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13 Sep, 2007 10:49 pm
Recently, we noted that FoIB and Cato Institute biggie Michael Cannon had an op-ed in USA Today.
Well, building on his new-found celebrity (notoriety?), Michael will be a featured guest on this evening's edition of ABC's 20/20. In fact, the
whole show is on the health care delivery and finance debate, facilitated by John Stossel. As they say: Check your local listings.
18 Mar, 2008 1:40 pm
FoIB (and MedWonk Biggie) Michael Cannon has an interesting article in this month's Forum for Health
Economics & Policy journal. In it, he proposes his solution to the health insurance issue:"The creation of tax ... it, but do you have a strategy in mind for dealing with the
inevitable obstructionists?ADDENDUM: In subsequent correspondence, I also pointed out to Michael the feasibility conundrum such a plan would
face. Briefly, insurers know that there is an absolute premium "floor," below which ...
5 Sep, 2007 10:28 am
[UPDATED: Please see below]Not really, but I couldn't resist the headline. Michael Cannon, Director
of Health Policy Studies for the prestigious Cato Institute (and FoIB), has a terrific and timely guest column in todays USA Today. He writes:"Simply expanding coverage would have ...
they say, read the whole thing.UPDATE: Commenter Zagreus Ammon has some issues with some of Mr Cannon's conclusions. On his blog, he goes into
further depth; he lists 8 areas of contention. ...
23 Nov 9:22 am
Michael O'Hear discusses the Skoien case at the Marquette Faculty Blog. Link More about searching case law for free on Google by Joshua
Pollack. Link Extensive discussion of the lawsuit between the Habush and Cannon firms at Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorneys Blog. Link
6 Apr 11:22 am
FoIB Michael Cannon of the esteemed Cato Institute takes to the pages of McPaper today, offering a
vehement contradiction to Dr Kevin Pho's recent op-ed in the national daily. The subject is "comparative-effectiveness research," which seeks to analyize which medical processes work
best.Both are worth reading, if only to get a sense of how two very bright guys differ on matters of both health policy and implementation.
15 Feb, 2007 9:25 am
... 's Day. Poor Solectron Corporation (SLR) announced yesterday that its CEO of four years, Michael Cannon, was dumping it to move in with Mr. Dell and play a role in his movie sequel: ... the press that he wasn't looking to hire a Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Cannon's new job, however, bears the title of President, Global Operations. And we' ... every continent, possibly excluding Antarctica,
will report to him. I'm not in the fog of young love like Mr. Dell and Mr. Cannon, but nevertheless I'm confused.
24 Jun, 2008 3:49 am
... . Quite a contrast from the way General Hartmann reacted when he thought his orders weren't being followed. As for MG Cannon, he was
similarly apathetic, if not more so about the plight of Mohammad Jawad. It is an absolute disgrace that this ... to be subjected to this kind of abuse in his detention facility. It is
my recommendation that charges be preferred against MG Cannon under the UCMJ for cruelty, maltreatment and abuse, dereliction of duty, and
violation of a lawful order at the earliest ...
29 Aug, 2007 6:12 am
... use automated computer systems to remind them to tell patients their test results. Those things aren't equal in my book."As a bonus, John quotes FoIB (and Cato Institute's Director
of Health Policy Studies) Michael Cannon, who pretty much nails the CF "study" right on the
noggin:"The report does nothing more than reveal which nation does the worst job of satisfying the subjective preferences of the people who conducted this study."That's gonna ...
23 Oct, 2008 9:50 am
... question revolves around the vacancy at Foreign Affairs, with either Industry Minister Jim Prentice or Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon
seen as the likely replacement (if Prentice goes to Foreign Affairs, some speculate that Cannon will take over at Industry). While the identity
of the Industry Minister - whether new or old - matters a great deal to those following issues such as copyright, telecom, and privacy, the government should consider something ...
18 Jun 11:43 am
... boys arrested last week in an alleged plot to kill a businessman and a police officer will stay in jail... after lawyers and family pleaded for their release... 16-year-old
Michael Cannon, and Blue Hadden, 15, must stay in jail for both their safety and that ... with
accessory to commit a felony, solicitation to commit first-degree murder and grand theft. Cannon, however, is accused as an adult and charged
with attempted murder with a firearm enhancement and solicitation of murder ...
25 Feb, 2007 9:35 pm
... sea, but I have no idea where to send this. What the Law of the Sea Teaches Us About the Regulation of the Information Ocean By A. Michael Froomkin University of Miami School of Law When it comes to the Law of the Sea, I am a fish out of water: I ... technological advances. Before the
three-mile rule it was a commonplace that the territorial limits of sovereignty were akin to the range of cannon shot - a technological
constraint. As first shipping, then air, then sub-surface, transport improved, the ...
1 Nov, 2007 5:00 am
... a dance hall in France killed 144 young people. Today, fires are raging in California, and MichaelMichael Cannon
11 Aug, 2008 4:47 am
... , Judge Robert A. Miller For Movants: Gregory N. Stivers, Jason Bell, and Scott Donald Laufenberg For Respondents: Alton L. Cannon Appellant's Brief Appellee's Brief Appellant's Reply Brief Amicus Curiae Brief of Kentucky League of Cities 11:00 a ... reasonable suspicion."
Discretionary Review granted 8/15/2007 Fayette Circuit Court, Judge Gary D. Payne For Movant: V. Gene Lewter For Respondent: Michael Harned
Appellant's Brief Appellee's Brief 11:00 a.m. CAMERON V. CAMERON (2007-SC-105-DG) "Domestic ...
15 Sep, 2008 12:00 pm
... to announce that the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force will be holding a briefing on Capitol Hill next Tuesday featuring a presentation by Michael Paul Mason, a brain injury case manager and author of Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath. ... facilitate this educational event,
which will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10:30 a.m., in Room 121 of the Cannon House Office Building. The briefing is open to the
public, as well as to Members of Congress and their staff.
7 Sep, 2006 8:25 am
... we were driving to and from the meeting, and while we were in the meeting itself. Last year I was upset at the waste of time, but this year I am not complaining. I could be digging
a canal amidst mosquitoes, or freezing shoeless in the snow and waiting for a British cannon to take my head off. I could be billing time in
document review. Instead, I look at the bright side. The worst part of my job is that I have to sit and do nothing for a few hours every once in a while. I don't even have to ...
30 Nov, 2006 7:53 am
"Is there a happier day of the bi-week than HWR Day? Not for us health wonks," says Michael Cannon at
Cato@Liberty, who hosts a great issue of Health Wonk Review today. If you're interested in the cost of health care (and who isn't?), health care policy, or the latest buzz, check out
the news from the blogosphere's elite health-care wonks....
6 Dec, 2006 10:15 am
Michael Cannon at Cato@Liberty has been doing double-duty hosting blog carnivals lately. Last week,
he hosted Health Wonk Review, and today, he just launched a fresh edition of Cavalcade of Risk. He offers a good and diverse collection of articles, and packages them up nicely with his
commentary - check it out!...
6 Dec, 2006 2:22 pm
... (coverage) chains!' Jon's item is one of an interesting dozen recent posts highlighted as part of Cavalcade of Risk #14, hosted on the Cato-at-liberty weblog by Michael Cannon, who adds his own commentary: Insurance is a tool for dealing with uncertainty (i.e., by subsidizing
uncertain losses). How do we know that? Because people generally don't buy actuarially fair insurance to pay for certainties. When additional information moves a ...
8 Feb, 2007 4:52 am
... say that the plan has served as a trigger for broader debate. There were, of course, posts on the plan. I think Matthew Holt at The Health Care Blog wins the prize for most comments
on a post regarding the Bush plan. Michael Cannon at Cato @ Liberty stakes out a position that the
plan is not a tax hike for some high wage earners. At Managed Care Matters, Joe Paduda says that the plan will not help the often disenfranchised folks with pre-existing ...
9 Apr, 2007 9:09 am
Carreker Corp. v. Cannon, 2007 WL 869570(E.D.Tex. Mar 21, 2007) (NO. CIV.A. 4:06CV175) Judge: Richard Schell
Holding: Motion to Dismiss DENIED; Motion to Transfer GRANTED Apparently the magistrate judge in this case recommended transfer to the Northern District of Texas - Dallas Division.
Judge Schell agreed, but also held that venue was not proper in the Eastern District in the first place.
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