Publications

Books, Reports, Articles, and Presentations

Books & Reports

- Why Does Health Care Cost So Much? How Can it Be Made More Affordable?, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, 2018
- Lowering Health Spending and Improving Outcomes: A Regional Approach, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, 2018
- The Affordable Care Act in Nevada: Status Report, Part 3, The Commonwealth Fund, Stabilizing the Individual Insurance Market, 2018
- The Affordable Care Act in Nevada: Status Report, Part 2,The Rockefeller Institute and the Brookings Institution, 2015
- The Affordable Care Act in Nevada: Status Report, Part 1, The Rockefeller Institute and the Brookings Institution, 2014
- “Health Care,” The Oxford Companion to American Politics, 2012
- Out of the Shadows: Exporting U.S. Health Care Services, Report to Markle Foundation, 2012
- California Task Force on Affordable Care, 2010
- A New Deal for Health, Century Foundation, 2005
- Breathing Easier?,Report of The Century Foundation Working Group on Bioterrorism Preparedness, 2003
- Medicare Tomorrow: The Report of the Century Foundation Task Force on Medicare Reform, w/ Shoshanna Sofaer & Jacob Hacker, 2001

Articles & Commentary

- Book Review of Ricardo Nuila, “The People’s Hospital”,Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 3, 2024
- Two Cheers for Obamacare, 2024
- COVID-19: Time to Double Down, 2021
- Nations With Mass Testing In a Position To Reopen,The Mercury News, May 8, 2020
- Building a New Health Care Corps, The American Prospect, April 20, 2020
- Unreasonable Timetable, San Francisco Chronicle, March 28, 2020
- Why Chasing Herd Immunity (Without a Vaccine) is a Bad Idea, 2020
- Letter: The young have a duty to protect against virus risks, 2020
- COVID-19 Cases are not Harmless, 2020
- Failing the Coronavirus Test, 2020
- Commentary: Doctor’s Orders: Provide Affordable Housing, and People’s Health Will Improve, Cal Matters, October 1, 2019
- Price Controls or Managed Competition? Lessons for California Bay Area Council Economic Institute, w/ Micah Weinberg and Alice Bishop, 2018
- Health Care Reform in the Balance: California and the Future of the Affordable Care Act, BACEI, w/ Micah Weinberg, 2018
- Improving Individual Health Insurance Markets, BACEI, w/ Micah Weinberg, 2017
- Talking Shop: Revisiting the Small-Business Marketplaces in California and Colorado, The Commonwealth Fund, w/ David Chase and Tim Gaudette, 2017
- Lessons From The Small Business Health Options Program: The Shop Experience in California and Colorado, The Commonwealth Fund, w/ David Chase and Tim Gaudette, 2015
- Entering the Mainstream: Pediatric Palliative Care, California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, 2012
- A Footnote in History: Why the Obamacare Ruling May Not Matter, The Atlantic, June 2012
- State-Based Coverage Solutions: The California Health Benefits Exchange, The Commonwealth Fund, w/ Micah Weinberg, 2011
- Tarnish on the Golden State: Medical Debt in California, w/ Mark Rukavina and Jacquelyn Kercheval, 2011
- Exchanging Roles: The Affordable Care Act and New Paths in Health Regulation, Duke University, The Tobin Project, 2011
- Focus on Lowering Health Care Costs, Not Just Health Insurance Rates, San Francisco Chronicle, April 2011
- What Does Health Reform Mean For California’s Economy?, Zocalo Public Square, July 11, 2010
- “International Health Care: The Basics,” The Century Foundation, 2008
- Lessons from California's Health Reform Efforts for the National Debate, New America Foundation, w/ Len Nichols & Peter Harbage, March 2008
- Why Budget Gap Shouldn't Derail Health Care Reform, San Francisco Chronicle, January 15, 2008
- To Our Health, Financial Planning, April 2007
- Universal Health Insurance: Reaching The Tipping Point?, Mother Jones, May 2006
- Another Massachusetts Miracle, Mother Jones, April 2006
- Universal Coverage: Many Roads to Rome?, Mother Jones, March 2006
- Using a Medicare Scalpel, Mother Jones, March 2006
- Health Care on Less Than You Think: The New York Times Guide to Getting Affordable Coverage, Fred Brock, 2006 (“Summary of A New Deal for Health”)
- Stem Cells and Public Policy, The Century Foundation, w/ Richard Hayes, 2004
- America’s Achilles Heel, Century Foundation, 2004
- Empirical Evidence, The American Prospect online, March 20, 2003
- Wrong Prescription, The American Prospect online, January 20, 2003
- Lessons of 9/11, The New York Times, November 29, 2002
- Securing U.S. Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Materials against Terrorism, The Century Foundation, 2002
- Securing U.S. Nuclear Power Plants and Radioactive Materials against Terrorism, Part 2, The Century Foundation, 2002
- Paying for Medical Value, The Century Foundation, July 11, 2002
- Expanding Home and Community Based Care, The Century Foundation, 2001
- Tolkien’s Enduring Relevancy, The Boston Globe, December 27, 2001
- Democracy and Excellence: Scott Buchanan’s Search for a Great Books College, The American Oxonian, Winter 1997

Presentations, Events, & Interviews

- Waking the Sleeping Giant: Employers Tackle Healthcare Costs in Earnest
- Taking Responsibility For America's Health: California & the Future of the Affordable Care Act, America’s Physician Groups
- An Affordable Care Act Marketplace Pursues RightCare: How California Made it Work, The Lown Institute
- Affordable Care Act: How California Made it Work
- Health Economics Roundtable Webinar, National Association of Business Economists
- Affordable Care Act: Impact on California
- The Affordable Care Act: Bridging Health and Financial Security
- Searching for Democracy: An Informed Society
- Healthcare Reforms in California: Toward Delivery Sys tem Reform, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, California Program on Access to Care
- Crosstalk on Healthcare, Coro Foundation
- Medical Professionals Make Their Mark on Reform, California Healthline
- Getting What We Pay For: The Rise of Value-Based Healthcare
- Why Does Healthcare Cost So Much? What Should We Do About It?
- Health Savings Accounts: The Debate Over Consumer-Driven Care, Congressional Digest
- Inequality, Democracy and the New Human Biotechnologies, Center for Genetics and Society