The Heritage Foundation Papers: Health Care http://www.heritage.org/research/ The Heritage Foundation Papers: Health Care Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:10:07 EST The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ui/icons/thflogo.gif http://www.heritage.org/ en-us heritage.org Copyright 2009 The Heritage Foundation A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill A Closer Look at the House Democrats' Health Care Bill http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2648.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/wm2648.cfm Pelosi Health Care Plan: Who Pays the Surtax? 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 Union Contracts of Health Care Workers Would Inflate Health Care Costs 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 Doing Health Care Reform Right: The Empowering Patients First Act 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 Plan: Employer Mandate Penalties on Small Businesses 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 Federalization of Medicaid: Health Reform Bill Would Reduce State Authority But under H.R. 3962, the ability of states to run Medicaid and SCHIP to reflect state variations and preferences would be substantially diminished. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2678.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Dennis G. Smith Health Care Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:11 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2678.cfm How Many Americans Could End Up on the Public Health Plan? A Look at the Estimates Congress will soon vote on massive health care legislation -- and on the amount of power the federal government will have over the entire U.S. health care sector. Many economists, politicians, and American citizens want to know: How many people could lose their current health insurance and end up on the so-called public option, a new government-run health plan? The numbers being tossed around are as dizzying as the array of health care bills. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/bg2334.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Greg D’Angelo Health Care Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:42:33 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/bg2334.cfm Health Care Reform and the Threat to the Dollar Health care reform as currently constructed will either weaken the economy or balloon the deficit while it weakens the economy. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2674.cfm The Heritage Foundation - J. D. Foster, Ph.D. Health Care Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:06:56 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2674.cfm New Health Care House Bill Has Plenty of New Taxes The new House health care bill still contains painful tax increases that will affect more and more Americans every year. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2675.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Rea S. Hederman, Jr. Health Care Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:39:46 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2675.cfm The Wrong Medicare Advantage Reform: Cutting Benefits, Limiting Choices, and Increasing Costs The Medicare Advantage program reforms currently being considered by Congress would lead toward a system of less choice, less accountability, and eventually lower-quality health care at higher costs. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2671.cfm The Heritage Foundation - James C. Capretta and Robert A. Book, Ph.D. Health Care Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:18 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2671.cfm