[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 188 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1580]
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                  IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR UWE REINHARDT

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 16, 2017

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Uwe 
Reinhardt, a leading health economist whose work has shaped health care 
policy. Professor Reinhardt passed away this week at the age of 80, 
leaving behind a legacy of scholarship and dedication.
   Professor Reinhardt was a longtime member of Princeton University. 
He started in 1967 as an assistant professor before rising through the 
ranks to become the James Madison professor of political economy and 
professor of economics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School.
   Throughout his career, Professor Reinhardt became known as a leading 
expert in health economics. He served on the governing council of the 
Institute of Medicine and on the Physician Payment Review Commission, 
and won countless awards for his work.
   Born in Germany in 1937, Professor Reinhardt later moved to Canada. 
He earned his bachelor of commerce degree from the University of 
Saskatchewan in 1964, and his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.
   While I did not always agree with Professor Reinhardt, I always 
found him to be agreeable, and I always learned something from each 
encounter with him. He will be missed.

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