Beginning in 2018, high-cost, private sector health plans will be subject to a special levy, popularly known as the “Cadillac plan” tax.
Don’t Repeal The Cadillac Plan Tax. Replace It.
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Finally, a Republican alternative to ObamaCare is emerging
After five years of internal wrangling and bickering and inaction, it seems as though Republicans in Congress are inching closer to doing what most people had thought was impossible: a sensible, workable alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
Cassidy Health Plan: The Third Way
The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether federal tax subsidies for health insurance are legal in 37 states where state governments are not running their own exchanges.
Cassidy health plan: The third way
The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether federal tax subsidies for health insurance are legal in 37 states where state governments are not running their own exchanges.
Ten Things You Probably Don’t Know About Health Savings Accounts
Is Rick Santorum the “Father of Health Savings Accounts”? No, according to the Washington Post, which gave him two pinocchios for the claim.
Single Payer Health Insurance: Why Bernie Sanders Just Doesn’t Get It
Vermont Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared on Fox News yesterday and Chris Wallace asked him why his own state had abandoned all plans to implement single payer health insurance – something that is apparently allowed under Obamacare.
How To Get A Drug Company To Give You An Experimental Drug And Other Health Care Updates
The latest and the most comprehensive study of Health Savings Accounts confirms what previous studies have found: they work. In an NBER Working Paper, economists report the results from 13 million person years of data on employees and dependents at 54 large firms.
Power To The People: Can We Privatize The Welfare State?
The primary reason for the growth of big government in the twentieth century was social insurance. The idea behind Social Security, for example, is insurance against the risk of growing old and not being able to support yourself after you can no longer work.
How Much Of The Cost Should The Patient Bear?
A striking feature of the insurance offered on the ObamaCare health insurance exchanges is the imposition of very high deductibles.
Is Growing Inequality Caused By Liberal Public Policies?
In order to do well in the world, young children – no matter how bright, no matter how capable – must learn essential skills. There are three places to learn them: at home, in school and on the job.