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Senior Fellow

Henry J. Aaron

Henry J. Aaron

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair

A noted health care expert, Henry Aaron focuses on the reform of health care financing; public systems such as Medicare and Medicaid; Social Security; and tax and budget policy.



Expertise

Budget policy and politics; health care cost, financing, and rationing; Medicaid; Medicare; Social Security; tax policy

Background

Current Positions
Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard Medical and Dental Schools; Member, Institute of Medicine;Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Academy of Social Insurance; Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Abt Associates; Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Past Positions
Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Academy of Social Insurance; President, Association of Public Policy and Management; Vice President, American Economic Association; Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; Chairman, Advisory Council on Social Security;Trustee, Georgetown University, College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF)

Education

Ph.D. (1963), M.A. (1960), Harvard University;B.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1958

“Hank has been an inspiration to many young economists, with his insightful research, his passion for policy and his powerful writing. When people think about the Economic Studies program at Brookings, they think of great economists such as Henry Aaron.” - Karen Dynan, vice president and co-director of Economic Studies


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioHow Our Broken Tax System Drives the EconomyJanuary 31, 2012The Fiscal Times
Save to My PortfolioWhy Now Is Not the Time for Medicare Premium SupportJanuary 25, 2012New England Journal of Medicine
Save to My PortfolioThe Economics of MedicareDecember 30, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioMedicare Premium Support: A PrimerDecember 16, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Case Against Premium Support for MedicareDecember 16, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioThe Super Committee: Less Important Than Meets The EyeNovember 19, 2011Health Affairs Blog
Save to My PortfolioLiving in "Interesting" Times: Health Policy in 2011November 16, 2011Rockford, Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Save to My PortfolioThe Deficit, Higher Taxes and Health CareOctober 12, 2011Kaiser Health News
Save to My PortfolioThe Central Question for Health Policy in Deficit ReductionOctober 12, 2011New England Journal of Medicine
Save to My PortfolioMedicare Reform: Rhetoric versus SubstanceOctober 11, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioSocial Security ReconsideredJune 2011National Tax Journal
Save to My PortfolioWhat's Wrong with the Deficit DebateJune 01, 2011The New Republic
Save to My PortfolioHow Not to Reform MedicareApril 06, 2011The New England Journal of Medicine
Save to My Portfolio"Multiple Fictions" Drive Opposition to Health Law January 19, 2011Kaiser Health News
Save to My PortfolioWeb Chat: Repealing Health Care ReformJanuary 19, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Top Economic Stories of 2010December 23, 2010The Brookings Institution

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Contact Information

haaron@brookings.edu

202.797.6121
Senior Administrative Assistant: Kathleen Elliott Yinug

202.797.6105
Brookings Office of Communications

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