http://www.heritage.org/research/ The Heritage Foundation Papers: Health Care Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:10:05 EST http://www.heritage.org/ui/icons/thflogo.gif http://www.heritage.org/ en-us heritage.org Copyright 2009 The Heritage Foundation Congress is proposing a surtax on high-income individuals to help pay for health care reform that would burden the economy and slow its recovery from the recession. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2707.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D. Health Care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:13 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2707.cfm The U.S. Senate's proposal for a government-run hostile takeover of the entire U.S. health care system includes a barrage of higher taxes. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2706.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Health Care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:10 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2706.cfm While the trigger idea may seem like a reasonable compromise, it is unworkable and would actually slow down or undermine creative solutions to coverage gaps at the state level. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2700.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D. Health Care Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:59:10 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2700.cfm The House will soon take up legislation to "fix" the Medicare physician payment update formula. The likely result: huge new costs on taxpayers. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2695.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving Health Care Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:12 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2695.cfm The reforms under consideration in Congress would impose such rigid control on private health plans that it amounts to a government-run health care system. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2686.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Robert A. Book, Ph.D. Health Care Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:44 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2686.cfm A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2684.cfm The Heritage Foundation - the Staff of the Center for Health Policy Studies and the Staff of the Center for Data Analysis Health Care Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:56:30 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2684.cfm The Pelosi health care plan relies on a large surtax that would gradually encompass all American taxpayers, much like the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax does. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2687.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Guinevere Nell Health Care Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:37 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2687.cfm Widespread unionization of the health care sector would make a government-run "public plan" much more expensive than currently advertised. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2681.cfm The Heritage Foundation - James Sherk Health Care Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:45:46 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2681.cfm The Empowering Patients First Act could accomplish needed reforms while minimizing Washington's role in health care. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2682.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Greg D'Angelo and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. Health Care Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:42:15 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2682.cfm The Pelosi health care reform plan would create an employer penalty system that would apply to small businesses--even those with 25 or fewer workers. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2683.cfm The Heritage Foundation - John L. Ligon Health Care Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:19:04 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2683.cfm