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Health Insurance PolicyEd

WebInsurance is intended to cover unexpected catastrophes that individuals cannot pay for directly. But, due in part to government policies and regulations, health …

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What Drives High Health Care Costs PolicyEd

WebPublished: March 6, 2019 The fundamental reason for high health care expenses is third-party payments. Most payments to physicians are made not by the patient but by a third …

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Fixing Our Health Care System PolicyEd

WebPolicy makers have tried to undo the original sin of health care, but there is widespread opposition to eliminating the tax preference. For example, Congress enacted …

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Why Is Health Care So Expensive

WebBeyond its effect on the health care system, Kessler notes the tax exemption reduced 2020 federal tax revenues by $250 billion in 2020. Much of that tax savings went …

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Key Point PolicyEd

WebThe cost of health care is driven by third-party payments in which payments are made to the physician by insurance company or governmental body instead of the patient.

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Scott Atlas PolicyEd

WebScott W. Atlas, MD is the Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Dr. Atlas investigates the role of government and the …

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Single-Payer Health Care PolicyEd

WebHealth care and health insurance are expensive in the United States when compared on a per-capita basis with many other developed countries. Many advocates …

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Featured Publication PolicyEd

Web“The Costs of Regulation and Centralization in Health Care” by Scott Atlas Health care is universally among the most regulated sectors. In most nations, heavy regulation of the …

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What’s Wrong With Health Insurance in America

WebPublished: October 17, 2016 Reforming health insurance in this country begins with redefining our understanding of what insurance is and what it supposed to cover. …

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The Scholar Responds: Scott Atlas On Health Care Reform And

WebMany people support a single payer health care system because they believe it would cover more people at a lower cost. But it is important to consider the trade offs to care, access, …

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The Fiscal Consequences of Medicare for All PolicyEd

WebPublished July 12, 2022 Charles Blahous examines the trade-offs and economic effects of “Medicare for All.” Funding such a program would require massive increases in federal …

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Featured Publication PolicyEd

WebCross-subsidies are the original sin. The government wants to subsidize health care for poor people, chronically sick people, and people who have money but choose to spend …

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Key Facts PolicyEd

WebWhat is the public option? “The public option is an insurance plan run by the federal government that would compete directly against other plans on the market.” As private …

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Social Safety Nets PolicyEd

WebRight now, 67% of the federal budget (excluding interest payments) goes to entitlement programs. By 2049, this figure will rise to 77%. Growth in Social Security, …

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How Government Policy Inflates Health Care Costs: The Curse of …

WebPublished September 29, 2020 Cross-subsidies exist when the government allows companies to overcharge one set of consumers in order to subsidize others. Cross …

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Key Facts PolicyEd

WebWhat is Social Security? Social Security is primarily a retirement and old age insurance program. Most workers contribute OASDI payroll taxes while they work and collect Social …

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Perspectives on Policy PolicyEd

WebPolicyEd introduces the new educational video series Perspectives on Policy, which brings Hoover scholars' research and analysis to life in engaging narratives. Visual metaphors …

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Federalism PolicyEd

WebIn our Policy Insights edition on education we explain how state and local governments must take a leadership role in education. In its 2012 report Choice and …

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The Human Prosperity Project PolicyEd

WebOver the last century, free-market capitalism and socialism have been the two dominant and conflicting political and economic models. The Human Prosperity Project investigates the …

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