caption nationality article_title image employer occupation alma_mater
tomas j. philipson 2012 swedish tomas j. philipson
 frameless university of chicago precision health economics economics professor uppsala university university of pennsylvania
tomas j. philipson

tomas j. philipson is a professor of health economics at the university of chicago with posts in the harris school of public policy studies , department of economics , and the university of chicago law school .
philipson , along with dana goldman and darius lakdawalla , is a founding partner of precision heath economics , a healthcare consulting firm based in los angeles .
philipson was born and raised in sweden where he obtained his undergraduate degree in mathematics at uppsala university .
he received his ma and phd in economics from the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania .
he joined the university of chicago as a postdoctoral fellow in 1989 and thereafter joined the faculty .
he was a visiting faculty member at yale university in the academic year 1994-95 and a visiting fellow at the world bank in the winter of 2003 .
philipson has served in several public sector positions .
he served in the second bush administration as the senior economic advisor to the head of the food and drug administration -lrb- fda -rrb- during 2003-04 and subsequently as the senior economic advisor to the head of the centers for medicare and medicaid services -lrb- cms -rrb- in 2004-05 .
he served as a senior health care advisor to senator john mccain during his 2008 campaign for president of the united states .
in december 2010 , he was appointed by the speaker of the us house of representatives to the key indicator commission created by the recent health care reform .
philipson is the recipient of numerous international and national research awards .
he has twice -lrb- in 2000 and 2006 -rrb- been the recipient of the highest honor of his field : the kenneth arrow award of the international health economics association -lrb- for best paper in the field of health economics -rrb- .
in addition , he was awarded the garfield award by research america in 2007 -lrb- for best paper in the field of health economics -rrb- , the prêmio haralambos simeonidisand from the brazilian economic association in 2006 -lrb- for best paper in any field -rrb- , and the distinguished economic research award from the milken institute in 2003 -lrb- for best paper in any field of economics -rrb- .
philipson has been awarded numerous grants and awards from both public and private agencies , including the national institutes of health , the national science foundation , the rockefeller foundation , the alfred p. sloan foundation , the john m. olin foundation , and the royal swedish academy of sciences .
philipson is a founding editor of the journal forums for health economics & policy of berkeley electronic press and has been on the editorial board of the journal health economics and the european journal of health economics .
his research has been published widely in all leading academic journals of economics such as the american economic review , journal of political economy , quarterly journal of economics , journal of economic theory , journal of health economics , health affairs , and econometrica .
philipson is a fellow , board member , or associate of a number of other organizations outside the university , including the national bureau of economic research , the american enterprise institute , the manhattan institute -lrb- where he is chairman of project fda -rrb- , the heartland institute , the milken institute , the rand corporation , and the usc shaeffer center for health economics and policy .
at the university of chicago , he is affiliated with the john m. olin program of law & economics , the george j. stigler center for the study of the economy and the state , the northwestern/university of chicago joint center for poverty research , the population research center , and the national opinion research center -lrb- norc -rrb- .
he was a member of the university-wide council on research in 2000-02 and is currently a member of the advisory committee to the university 's office of intellectual property and technology transfer -lrb- uctech -rrb- .
philipson has done an extensive amount of executive consulting in the united states and abroad .
he has consulted for both private corporations , including many u.s. fortune 100 companies , as well as government organizations domestically and internationally .
this has included work for the president 's council on science and technology , the national academy of sciences , and reforming the payment system of the uk national health service .
it has also included work for multi-lateral organizations such as the world bank , the world intellectual property organization , and the oecd .
he is the co-founder of precision heath economics llc , on the honorary board of directors of the internet-based consulting firm the round table group , on the board of directors of mederr inc , on the board of the center for medicine in the public interest , on the council of advisors for the gerson-lehrman group , and a consultant for compass-lexecon , bates white , and analysis group .
coverage of philipson 's research has appeared in numerous popular media outlets such as cnn , cbs , fox news , bloomberg tv , national public radio , new york times , wall street journal , new york times book review , new york times economix , business week , the economist , washington post , investor 's business daily , usa today .
he is a frequent keynote speaker at many domestic-and international health care events and conferences .
philipson is a dual citizen of the united states and sweden and before leaving sweden served in its army and played volleyball at the national team level .
select op-eds & editorials by tomas philipson `` demanding altruism from drugmakers wo n't improve health of poor '' investors business daily , march 19 , 2012 `` cutting medicare spending can improve health '' the daily caller , october 20 , 2011 response to `` a dangerous medicare proposal '' wall street journal , august 1 , 2011 `` a dangerous medicare proposal '' wall street journal , july 26 , 2011 `` should u.s. import u.k. model for medicare and medicaid ? ''
forbes.com , october 5 , 2010 .
`` fat new world , '' the wall street journal , july 31 , 2010 .
-lrb- co-authored with richard posner -rrb- `` addressing geographic variation and health care efficiency , '' american enterprise institute for public policy research , july 2010 .
-lrb- co-authored with darius lakdawalla -rrb- `` push for more trials may hurt patients , '' washington examiner , san francisco examiner , july 21 , 2010 .
-lrb- co-authored with anup malani -rrb- `` quantifying high cost of caution may speed drug approval process , '' investors business daily , june 14 , 2010 `` american vs european solidarity , '' fox news , april 24 , 2010 .
`` critical diagnosis , '' forbes.com , february 3 , 2010 .
`` the blue pill or the red pill ? ''
forbes.com , january 14 , 2010 .
`` what 's wrong with private insurance ? ''
forbes , october 30 , 2009 .
`` borrow from the hiv battle plan to help win the war on cancer , '' investors business daily , march 16 , 2009 .
`` do n't surrender innovation in the name of health care reform , '' washington examiner , march 9 , 2009 .
`` fda and pre-emption : the supreme court can improve patient access , '' washington times , october 20 , 2008 .
`` prognosis : ama-always a union .
treatment : preserve low-frills health care , '' chicago tribune , july 2000 .
-lrb- co-authored with c. mulligan -rrb- `` optimism about aids is premature , '' wall street journal , february 4 , 1998 .
-lrb- co-authored with r. posner -rrb- about tomas philipson 's work `` cancer care grand rounds '' -lrb- subscription required -rrb- wall street journal , april 12 , 2012 `` obamacare 's ` one size fits all ' health care guidelines , '' washington times , june 27 , 2011 `` poll : should sick people be paid to risk their lives ? ''
wired.com , june 7 , 2011 `` therapeutic success stifles medical progress , '' nature magazine , may 24 , 2011 .
`` a good diet beats surgery , drugs , '' the wall street journal , august 4 , 2010 .
`` drug approval process slowing as fda seeks to stress safety , '' investors business daily , july 14 , 2010 .
`` comparative effectiveness efforts expanding but still raising concerns , '' american medical news , july 12 , 2010 .
`` fda is slowing down necessary drugs and treatments , '' washington examiner , june 17 , 2010 .
`` end-of-life medical spending not so wasteful , '' best life blog , usnews & world report , january 20 , 2010 .
`` r.o.i. on cancer spending : better than we think ? ''
freakonomics blog , new york times , january 6 , 2010 .
-lrb- op-ed by stephen dubner reviewing sun , philipson , et al. `` an economic evaluation of the war on cancer '' -rrb- `` what economics can teach us about fighting swine flu , '' economix blog , new york times , april 29 , 2009 .
-lrb- op-ed by casey mulligan about philipson and posner 's book public health and private choices -rrb- `` faster fda cures , '' wall street journal , october 12 , 2006 .
-lrb- review of work by berndt , gottschalk , philipson , and strobeck `` assessing the safety and efficacy of the fda '' -rrb- `` why americans have to be fat , '' washington post , january 22 , 2006 .
-lrb- article by michael s. rosenwald -rrb- `` we 're too fat , and it 's technology 's fault , '' wall street journal , february 13 , 2003 .
-lrb- column by david wessel reviewing philipson and posner -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and related research -rrb- `` on the contrary ; belt-loosening in the work force , '' new york times , march 2 , 2003 .
`` pulling obesity data off the mcdonald 's wi-fi , '' forbes , july 10 , 2003 .
`` employment and prosperity cause body inflation , '' new york times , september 26 , 2002 .
-lrb- article by hal varian reviewing lakdawalla and philipson `` the growth in obesity and technological change : a theoretical and empirical examination '' -rrb- `` fat and happy in oak brook and beijing , '' forbes , september 3 , 2002 .
`` americans waistlines have become the victims of economic progress , '' new york times , march 23 , 2001 .
-lrb- article by virginia postrel reviewing philipson and posner , 1999 , and lakdawalla and philipson , 2001 -rrb- `` tales of the dismal science , '' business week.com , january 5 , 1999 .
-lrb- article by peter coy reviewing lakdawalla and philipson `` the rise on old-age longevity and the market for long-term care '' -rrb- `` the economics of obesity , '' investor 's business daily , june 23 , 1999 .
-lrb- article reviewing philipson and posner 's `` the long run growth of obesity as a function of technological change '' -rrb- `` the coming boom in long term care ? ''
business week , june 28 , 1999 .
-lrb- article by gene koretz reviewing lakdawalla and philipson `` the rise on old-age longevity and the market for long-term care '' -rrb- `` the economics of aids , '' new york times book review , march 6 , 1994 .
-lrb- article by supreme court justice stephen bryer reviewing private choices and public health -rrb-
