How to Shave $1 Trillion Out of Health Care
Shaving $1 trillion out of health care costs would not reduce health outcomes, but would provide many other benefits, writes an economist.
View Article‘Romneycare’ and the 29ers
The Affordable Care Act is far more likely to cause disruptions in the labor market than the Massachusetts health reform of 2006, an economist writes.
View ArticlePatterns of Changes in Health Insurance
Well-paid employees are likely to retain their employer-provided health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and lower-paid employees are likely to be shifted to insurance exchanges, an economist...
View ArticleMassachusetts Employees Will Keep Their Health Plans
Because the state's employees are relatively highly paid, the impact of Massachusetts' health care reform is likely to be different than that of the Affordable Care Act, an economist writes.
View ArticleAffordable Care Act Could Be Good for Entrepreneurship
The health care law is expected to produce a sharp increase in self-employment next year because of access to insurance on the individual market, according to a new report.
View ArticleThe Culprit Behind High U.S. Health Care Prices
Employers are to blame for high and widely divergent prices for health care in the United States, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe Dollar Value of an Extra Year of Life
The cost of a new treatment for hepatitis C has renewed a debate about drug prices and whether its cost exceeds the price society is willing to pay, an economist writes.
View ArticleThe Power of Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius's decision on how to calculate premium adjustments for health insurance could add billions to the federal deficit, an economist writes.
View ArticleCongress and the Belief That Human Life Is Priceless
Whatever they may say publicly about how human life is priceless, members of Congress regularly make decisions that set values on it, an economist writes.
View ArticleStealth Taxes Are Still Income Taxes
The Affordable Care Act imposes economic burdens that are the equivalent of taxes, an economist writes.
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