AEI.Org: Scholar: Thomas P. Miller

AEI.Org: Scholar: Thomas P. Miller Resident Fellow http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/115?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:17:54 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI The Insurance Fix http://www.aei.org:80/article/101189 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We need targeted reforms, not a federal takeover, to fix the insurance system. </body> </html> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-02T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-02T00:00:00-0500 How Can We Make More Progress in Measuring Physicians' Performance to Improve the Value of ... http://www.aei.org:80/article/100999 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The lack of good information on providers' performance is an impediment to improving the affordability and quality of health care. </body> </html> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-09T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-09T00:00:00-0400 Health Exchanges http://www.aei.org:80/article/100984 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The national health insurance exchange will eventually become a more contested battleground in this fall's health care debate. </body> </html> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-04T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-04T00:00:00-0400 What the Health Care Reform Plans Get Wrong http://www.aei.org:80/article/100911 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Miller spoke with MoneyWatch.com about what he believes is wrong with the current proposals before Congress and what changes he’d like to see. </body> </html> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-08-17T00:00:00-0400 2009-08-17T00:00:00-0400 Should We Fight Today's War on Obesity Like the Last War on Tobacco? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100856 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Moderation in one's personal habits should be matched by moderation (or at least more humility) in public policy. </body> </html> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-08-07T00:00:00-0400 2009-08-07T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Healthcare Dreams, Healthcare Realities http://www.aei.org:80/article/100773 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama is not the first chief executive to discover that it was much easier to promise grand dreams on the campaign trail than to reconcile them with stubborn realities. </body> </html> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-16T00:00:00-0400 Will the Health Industry Derail Obama's Reforms? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100631 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama's speech continued his efforts to seduce the main organized interest groups of the health industry to listen to the magic words rather than pay attention to the content of imminent health legislation. </body> </html> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-16T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-16T00:00:00-0400 Connecting an Individual Mandate to the Budget: What's the Big Deal? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100653 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> For the time being, members of Congress and the Obama administration remain reluctant to free their inner socialist child and make more transparent the sort of health care transformation and revenue extraction quantities they may prefer ultimately. </body> </html> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-12T00:00:00-0400 Taxing Insurance Isn't the Answer http://www.aei.org:80/article/100608 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Taxing health insurance without addressing the problems of third-party payment schemes within the current system will get us nowhere. </body> </html> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-10T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-10T00:00:00-0400 False Hopes, Empty Illusions http://www.aei.org:80/article/100605 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The political case for an individual insurance mandate is built on false hopes, empty illusions, and larger agendas. </body> </html> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-10T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-10T00:00:00-0400 What You Don't Know Can Hurt You http://www.aei.org:80/article/100539 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The strong association between educational attainment and health is one more reason to empower Americans, not Washington, with greater ownership of their health care. </body> </html> Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-27T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-27T00:00:00-0400 Obama Healthcare 2.0 http://www.aei.org:80/article/100609 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The president's opening offer of healthcare at a teaser rate fails to deliver what we actually need, value, and can afford. </body> </html> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-02T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-02T00:00:00-0400 Would the Health Reform Prescriptions Offered by President Obama and Congressional Leaders ... http://www.aei.org:80/article/100323 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Several elements of the health reform plans moving proposed by the White House and moving through Congress would be detrimental to patients. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 Don't Follow Our Example, Either http://www.aei.org:80/article/29151 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Vigorous market competition for self-paying consumers may lead to more effective self-regulation and better health care options. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Simple Answers, Not Easy Solutions http://www.aei.org:80/article/28915 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In his plan to save America from its health care crisis, Ezekiel Emanuel provides a number of nuanced findings and provocative thoughts, but the wholeis less than the sum of its parts. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 Covering the Uninsured http://www.aei.org:80/article/28562 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A new study continues to rain on the political parade of claims that the uncompensated care costs of the uninsured are largely recycled into higher private insurance premiums. </body> </html> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-04T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-04T00:00:00-0400 What Do We Know about the Uninsured? http://www.aei.org:80/article/28399 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Thomas P. Miller explainstrends in the number of Americans without health insurance. </body> </html> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-30T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-30T00:00:00-0400 Measuring Disparities, Improving Health: Closing the Gap http://www.aei.org:80/article/27662 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Arecent study on health care disparities provides the latest comprehensive summary of what can be measured, if not a practical guide to what we could, or should, do about it. </body> </html> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-03-17T01:00:00-0400 2008-03-17T01:00:00-0400 Making a Difference in Differences for the Health Inequalities of Individuals http://www.aei.org:80/article/26786 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Health inequalities are best resolved by pluralistic social processes that facilitate, but do not mandate, more effective choices and trade-offs. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Maxing Out on Debt Hysteria http://www.aei.org:80/article/26373 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The American household is better off financially than you may think, especially given the media frenzy over rising consumer debt. </body> </html> Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-20T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-20T00:00:00-0400 The Making of the President's Health Plan 2008 http://www.aei.org:80/article/26360 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A successful health care plan will have to provide consumers with realistic means of obtaining the services they need, not necessarily those they want. </body> </html> Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-15T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-15T00:00:00-0400 Medicare Advantage http://www.aei.org:80/article/25819 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Scholarsassess the Medicare Advantage plans, howthey differ from traditional Medicare, how well they meet beneficiaries' needs, and how they affect competition. </body> </html> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-21T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-21T01:00:00-0400 Measuring Distributive Injustice on a Different Scale http://www.aei.org:80/article/25777 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Greater transparency in health-care financing and more skepticism regarding the purported rationales for hidden cross-subsidies and regulatory protections are sorely overdue. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2007-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Assessing Health Care's Costs http://www.aei.org:80/article/25617 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Yogi Berra might say regarding a typical emergency room today, "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded." </body> </html> Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-09T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-09T00:00:00-0500 Medicare Part D and Prescription Drug Prices http://www.aei.org:80/article/25420 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Scholars from AEI and elsewhere answer key questions about Medicare drug coverage and government controls. </body> </html> Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-01-05T01:00:00-0500 2007-01-05T01:00:00-0500 Health Policy 2007 http://www.aei.org:80/article/25319 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The 110th Congress may redirect resources toward an even more expanded role for political decision-making in health-care markets. </body> </html> Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-12-15T00:00:00-0500 2006-12-15T00:00:00-0500 Massachusetts: More Mirage than Miracle http://www.aei.org:80/article/24911 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Massachusetts health reform plan has generated more favorable press plaudits and political projections than its shaky foundations merit. </body> </html> Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-09-14T00:00:00-0400 2006-09-14T00:00:00-0400 An Information Prescription for Health Care’s Cognitive-Disorder Problems http://www.aei.org:80/article/24887 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Thomas P. Miller reviews Porter and Teisberg's Redefining Health Care. </body> </html> Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-09-12T00:00:00-0400 2006-09-12T00:00:00-0400 Uncle Sam, M.D. http://www.aei.org:80/book/100010 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This collection of essays provides an indication of the range and depth of AEI’s work in health care reform and pharmaceutical policy. </body> </html> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-15T00:00:00-0400 Private Health Insurance Markets: Facts, Fables, and Fixes http://www.aei.org:80/event/100156 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:15:00 +0100 2009-10-21T09:15:00-0400 2009-10-21T09:15:00-0400 September 15 Health Care Conference Call http://www.aei.org:80/event/100149 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:30:00 +0100 2009-09-15T13:30:00-0400 2009-09-15T13:30:00-0400 Conference Call: Health Care Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/100117 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0100 2009-07-22T10:30:00-0400 2009-07-22T10:30:00-0400 Patient-Centered Care versus Political Medicine http://www.aei.org:80/event/100078 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2009-06-26T12:00:00-0400 2009-06-26T12:00:00-0400 The Five (Not So) Easy Pieces of Health Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/100070 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-06-04T09:00:00-0400 2009-06-04T09:00:00-0400 The 2009 State of the Union: Change and Continuity http://www.aei.org:80/event/1864 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2009-01-13T14:00:00-0500 2009-01-13T14:00:00-0500 Health Reform--Guaranteed? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1847 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:30:00 +0100 2008-12-08T15:30:00-0500 2008-12-08T15:30:00-0500 The Future of Federalism http://www.aei.org:80/event/1770 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0100 2008-09-12T10:00:00-0400 2008-09-12T10:00:00-0400 An Interstate Commerce Route to a National Market for Health Insurance http://www.aei.org:80/event/1763 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0100 2008-07-31T13:30:00-0400 2008-07-31T13:30:00-0400 Beyond More Health Insurance Coverage, toward Better Health Outcomes http://www.aei.org:80/event/1758 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:15:00 +0100 2008-07-23T11:15:00-0400 2008-07-23T11:15:00-0400 Aging and Future Health Care Spending http://www.aei.org:80/event/1752 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 +0100 2008-06-27T15:00:00-0400 2008-06-27T15:00:00-0400 Responsible Health Reform: Competition, Innovation, and Individual Control http://www.aei.org:80/event/1738 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0100 2008-06-19T10:00:00-0400 2008-06-19T10:00:00-0400 Responsible Health Reform: Competition, Innovation, and Individual Control -- EVENT IS ... http://www.aei.org:80/event/1689 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:00:00 +0100 2008-03-13T13:00:00-0400 2008-03-13T13:00:00-0400 The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending http://www.aei.org:80/event/1610 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0100 2007-11-27T10:00:00-0500 2007-11-27T10:00:00-0500 Delivering Better Value in U.S. Health Care: The Role of Physician Performance Measurement http://www.aei.org:80/event/1604 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:30:00 +0100 2007-11-05T13:30:00-0500 2007-11-05T13:30:00-0500 Turbo-Charging Consumer-Driven Health Plans with Tax Reform: Cost and Coverage Effects http://www.aei.org:80/event/1578 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:10:00 +0100 2007-09-20T16:10:00-0400 2007-09-20T16:10:00-0400 Can We Get It for You Retail? Moving Beyond Wholesale Markets for Health-Care Services http://www.aei.org:80/event/1547 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:15:00 +0100 2007-07-25T09:15:00-0400 2007-07-25T09:15:00-0400 Robin Hood, Robber Baron, or Rubik's Cube? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1525 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 31 May 2007 10:15:00 +0100 2007-05-31T10:15:00-0400 2007-05-31T10:15:00-0400 Risk and Regulation: A New Look at the Individual Health Insurance Market http://www.aei.org:80/event/1506 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 11 May 2007 10:15:00 +0100 2007-05-11T10:15:00-0400 2007-05-11T10:15:00-0400 How Will the President's Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Work? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1465 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +0100 2007-02-26T09:00:00-0500 2007-02-26T09:00:00-0500 Is the Massachusetts Health Plan America’s Next Top Model? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1444 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:15:00 +0100 2007-01-11T10:15:00-0500 2007-01-11T10:15:00-0500 Health Care Reform on the Hill: Where We've Been and Where We're Going http://www.aei.org:80/speech/100080 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Although this year's initial version of comprehensive health reform was too much, too fast, and not put together in a way that was sustainable, it must wait for reconsideration until next year. </body> </html> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-23T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-23T00:00:00-0400 How What We Think We Know about the Uninsured Really Adds Up http://www.aei.org:80/speech/100077 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Reversing decades of overregulation, mistargeted tax subsidies, and lack of transparency in the health care sector would not solve all problems, but it surely would help reduce them. </body> </html> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-10T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-10T00:00:00-0400 The Last Detail(s) http://www.aei.org:80/speech/100065 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is there really a better way to reform our health care system? </body> </html> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-04T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-04T00:00:00-0400 An Individual Mandate for Health Insurance? http://www.aei.org:80/speech/100105 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is important to understand and define the degree to which a mandate may limit an individual's ability to direct resources for personal care. </body> </html> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-27T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-27T00:00:00-0400 Transparency in Health Care http://www.aei.org:80/speech/25979 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How can the health-care system best be reformed to benefit consumers and providers alike? </body> </html> Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-10-05T00:00:00-0400 2006-10-05T00:00:00-0400 Hitting the Snooze Button on Our Medicare Fiscal Alarm Clock http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28155 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Until we deal with Medicare's fundamental problems, we need incremental action on many fronts to get better results for the money we will continue to spend in the traditional Medicare program. </body> </html> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-17T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-17T00:00:00-0400 The Making of the Next President's Health Plan: Will It Be Déjà Vu of 1992? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/26432 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A successful health care plan will have to provide consumers with realistic means of obtaining the services they need, not necessarily those they want. </body> </html> Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-07-02T00:00:00-0400 2007-07-02T00:00:00-0400