Michael F. Cannon

At-a-Glance

Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute since 2004
Co-authored 'Healthy Competition: What's Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It' (2005, 2nd ed. 2007)
Authored '50 Vetoes: How States Can Stop the Obama Health Care Law' (2013)
Named one of 'Washington, D.C.'s 500 most influential people' by The Washingtonian in 2022
Described by The Washington Post as 'the premier libertarian Obamacare critic'
Holds an M.A. in economics and J.M. in law and economics from George Mason University

Biography

Michael F. Cannon is the Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, a position he has held since 2004. In this role, he advocates for free-market healthcare principles, including Medicare reform through "public option" principles and ending the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance. His work includes policy analysis quantifying the impact of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on employees.