Email Whitelist Instructions

Make sure you get your NCPA newsletters  Increasingly, ISPs are using filtering systems to try and keep spam out of customers' inboxes. Sometimes, they accidentally filter the e-mail that you …

Statement on Modern Families; Outdated Laws

The most important problems faced by middle-income working families today are not problems that arise from the nature of our economic system.  Instead they are problems caused by outdated public policies. 

David Gratzer

David Gratzer, M.D. is a physician and writer. He is the author of Code Blue: Reviving Canada's Health Care System (ECW Press, 1999), which was awarded the $25,000 Donner Prize for best Canadian public policy book in 2000. Code Blue is now in its fifth printing. He is also the editor of Better Medicine: Reforming Canadian Health Care (ECW Press, 2002). Dr. Gratzer is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for Medical Progress.

John R. Graham

John R. Graham is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute as well as NCPA. As an expert on individual choice and limited government control over medicine, Graham speaks frequently on health reform on radio and television, and at meetings in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Robert F. Graboyes

Dr. Robert F. Graboyes is an NCPA senior fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Arlington, VA. His work focuses on federal and state health care policy and on technological innovation in health care. He is also an adjunct Associate Professor of health economics at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, George Mason University, and the George Washington University.

Linda Gorman

Linda Gorman, Ph.D. is director of the Health Policy Center at the Independence Institute, a free market think tank in Golden, Colorado. A former academic economist, she now focuses on state health care issues.

Michael F. Cannon

Prior to becoming a Senior Fellow, Cannon served as director of government affairs, managing the NCPA's Washington, D.C. office, including representing the organization before the Bush administration, on Capitol Hill, and by serving as a liaison to other think tanks, trade groups and policy organizations.

Ronald E. Bachman

Ronald E. Bachman, F.S.A., M.A.A.A. is a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P. He is the Atlanta Healthcare Leader for the Southeast Region of the Human Resource Services Practice. Mr. Bachman is an actuary with extensive experience in managed care strategy and financial modeling.

NCPA Staff

James H. Amos, Jr., President & CEOJim Amos was named President and CEO of the National  Center for Policy Analysis in February, in 2016. Mr. Amos is the former CEO …

Tab Boyles

Director of Events Tab Boyles is Director of Events at the National Center for Policy Analysis. In this role, he is responsible for managing internal development projects including fundraising, and …

Ron Lyon

IT Director As IT Director, Ron Lyon oversees all of the activities of the NCPA's IT department. These activities include Web site design and development, email administration for both individual …

Sharyn L. Casey

Director of Development Sharyn Casey is the Director of Development for the National Center for Policy Analysis. In this role, Sharyn is responsible for managing internal development projects as well …

Joe Barnett

Sr. Director of Policy Research As director of policy research, Joe Barnett is responsible for the NCPA’s publishing program, working with academic authors, independent experts and the NCPA policy staff …

Sean R. Tuffnell

Director of Communications A 10-year veteran in the communications and public relations field, Sean R. Tuffnell manages the NCPA's communications department. As such, he is responsible for promotion of NCPA …

Richard W. Walker

Chief Operating Officer Richard W. Walker is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all departments and functions at the NCPA.   Prior to coming to the NCPA, Richard served as the …

Jeanette N. Goodman

Chief Development Officer Jeanette N. Goodman is Chief Development Officer at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). She is responsible for raising the NCPA's budget each year. Under her …

Brian Williams

Legislative Director  Brian Williams is legislative director at the National Center for Policy Analysis. Williams leads the NCPA’s Washington, D.C. policy outreach efforts, representing the NCPA and its public policy …

Bush's Healthcare Proposal

George W. Bush's proposal, unveiled in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, to change the tax treatment of health insurance, is worthy of some serious consideration. Bush would make …