What!", I hear you say, "You approve of cherry-picking?".  Well, yes: underwriting motivates people to buy insurance when they are young and healthy in order ... more »»

Monday, October 22, 2007

Guild Versus Goliath: Can Health Plans and Doctors Get Along? 

Physicians in California and West Virginia respond differently to change

Filed As:  Health Care

One theme of this blog has been physicians' relationship with health insurers (recently addressed here, and there). Two stories over the transom today show how doctors vary ... more »»

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