Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Employer Sponsored Health Insurance (ESHI)
Public Option, Private effects
A recent analysis funded by the insurance industry predicts tough financial times for hospitals if a public insurance option results in significant crowd out of traditionally higher-paying private insurance. In the absence of crowd out, hospitals will have improved revenues. Continue Reading …
Health (Insurance) Reform
A recently released policy brief discusses the bills currently floating through Congress with intentions of reforming the American health care system. Last week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi introduced the combined health reform bill named the Continue Reading …
Are mandates constitutional?
We have reviewed other materials from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in regards to . This current review discusses the important legal basis for and potential arguments against the institution of either an employer or individual mandate to obtain health Continue Reading …
Health care co-ops
The release of the Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill includes the establishment of health care co-ops as an alternative to the public option touted in the Senate HELP committee and House health reform bills. A prior analysis from the Continue Reading …
Subsidies for Health Care
The current tax treatment of employer sponsored health insurance offers a substantial subsidy of nearly $157 billion to American families. However, the benefits appear to accrue mostly to families from higher income levels and to those with more disposable income. Continue Reading …
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