Among the bad ideas floating around Washington to stimulate the lagging economy is a proposal that would boost the federal government's matching payments to the states for Medicaid. Our colleague Bob Helms of the American Enterprise Institute has done excellent original research on the flaws with "the FMAP" -- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. The Federal government provides … [Read more...] about Bad Ideas
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Bad Ideas
Among the bad ideas floating around Washington to stimulate the lagging economy is a proposal that would boost the federal government's matching payments to the states for Medicaid. Our colleague Bob Helms of the American Enterprise Institute has done excellent original research on the flaws with "the FMAP" -- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. The Federal government provides … [Read more...] about Bad Ideas
The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: Response to Oct. 18 House Budget Committee Hearing
Question for Ms. Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute, from the Honorable Adrian Smith, following the House Budget Committee Hearing on “The Tax Code and Health Insurance”, October 18, 2007.As we look at ways to use the tax code to reduce the number of uninsured, we have seen different proposals including either tax credits or tax deductions to individuals and families for health … [Read more...] about The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: Response to Oct. 18 House Budget Committee Hearing
The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: Response to Oct. 18 House Budget Committee Hearing
Question for Ms. Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute, from the Honorable Adrian Smith, following the House Budget Committee Hearing on “The Tax Code and Health Insurance”, October 18, 2007.As we look at ways to use the tax code to reduce the number of uninsured, we have seen different proposals including either tax credits or tax deductions to individuals and families for health … [Read more...] about The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance: Response to Oct. 18 House Budget Committee Hearing
What happened to your pay raise?
Investor’s Business Daily yesterday published an article I wrote for them about how rising health costs are gobbling up the take-home pay of workers who have job-based health insurance. This helps explain why people feel they are working harder and harder and just can’t seem to get ahead. A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll found that only one in five Americans feels they are … [Read more...] about What happened to your pay raise?
A Professor's Guide: Free-Market Health Policy
These publications can provide a guide for educators teaching courses on health policy to help students better understand consumer-directed health care and free-market ideas in health policy. Health, Technology, and the Common Good Grace-Marie Turner September, 2007 www.galen.org/fileuploads/HTC.pdf The Tax Code and Health Insurance Coverage Grace-Marie Turner October 18, 2007 … [Read more...] about A Professor's Guide: Free-Market Health Policy
Is Your Medicare Drug Plan Naughty or Nice?
The holidays are here again. That means it’s time for decorations, gifts, family, friends, and food. But during the celebrations, seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D should carve out some time to consider how their current prescription drug plan is working. At the end of each year, from Nov. 15 through Dec. 31, Medicare provides seniors with an open enrollment period and an opportunity … [Read more...] about Is Your Medicare Drug Plan Naughty or Nice?
A Professor’s Guide: Free-Market Health Policy
These publications can provide a guide for educators teaching courses on health policy to help students better understand consumer-directed health care and free-market ideas in health policy. Health, Technology, and the Common Good Grace-Marie Turner September, 2007 www.galen.org/fileuploads/HTC.pdf The Tax Code and Health Insurance Coverage Grace-Marie Turner October 18, 2007 … [Read more...] about A Professor’s Guide: Free-Market Health Policy