"Identifies and analyzes the three leading approaches to Medicare reform: updated social insurance, premium support, and consumer-directed Medicare, rating each on its political viability as well as ability to promote access to health care, improve quality of care, and control costs. Describes...

"Examines the role that taxes currently play, the likely effects of recently introduced health savings accounts, the challenges of administering major subsidies for health insurance through the tax system, and options for using the tax system to expand health insurance coverage"--Provided by...

What are the implications of the current structure of the U.S. health care system for U.S. fiscal stability at the federal and state levels over the medium and long terms? What are the national, global, and inter-generational distribution effects? How will a growing recognition of the need for...