Patrick Ishmael, Author at Show-Me Institute

Patrick Ishmael is the director of government accountability at the Show-Me Institute. He is a native of Kansas City and graduate of Saint Louis University, where he earned honors degrees in finance and political science and a law degree with a business concentration. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Weekly Standard, and dozens of publications across the state and country. Ishmael is a regular contributor to Forbes and HotAir.com. His policy work predominantly focuses on tax, health care, and constitutional law issues. He is a member of the Missouri Bar.

Patrick Ishmael

KMOX Interview on Mizzou’s Problems

Missouri’s Certificate of Need Law Needs to Go

Missouri Dodges A Bullet: Bombardier Seeks Billion Dollar Rescue in Canada

Study: Direct Primary Care and Concierge Care Different in More Ways Than One

Obamacare Cronyism: Where Does the Bureaucracy End and the Insurance Industry Begin?

University of Chicago: An Example for Mizzou on Free Speech

Direct Primary Care Makes a Splash in Springfield

Government-Run Obamacare Co-ops Begin Their Downward Spirals

Kansas City Obamacare Insurance Premiums Expected to See Double-Digit Hike

Ohio’s Medicaid Explosion Under Obamacare Is a Warning for Missouri

Prompted by Regulators, Truman Medical Closes Psychiatric Emergency Room

Could Direct Primary Care Be An Answer to Post-Obamacare Access Problems?

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