Economics & Inequality Retirement Security Education Health Care Homeland Security Election Reform Media & Politics International Affairs TCF Project Sites: Donate to TCF Join our Listserv  Taking Note Home About TCF News Room Join our Listserv    Staff       Job Opportunities       Task Forces & Projects       Partners      Maggie Mahar Fellow Program Phone:   (212)452-7725    Fax:   (212)535-7534    E-mail:  mahar@tcf.org Maggie Mahar is a fellow at The Century Foundation. Before specializing in health care, Mahar was a financial journalist. She has written for Institutional Investor, the New York Times, and Barron’s, where she served first as senior writer and then as senior editor from the late 1980s through the late 1990s. There, she covered Wall Street, Washington, and social policy as well as markets and politics in Russia, Japan, and the Middle East. After leaving Barron’s, she wrote a column about international markets and economics for Bloomberg. Before becoming a journalist, she was an English professor at Yale University. She is the author of Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much (Harper/Collins, 2006), a book that has been turned into a documentary produced by Alex Gibney, now available on DVD. An earlier book, Bull! A History of the Boom, 1982–1999 (Harper/Collins, 2003), was recommended by Warren Buffet in Berkshire Hathaways’ annual report.  She holds a B.A. and a Ph.D. in English literature from Yale University. She lives in Manhattan where she continues to write the HealthBeat blog (www.healthbeatblog.org) for The Century Foundation. Articles on Economics & Inequality "MedPac on Steroids" Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/4/2009 Articles on Retirement Security Should We Raise the Retirement Age? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/1/2010 Fact-Check: The Cadillac Controversy Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/6/2010 Publications on Health Care Getting More Value from Medicare Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/29/2008 Braveheart Maggie Mahar, Dartmouth Medicine, 12/1/2007 Making Choice an Option Maggie Mahar, Dartmouth Medicine, 10/1/2007 UnitedHealth vs. Uninsured Kids Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/2/2007 Wall Street, Cancer, and the FDA: A Cautionary Tale Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/24/2007 The State of the Nation's Health Maggie Mahar, Dartmouth Medicine, 5/1/2007 Articles on Health Care Putting a Lid on Health Care Inflation Is Possible Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/24/2010 On Regulating Insurers: Affordable Care Act Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/19/2010 The Individual Mandate: A Reply to the Cato Institute’s Report on Health Care Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/3/2010 5 Myths and Facts about Medicare — In Pictures Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/23/2010 A Reply to the Cato Institute’s Report on Healthcare Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/19/2010 Don Berwick Is About To Be Named to Take the Helm at Medicare Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/7/2010 Should We Raise the Retirement Age? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/1/2010 Media Myths about Dr. Donald Berwick Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/29/2010 When Medical Residents Are Not Supervised Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/8/2010 A Salute to the VA Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/1/2010 When a Fire Breaks Out In the Operating Room Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/1/2010 A Bold Move: FDA Suggests Drug-Makers and Device Makers Share Information Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/25/2010 Are New Yorkers Sicker Than Patients in Atlanta? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/21/2010 When Medicare “Cuts” are Medicare “Savings” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/13/2010 Will One in Four Americans Die of Cancer? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/10/2010 The FDA Resists the Siren Call of Lobbyists Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/29/2010 Our Fear of Cancer Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/27/2010 The Battle over Letting Nurse Practitioners Provide Primary Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/22/2010 Who Is Responsible for What Is Missing in the Health Reform Plan? Part 2 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/19/2010 Who Is Responsible for What Is Missing in the Health Reform Plan? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/16/2010 Myths & Facts about Health Care Reform: Doctors Who Take Medicare Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/12/2010 Medical Mistakes: How Some Hospitals Reduce Malpractice Suits Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/12/2010 Who Wins and Who Loses from Health Care Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/7/2010 Statins for People Who Don’t Have Cholesterol Problems Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/2/2010 Who is Don Berwick and What Will This Mean for Health Care Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/29/2010 What the Health Care Reform Bill Will Mean for You and Your Family Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/25/2010 “I Am Not Bound to Win, But I Am Bound to Be True” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/21/2010 Highlights from the Reconciliation Bill Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/19/2010 Advice to Hospitals in a Downturn: “Market the High-Margin Service” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/12/2010 Peggy Noonan vs. the New England Journal of Medicine Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/9/2010 Obama’s Letter to Congressional Leaders: We’re Almost There Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/3/2010 President Obama’s Speech—A Different Tone Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/3/2010 The President’s Proposal-Everything Depends On... Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/23/2010 Does Health Insurance Save Lives? Maybe That’s the Wrong Question Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/19/2010 Why Reformers Must Forge Ahead Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/11/2010 Maryland’s Health Care Solution Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/8/2010 SOTU and Health Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/28/2010 The State of the Union and the Economy: Why We Need Health Care Reform Now Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/27/2010 In the Wake of the Mass Massacre—Bipartisan Reform or the Senate Bill ? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2010 The Unions Strike a Deal and The Truth About the Cadillac Tax Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/14/2010 Persuading Canadians to “Hustle Off to Buffalo” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/12/2010 Fact-Check: The Cadillac Controversy Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/6/2010 Best and Worst on Health Care Reform – 2009 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/24/2009 The Senate Has a Bill Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/21/2009 Glass Half Empty / Glass Half Full Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/17/2009 Gawande and Berwick on Why Reform Legislation Cannot Lay Out a “Master Plan” – Part 2 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/15/2009 Gawande and Berwick On Why Reform Legislation Cannot Lay Out A “Master Plan” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/14/2009 The Gang of Ten’s “Solution”: This is What Happens When You Give Five People Too Much Power– Part 1 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/9/2009 The CBO Report: Looking Past Premiums to Total Cost Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/7/2009 Senate Bill Would Postpone Reform until 2014: The Political Implications Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/23/2009 The Half-Full Health Reform Glass Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/5/2009 The Public Option: It’s Not About Politics; It’s About the Economics of Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/26/2009 Why is Health Care So Expensive in Rural Louisiana? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/23/2009 Why are Health Insurers Launching an 11th Hour Attack on Health Care Reform? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/20/2009 Mayo Clinic Family Medicine in Arrowhead Arizona Will No Longer Take Medicare Patients Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/13/2009 Should We Let Some States “Opt Out” of a Public Sector Insurance Option ? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/12/2009 Some Medicare Advantage Plans Do Provide Value—the HMOs Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/6/2009 Class and Health Care Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/5/2009 The Misleading Attack on the Dartmouth Research Maggie Mahar, , 9/23/2009 Regional Variations in Health Care and the Dartmouth Research Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/10/2009 Obama's Honest Speech Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/10/2009 The CBO's Dubious Health Care Cost Estimates Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/3/2009 Who Is Making the Biggest Profits From Health Care? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/1/2009 Let Health Care Reformers Listen to Ted Kennedy’s 1980 Speech—and Rally Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/26/2009 Is the Obama Administration Giving Up On a Public-Sector Insurance Plan? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/19/2009 Blue Dog Confusion Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/29/2009 "Wall Street Journal Health Care Editorial Wrong on the Facts" Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/27/2009 Putting Health Reform's Costs in Perspective Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/23/2009 The Health Reform Bills and Obama's Priorities Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/16/2009 Should Generous Health Insurance Benefits Be Taxed? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/13/2009 Dr. Nortin M. Hadler Tells All You Need to Know about the New Head of the NIH Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/10/2009 Age Discrimination in Health Care Reform? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/10/2009 Is it Fair to Ask Everyone to Buy Health Insurance? Should Younger Americans Pay Less? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/8/2009 What Does the Hospital Deal with Senate Finance Mean? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/7/2009 Why Don’t Insurers Do Comparative Effectiveness Research? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/1/2009 Does It Matter Who Pays For Care? Who Has the Standing to Set Limits? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/29/2009 David Brooks on the President’s Strategy: Who Exactly Is MedPac ? –Part I Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/17/2009 Obama Takes the Ball on Health Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/17/2009 Gawande Calls On New Doctors to Join the Battle Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/12/2009 Who Supports Health Care Reform, and Who Doesn't? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/11/2009 The Times Confuses Readers on Dartmouth Research Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/10/2009 "MedPac on Steroids" Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/4/2009 Truth Squadding Dick Morris' "The Death of American Health Care" Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/1/2009 Dr. Atul Gawande on the “Fight for the Soul of American Medicine” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/29/2009 Demystifying Death Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/22/2009 Insurers Get Some Marketing Advice Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/18/2009 The Health Care Industry's Promises on Spending Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/12/2009 A Mother’s Day Present That Only a Blogger Would Love Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/11/2009 Reinventing the Way We Train Doctors and Nurses Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 5/4/2009 Health Care Reform and The Filibuster Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/30/2009 Experimenting with Medicare Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/24/2009 The Fraying of Medicare Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/16/2009 Beyond Health Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/7/2009 Is Max Baucus Ready to Cave On a Public-Sector Insurance Option? Tauzin Defends Baucus on Campaign Contributions Part I Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/1/2009 Are Private Insurers Really Giving Up Much Ground? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/27/2009 Health, Education and the Welfare of the Nation Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/24/2009 The 111th Congress at Work Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/23/2009 Why Obama Should Stand Firm on a Public-Sector Insurance Option Part II Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/19/2009 Why Obama Should Stand Firm on a Public-Sector Insurance Option Part I Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/19/2009 A New Team at the FDA -- Sharfstein's Critics Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/16/2009 Health, Education and the Welfare of the Nation Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/13/2009 Thinking About Dr. Atul Gawande’s Congressional Testimony Part 1: Why Health Care Reform Will Require Additional Spending Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/12/2009 What We Can Learn From the Nineties about Health Care Reform Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/10/2009 Broadcasting Misinformation: Planting Seeds of Fear Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/9/2009 The Final Hour of the HealthCare Summit Maggie Mahar, The Guardian, 3/7/2009 Dr. Sanjay Gupta Withdraws Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/6/2009 Who Is Richard Scott— and Why Is He Saying These Things about Health Care Reform? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/5/2009 Health Care in the UK Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 3/3/2009 Howard Dean on a Public Sector Option: Why Single-Payer Advocates and Progressives Must Unite Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/27/2009 The President’s Budget and the Challenge of Universal Coverage Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/27/2009 The Commonwealth Fund’s Plan for Universal Coverage Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/26/2009 Uwe Reinhardt: “The U.S. is Not a Democracy; it’s an Aristocracy” Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/11/2009 Why Tom Daschle Had to Withdraw and Who Will Replace Him? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/3/2009 Dr. Atual Gawande On Reality-Based Reform (Why Don’t We Open the VA To the Uninsured?) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/26/2009 The Controversy about Dr. Gupta as Surgeon General Takes a New Turn - Part 1 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/23/2009 Thoughts on President Obama's Inaugural Speech Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/22/2009 Why a Partisan Debate over Healthcare Reform Is Inevitable—Part Two Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/19/2009 Why It is Inevitable that the Debate over Healthcare Will be Partisan Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/16/2009 The War Against Tobacco Slows Maggie Mahar, Niko Karvounis, The Century Foundation, 1/13/2009 The Trouble with Living Wills Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 1/5/2009 Health Care Reform--No “Magic Bullets" Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/31/2008 Ezekiel Emanuel Appointed as Healthcare Advisor Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/19/2008 A Story of Pallative Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/15/2008 On Health Care Reform Stimulating the Economy: The Massachusetts Example Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/11/2008 Making Use of Comparative Effectiveness Research Maggie Mahar, Niko Karvounis, The Century Foundation, 12/5/2008 Censorship, the Media and the Blogosphere Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/1/2008 What Does Health Care “Reform” Mean? How Quickly Can We Get There? LBJ’s Example (Part 1) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/1/2008 The Good News on Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Breast Cancer Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/1/2008 The Personal Side of Medicine Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/23/2008 "Spread the Wealth" Controversy Hits Doctors Niko Karvounis, Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/17/2008 "Fat": What the Experts Know (Part 1) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/17/2008 More on the Baucus Plan Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/13/2008 Max Baucus’ White Paper on Reform: Courage, Honesty, Facts…It Will Take “At Least Three Years” (Part I) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/12/2008 Advice for the “Seemingly Healthy”: Know Your Chances (Part I) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/10/2008 More Truths About Rising Health Prices Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/6/2008 How Can you Help President Barack Obama Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/5/2008 Assigning Blame for Rising Medical Costs Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/24/2008 What Makes the Mayo Clinic Different? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/21/2008 A State-By-State Report on Children's Health Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/15/2008 A State by State Report on Children’s Health: Family Income and Education More Important than Medical Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/9/2008 Is Healthcare a "Right" or a "Moral Obligation"? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/6/2008 Most Results of Drug Studies Never Published Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/24/2008 Free Tuition for Medical Students? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/10/2008 Americans Who Have Insurance —But Still No Access To Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/5/2008 Poverty, Health and Political Priorities: 2000 to 2007 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 9/1/2008 Medicare Bill Could Lead to Tougher Hospital Inspections Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/5/2008 The Managed Care Roller Coaster Niko Karvounis, Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/17/2008 The Trouble With Medicare Advantage Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/15/2008 Physicians 69; Insurers 30 – Ted Kennedy Shows Up For the Vote Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/9/2008 Will Congress Cut Physicians’ Fees? Will Physicians Stop Taking Medicare Patients? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 7/8/2008 The Dutch Health Care System Maggie Mahar, Niko Karvounis, The Century Foundation, 6/26/2008 Comparative vs. Cost-Effectiveness Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 6/24/2008 The Politics of Health Care Reform--Part 1 Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 4/9/2008 As the Army Approaches a Breaking Point Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 2/26/2008 The Best and Worst of 2007: Health Care Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/31/2007 The Mandate Debate Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 12/6/2007 Health Care Reform: What Do Americans Want? (Or Think They Want?) Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/27/2007 Does the U.S. Have Too Many Doctors? Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/19/2007 When the Government Does What Drug-Makers Won’t Do Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 11/8/2007 When Women and African-Americans Receive Better Care Than White Men Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 10/11/2007 UnitedHealth vs. Uninsured Kids Maggie Mahar, The Century Foundation, 8/2/2007 Copyright 2010 The Century Foundation. Privacy Policy NY Office: 41 East 70th Street—New York, New York—10021—Phone:212-535-4441—212-879-9197 DC Office: 1333 H Street, NW—10th Floor— Washington, D.C. 20005— Phone: 202-387-0400— Fax: 202-483-9430