Taxing Health Coverage Would Lead Some To Drop It, Survey Finds
Proposals to tax health benefits, sometimes touted as a way to help reduce the deficit, could have unintended consequences, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.GAO Raises Concerns About Spending On New Medicare Programs
The government may be duplicating efforts under several programs and paying for the same services to test new payment and treatment delivery models, a study finds.Research Roundup: Health Law’s Under-26 Coverage ‘Significantly Increased’ Access To Care; Thousands Of Surgical ‘Never Events’ Occur Each Year
Health policy studies and analyses this week come from Health Affairs, the Archives of Surgery, the Urban Institute, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the journal Academic Medicine.Roundup: Calif. Report Sets 10-Year Health Goals; Conn. Hospitals Plead To Stop Cuts; Colo. Lawmaker Wants State Universal Health Care On Ballot
A selection of health policy stories from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Florida and North Carolina.Recent Post
- CBO: Cadillac Tax’s Bark May Be Worse Than Its Bite
- CMS Examines Interaction Between Medicaid And Health Insurance Exchanges
- Research Roundup: Surgical Residents Not Happy With New Schedules
- First Edition: May 17, 2013
- Retiree Medical Expenses Fall, But They Still Exceed Most People’s Expectations
- State Roundup: N.D. Abortion Clinic Sues To Stop New Law
- Viewpoints: When A Doctor Should Keep Quiet; 2 Views Of Hospital Pricing; Stem Cell ‘Snake Oil’
- First Edition: May 16, 2013
- Calif. Health Exchange Awards $37 Million For Health Law Education Efforts
- State Roundup: Veto Of Medical Charity Tax Break Scrutinized In Ga.
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