A tax that could leave workers flat

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Some Republicans favor a flat tax proposal that would tax everyone at the same rate. However, such a tax would instead eliminate or diminish current employers' tax exemptions for employee health and pension benefits. Conservatives would like to see this exemption eliminated so that employees would be more likely to purchase their own health insurance. However, a study indicates that health insurance and pension costs would actually increase 21% if a flat tax were to take effect.

Taxation, Economic aspects, Economic policy, Employers, Republican Party (United States), Flat tax

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Close, but no panacea

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The Program for All-inclusive Care for the Elderly or PACE provides financing care for frail seniors. There are high costs for institutions and seniors in the program but the balanced budget law will allow more disabled seniors to obtain care through these programs. Seniors are admitted to hospitals and nursing homes at a lower rate and are more satisfied with their lifestyle as part of this program than other frail, aged patients that must seek other alternatives.

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities, Individual and family services, Community Elderly Programs, Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Health care industry, Marketing, Community services, Elder services

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Be it ever so jumbled

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Attempts by Congress to save money by drastically cutting Medicare home health spending has left the frailest of patients without health care. Agencies such as the Visiting Nurses Assn that picked up the slack can no longer afford the cost. The National Assn for Home Care plans to sue the federal government over the constitutionality of its new Medicare payment system.

Home health care services, Home Health Care, Management, Social policy, United States. Congress, Medicare, Home care services, Home care

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