Imagine that our country had a strange law under which foreign citizens were entitled to rent homes here at bargain prices. For a while, our housing market operates relatively well despite this law. While foreign citizens take advantage of it, their numbers are small compared to the masses of Americans who continue to pay market rates, and those rates are high enough to encourage the construction … [Read more...] about The Regulatory Roach Motel
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The Regulatory Roach Motel
Imagine that our country had a strange law under which foreign citizens were entitled to rent homes here at bargain prices. For a while, our housing market operates relatively well despite this law. While foreign citizens take advantage of it, their numbers are small compared to the masses of Americans who continue to pay market rates, and those rates are high enough to encourage the construction … [Read more...] about The Regulatory Roach Motel
Tax Fairness
The Tax Reform Commission heard testimony yesterday from star witnesses Gene Steuerle of the Urban Institute and Mark Pauly of the Wharton School about the essential importance of addressing the tax treatment of health insurance. The hearing in New Orleans focused on tax fairness and how the tax system affects families. The $150 billion-plus annual subsidy for job-based insurance fails the test of … [Read more...] about Tax Fairness
Response to Bill Hammond article in The New York Daily News
Bill Hammond takes a one-sided view of prescription drug costs in his article, "Drug lobbyists push bitter pill on taxpayers," (March 23). He says New York State "could save hundreds of millions of dollars" by instituting a preferred drug list for Medicaid that would "steer patients away" from newer brand name drugs. However, research has shown that restricting access to these drugs may actually … [Read more...] about Response to Bill Hammond article in The New York Daily News
Response to Bill Hammond article in The New York Daily News
Bill Hammond takes a one-sided view of prescription drug costs in his article, "Drug lobbyists push bitter pill on taxpayers," (March 23). He says New York State "could save hundreds of millions of dollars" by instituting a preferred drug list for Medicaid that would "steer patients away" from newer brand name drugs. However, research has shown that restricting access to these drugs may actually … [Read more...] about Response to Bill Hammond article in The New York Daily News
Consumer Directed Health Care: Helping to Manage Costs and Quality?
Grace-Marie Turner spoke at the NABE 21st Annual Washington Economic Policy Conference on March 22, 2005. Her presentation focused on how HSAs, AHPs, and other health policy solutions may mitigate cost growth and improve quality. Click here to view the presentation. … [Read more...] about Consumer Directed Health Care: Helping to Manage Costs and Quality?
Consumer Directed Health Care: Helping to Manage Costs and Quality?
Grace-Marie Turner spoke at the NABE 21st Annual Washington Economic Policy Conference on March 22, 2005. Her presentation focused on how HSAs, AHPs, and other health policy solutions may mitigate cost growth and improve quality. Click here to view the presentation. … [Read more...] about Consumer Directed Health Care: Helping to Manage Costs and Quality?
The Bright New Stars of Consumer Directed Health Care
After years of rising health costs, the healthcare marketplace clearly is ready for a fresh idea. That idea has come in the form of new incentive programs and products that engage consumers as partners in managing health costs. Health Savings Accounts are a bright new star in the field of consumer-directed health care. HSAs were created as part of the Medicare Modernization Act and became … [Read more...] about The Bright New Stars of Consumer Directed Health Care