Featured Research

capital_stethoscopeIs the Public Plan Option a Necessary Part of Health Reform?
John Holahan and Linda J. Blumberg

In this paper, the authors argue that a public plan is important to health reform because it will contribute to cost containment, primarily by addressing problems caused by increased concentration in insurance and hospital markets. Read more

medical_symbolChanges to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums: A Potential Source of Financing for Health Reform
Lisa Clemans-Cope, Stephen Zuckerman and Roberton Williams

This paper examines 8 policy options that would limit the current ESI tax exclusion. It focuses on two specific policy design elements: a cap, or dollar limit, on the amount of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums excluded from taxable income; and an index that determines how this cap might grow over time. Read more

amber stethoscopeHealth Reform: The Cost of Failure
John Holahan, Bowen Garrett, Irene Headen, Aaron Lucas

This report uses the Health Insurance Policy Simulation Model (HIPSM) to quantify the intermediate and longer-term implications for coverage and cost if America's health care system is not significantly overhauled. Read more

 
Events and Testimony

The Good News Bad News Labor Report, Nightly Business Report  - (June 5, 2009)

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Immediate Issues

The Individual Mandate - An Affordable and Fair Approach to Achieving Universal Coverage

In this report, the authors contend that implementing an individaul mandate is a vital component to reforming our health care system. Read more

Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage: How Can Policymakers Maximize Gains and Prevent Harm?

In this brief, the authors examine the potential effects of health care reform on the more than 25 million children who currently have coverage under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Read more

Health Insurance Exchanges: Organizing Health Insurance Marketplaces to Promote Health Reform Goals

In this report, the authors discuss the potential of an exchange for fostering competition, coordinating tasks, and guiding health insurance markets to comply with consumer protections in an effort for all to have meaningful and affordable coverage. Read more 

Other Immediate Issues:
Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates Among Children: How Much Can Premium Assistance Programs Help?
Capping the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Is Equity Feasible?
Health Reform Lessons from the States: How Massachusetts Could Reduce Long-Term Costs

All HPC Research

 
Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage: How Can Policymakers Maximize Gains and Prevent Harm? (Policy Briefs/Timely Analysis of Health Policy Issues)
Publication Date: June 01, 2009
What about long-term care? (Opinion)
Author(s): Howard Gleckman
Publication Date: May 26, 2009
Health Reform: The Cost of Failure (Audio / Video Files)
Publication Date: May 22, 2009
Health Reform: The Cost of Failure (Research Report)
Publication Date: May 21, 2009
"Contact Your Doctor": Bad Advice? (Opinion)
Publication Date: May 08, 2009
 


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