By next year, about two-thirds of American physicians will be working as salaried employees of large groups and hospitals. This movement has been underway for years. Over the last decade, the number of independent physicians was falling by about 2% a year. But these trends are now accelerating. 

In anticipation of President Obama's budget reform speech on Wednesday, April 13, several AEI scholars will be available to comment on the economic and political implications of the speech: Andrew Biggs, John H. Makin, Vincent Reinhart, Alan Viard, Michael Barone, Karlyn Bowman, and Norman J. Ornstein.

A panel of retirement finance experts will discuss questions regarding retirement policy reform.

An intriguing experiment is afoot in some of the nation’s struggling public schools. New “Parent Trigger” laws passed in California and on the agenda in New York, Ohio, Colorado, and Chicago, allow parents of chronically failing schools to unseat the schools’ leadership and staff. But the initiative has pitfalls.

As budget negotiations between Democrats and Republicans stall, the possibility of a government shutdown on March 4 rapidly increases.

At this AEI event, experts will discuss the feasibility and likely consequences of the proposed REINS Act.

Spending is driving the United States' fiscal gap, and the country's long-term budget challenge can be summarized in one word: entitlements.

Panelists discuss competitive pricing in Medicare.