Peter J. Nelson
Peter Nelson is a Policy Fellow with Center of the American Experiment. As a Policy Fellow, he spends most of his time writing about issues related to health care policy, including Medicaid, long-term care, and insurance regulation. His articles have appeared in the Star Tribune and MetroDoctors, as well as local newspapers across Minnesota. He received a B.A. in economics from Wheaton College and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School where he was a member of the Minnesota Law Review.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009Mayo Clinic's health reform principles don't sync with Democratic proposalsBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareThe AMA's surprising move to proclaim support for the House tri-committee health care bill accomplished at least one positive outcome: It pushed other provider groups to more fully engage in the health reform debate. Provider groups have been pushed to engage because, as most ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009Health reform's focus on the uninsured over cost worries small businessesBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareTim Nelson at Minnesota Public Radio reports on what is at stake for small businesses in the current health reform debate. The article draws on the expertise of more »»
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Thursday, July 16, 2009Even Democrats in Minnesota worry about congressional health care proposalsBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareIn an earlier post, John LaPlante pulled a quote from a speech given yesterday by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty explaining why congressional health care proposals would be bad for Minnesota. Gov. Pawlenty ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009Obama Using Public Plan to Limit Debate and Gain LeverageBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareIn a column published in today's Star Tribune, I make the case that "the Obama administration's emphasis on the public plan is almost ... more »»
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Friday, June 19, 2009When will Obama “pivot” on comparative-effectiveness research?By Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareI finally got around to reading Pres. Obama’s speech to the AMA and, as expected, it was carefully tooled to mitigate doctors’ ... more »»
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Friday, June 19, 2009America's Impending Entitlement CrisisBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareBack in March, Mitch Pearlstein, president of Center of the American Experiment, corralled me and American Experiment's three senior Fellows for a frank conversation about America's entitlement crisis. Mitch's questions were tough and pointed:
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008Why employers won't cut and run when individuals own health insuranceBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareAmericans agree: Our health-care system needs a serious overhaul. A number of recent surveys, including one by Harris Interactive and another by the Commonwealth Fund, show that over 80 percent of Americans believe the system needs either "fundamental change" or "a complete rebuild." ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009Single-Payer Advocates Release Another Medical Bankruptcy StudyBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareDavid Himmelstein, Deborah Thorne, Elizabeth Warren, and Steffie Woolhandler released another controversial medical bankruptcy study. Utilizing nearly the same problematic methodology from their 2001 study, the ... more »»
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Thursday, April 9, 2009Recommendations to Help Erase Minnesota's $4.6 Billion DeficitBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Budget and Tax, Health CareMinnesota is one of 24 states projecting a budget deficit for 2010 that will exceed 10 percent of general fund revenues. Erasing this substantial budget shortfall is, of course, the top priority for Minnesota ... more »»
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Thursday, October 23, 2008University of Minnesota Proposes Far-Reaching Conflict-of-Interest PolicyBy Peter NelsonFiled As: Health CareThe Star Tribune recently reported that the University of Minnesota “is considering a new conflict-of-interest policy so strict that doctors wouldn’t even be able to accept Post-it ... more »»
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