Yesterday I was quite glum about IPAB’s future, since the March CBO report estimated zero savings over the next decade. Today, President Obama focused on
Austin asks whether the President will borrow VA drug pricing into Medicare. If that’s the plan, it wasn’t mentioned today. What are the details? My
The fact sheet that accompanied Obama’s speech today included the following goal: Give IPAB additional tools to improve the quality of care while reducing costs,
As best I can tell from Obama’s speech and other reporting he has made vague references to the idea of using Medicare’s clout as a
I’m sure I will have more to say when I get to read the whole thing in detail, but – at first blush – it’s
Can’t get much more concise than Brad DeLong: Restore high-bracket tax rates to Clinton-era levels: $1T Cut tax-expenditure spending through the tax code: $1T Cut
I guess I’m not done with subsidy erosion. There is enough wiggle room in that term to not know for sure what it means. Does
This is very wonky, but incredibly important. If you want to really understand vouchers, read and understand this post. I’ve written that premium credits (aka,
President Obama is expected to lay out a vision today for his preferred next steps to achieve a long term balanced budget. Many believe that
An interesting paper from Ted Ruger’s seminar at Penn Law, by Jessie Smith Nibley, looks at health outcomes across OECD countries (ssrn, free registration). Of
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