aurence Kotlikoff and his colleagues have used their state-of-the-art international model of capital flows to estimate the effects of a corporate tax reform that is very similar to the original proposal made by Paul Ryan and the House Republicans in 2016.
COMMENTARIES
Goodman: Obamacare Alternatives Soar
According to Gallup, the number of people who are uninsured has risen over the last two years. Although this conclusion is disputed by government estimates, it’s very possible that no one is measuring the phenomenon correctly.
What We Owe: $239 Trillion
That’s the present value of all US government spending promises minus expected revenues – projected indefinitely into the future – and calculated in 2019 dollars.
Trump’s New Vision for Health Care
Have you ever wondered why you can’t talk to your doctor by phone or by email? Or why a doctor can’t examine you in your own home using a phone app? Or why specialists at our top hospitals aren’t using telemedicine for long-distance examinations of patients all over the country? Or why it’s so hard to combine ordinary health insurance with a concierge doctor?
Congress’s Worst Nightmare: Obamacare May Be Unconstitutional
Odds are against it. Still, it might happen. Stock prices for hospitals and health insurance companies fell on Monday – showing the market is worried.
Gorman in The Hill: Trump’s Drug Plan Wrong Rx
The Trump administration wants to use an average of the drug prices paid by other countries to limit what Medicare Part B pays for some drugs. This is a bad idea.
Open Letter To The Republican Party
I have an uncomplicated theory of voter behavior: when the party in power approaches issues in a way that is simplistic, extreme and beholden to special interests, people tend to vote for the other party.
How Donald Trump Is Radically Reforming Obamacare
In the face of congressional inaction, the Trump administration has set out to reform Obamacare by executive order. The reforms stretch the boundaries of what many thought was possible without an act of Congress.
Do Democrats Have A Health Care Plan?
Nancy Pelosi says there are three reasons the Democrats took back the House: “Health care, health care and health care.” She may be right. Half the Democratic TV ads were on health care. By one estimate, Democratic candidates spent a reported $90 million on health care ads alone.
Why Republicans Lost The House
Nancy Pelosi says there are three reasons the Democrats took back the House: “Health care, health care and health care.” She may not be exaggerating.