Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪 🇺🇸
@mfcannon.bsky.social
“An influential health care wonk at the libertarian Cato Institute“ – Washington Post. “A pleasant discovery” – Capitalism magazine. Washingtonian’s “Most Influential People” in DC 2021-present.
It's not the years. It's the mileage.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It's not the years. It's the mileage.
Great article by @cdweaver, @annawmathews, and @mcgint.
Would’ve been even better with this perspective, and these details, on each patient they profile:
Would’ve been even better with this perspective, and these details, on each patient they profile:
Man Admits to Medicaid Fraud. That's Not the Worst Part.
Impartial journalism by default must explore whether government is creating the need it hopes to subsidize.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Great article by @cdweaver, @annawmathews, and @mcgint.
Would’ve been even better with this perspective, and these details, on each patient they profile:
Would’ve been even better with this perspective, and these details, on each patient they profile:
In an accompanying Substack post, I explain that we already have a full-scale test of the effect of Trump's rule on Obamacare.
The only evidence of an adverse-selection death spiral appeared when the Trump rule was *not* in effect.
open.substack.com/pu...
The only evidence of an adverse-selection death spiral appeared when the Trump rule was *not* in effect.
open.substack.com/pu...
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In an accompanying Substack post, I explain that we already have a full-scale test of the effect of Trump's rule on Obamacare.
The only evidence of an adverse-selection death spiral appeared when the Trump rule was *not* in effect.
open.substack.com/pu...
The only evidence of an adverse-selection death spiral appeared when the Trump rule was *not* in effect.
open.substack.com/pu...
“Those accounts allow people to purchase qualified medical expenses with pre-tax dollars. The Times explains that this is equivalent to a price discount of ‘roughly 30 percent.’
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Those accounts allow people to purchase qualified medical expenses with pre-tax dollars. The Times explains that this is equivalent to a price discount of ‘roughly 30 percent.’
It’s frustrating that it wasn’t your choice.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It’s frustrating that it wasn’t your choice.