Publications and Reports
"The Sad History of Cost Containment as Told in One Chart"
This analysis traces the effectiveness of government and private sector attempts to reign in health care costs over the past three decades and finds that no approach that has been tried in the past 35 years has had a lasting impact.
Health Affairs, January 23, 2002
Understanding the Unemployment Insurance Program and Proposed Reforms
Provides links to
"A Primer on the Unemployment Insurance System" and
A Web Issue Brief on the Unemployment Insurance Program."
Urban Institute, 2002
"Solving the Health Insurance Problem for Working Americans"
Chapter discusses how tax credits are a crucial element of the solution lowering the ranks of the uninsured.
The Heritage Foundation, 2001
"Health Insurance Tax Credits for Workers: An Efficient and Effective Administrative System"
Paper proposes and administrative system for health insurance tax credits for workers.
George Washington University's Health Insurance Reform Project, September 2001
Health Affairs
A bimonthly multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal with articles on domestic and international health policy issues.
Health Insurance Coverage: 2000
2000 U.S. Census Bureau data on health insurance coverage.
Kaiser Family Foundation: How Accessible is Individual Health Insurance for Consumers in Less-Than Perfect Health?
This report documents the findings of a study examining access to health insurance coverage in the individual market for people with health problems.
Kaiser Family Foundation, 2002
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