How Much Would the Medicaid Expansion Cost Your State?
A state-by-state calculation of the state and federal funds that would be required in the first six years to meet the goals of the Affordable Care Act -- an expansion that some governors have renounced.
View ArticleCould States Save by Expanding Medicaid?
Opting in to the Medicaid provisions under the Affordable Care Act could bring economies to the states in covering care for the indigent, by some calculations.
View ArticleMeasuring Employer Confidence
While a lack of confidence about the economy is surely deterring some employer hiring, the effect is far smaller than some contend, an economist writes.
View ArticleEmployer-Provided Health Insurance and the Market
As the Affordable Care Act takes hold, some employers will use their health insurance coverage to attract workers, while others will drop the coverage and use higher pay as the lure, an economist writes.
View ArticleHealth Insurance Exchanges May Be Too Small to Succeed
Paradoxically, an increase in competition among insurers may lead to higher reimbursements and health care spending, and thus higher premiums, particularly when the medical provider market is not very...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Welfare States
Britain's determination to unify its antipoverty programs and the United States' creation of more programs will offer a sharp contrast in policy making, an economist writes.
View ArticleHow Wider Coverage Affects Health Spending
Readers weigh in on an Oregon study that found a group of newly insured people were happier, but also incurred more medical expenses than uninsured people.
View ArticleAlternatives to the Mandate
Even if the key provision of the health care act is overturned, there may be more effective ways to keep premiums from rising sharply and encourage healthy Americans to buy insurance.
View ArticleHealth Care Ruling: The Wordle
For readers who want to get a flavor of the language and themes in today's Supreme Court ruling without reading all 193 pages, here's a word cloud showing the most commonly used terms
View ArticleFurther Reading on Mr. Mandate
A bibliography on Jonathan Gruber, the health economist who helped design the Affordable Care Act and the Massachusetts health plan enacted under Gov. Mitt Romney.
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