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 PRI's monthly Health Policy Prescriptions series, and contributes to PRI's Capital Ideas series of short articles on public policy in California.  He has also written numerous articles covering diverse topics within health policy for periodicals including the Wall Street Journal and the Washington PostMr. 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.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Union Power and Medical Waiting Times 

Connecting the dots at California HMOs

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

I recently wrote a column describing one of the major (unstated) goals of the federal take-over of Americans' access to medical services: giving union bosses control of hospitals and other health-care ... more »»

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Leave Medical-Malpractice Reform to the States 

Obama baited Congressional Republicans with med-mal reform. They should ignore it.

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

The only new thing in the president's speech was his death-bed conversion to medical-malpractice reform, an opportunity which he neglected in his speech to the American Medical Association on June 15. Whether this is merely an attempt to pull either Senator Snowe or Senator Collins onside, or a ... more »»

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

San Francisco's Employer Health Tax: Change We Can Do Without 

Lefty economists provide scholarly cover to unhealthy government program

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

Sometimes, you ust can't keep a bad idea down.  San Francisco's tax on employers to grow its public-health bureaucracy is one of them.  It recently picked up some scholarly advocacy by three economists associated with a pro-union operation housed at UC Berkeley, who assert that the tax ... more »»

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Gov. Schwarzenegger's Lessons for National Health Reform? 

He's learned little from his own misguided effort in 2007

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently wrote a letter to congressional leaders expressing concern about three elements of the looming federal health care take-over: increasing Medicaid costs; wellness, prevention, and quality; and coverage for all. His more »»

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

California Republican Legislators Hike Taxes 

A vote for bigger government, more federal dependency

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

A budget crisis makes strange bedfellows.  Last week, the California state senate voted 27-8, and the assembly voted unanimously to hike taxes on privately insured Californians in order to grow government by ... more »»

Friday, August 21, 2009

California Health Insurance Rescissions: Doctors Dissatisfied 

Physicians struggle to get paid after health plans' rescind policies

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

The long saga of "rescissions" of individual health policies in California shows no sign of ending.  The California Medical Association and the Los Angeles County Medical Association have filed an amicus ... more »»

Saturday, August 15, 2009

"Fishy" Rumors About New York Health Insurance 

MSNBC Misunderstands the Facts

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

Many folks are now aware that we have a civic duty to report "fishy" rumors and unfounded gossip about the government’s take-over of our access to medical services. This is an important duty. Through the miracle of the Internet, all kinds of nonsense can get through. So, if you make the ... more »»

Monday, August 10, 2009

Health Insurance Regulation: Poizner Dials Back the Rhetoric 

California Insurance Commissioner admits some applicants misrepresent health status

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is running for the Republican nomination for governor of the Golden State.  One of his planks is to villainize the health insurers, as I wrote about recently.

But he seems to have dialed back the ... more »»

Monday, August 3, 2009

Medicaid "Reform" Will Devour Us 

Massive Federal Match Will Accelerate States' Bankruptcy

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

Last Friday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee marked up HR 3200, the government take-over of Americans' access to medical services. The Blue Dog Democrats inserted an amendment that they figure will insert some ... more »»

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Make No Mistake: Folks Don't Need An Individual Mandate 

Can't we learn from Massachusetts, and other examples?

By John R. Graham

Filed As:  Health Care

In the spirit of the age, let me paraphrase President Obama as follows: "Make no mistake: Folks don't need an individual mandate."

Ceci Connelly of the Washington Post (whose publisher infamously solicited corporate sponsors to underwrite a ... more »»

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