Gainers and losers under a tax-based health care reform plan

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The effects of a tax-based health care reform plan is studied using a microsimulation model of the federal personal income tax system. The plan involves offering a premium subsidy to make health insurance affordable to low-income individuals, in the form of tax credits or deductions. The individuals who would take advantage of these incentives as well as the gainers and losers under the proposal are discussed.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Administration of Public Health Programs, Insurance Regulation, Health Programs, Research, Public health, Health care reform, Tax incentives, Insurance law

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New cardiovascular drugs: patterns of use and association with non-drug health expenditure

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A study examining whether newer drugs can reduce non-drug expenditures like those related to cardiovascular conditions is presented. It is observed that contrary to expectations, the new drugs increase non-drug expenditures.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Cardiovascular Preparations, Usage, Economic aspects, Patient outcomes, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Cardiovascular agents

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On the feasibility of resolving the organ shortage

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An empirical definition to estimate the number of deaths in order to contain growing organ donation shortages is presented.

Market information - general, Supply and demand, Mortality, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation

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