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Assessing the impact of income tax, social security tax, and health care spending on U.S. saving rates

Auerbach, Alan J.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Kotlikoff, … - In: Economic Review (1992) Q IV, pp. 13-21

of cuts in health care spending, using the generational accounting method to examine their likely impact on both current …

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Health care: rising costs and public policy

Graboyes, Robert F. - In: Cross Sections (1993) Spr, pp. 1-3

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Health spending rises

Spinozza, Dawn M. - In: Cross Sections (1991) Sum, pp. 12-13

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Building healthier communities from the ground up

Community Affairs Office - In: Banking and Community Perspectives (2010) 2, pp. 3-10

This issue of Banking and Community Perspectives focuses on some nonlegislative efforts to foster healthier communities, particularly in low- and moderate-income areas. These efforts are led by both public and private organizations across the Federal Reserve's Eleventh District.

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Community Health Centers: successes and challenges

Blum, Elizabeth Sobel - Community Affairs Office - In: Banking and Community Perspectives (2010) 2, pp. 11-11

Community health centers (CHCs) played an important role during the recent economic recession as the demand for their …/general counsel at the Texas Association of Community Health Centers, to learn more about the challenges his constituents now face. …

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Why do the elderly save? the role of medical expenses

Nardi, Mariacristina De; French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - 2009

to leave bequests. Social insurance programs such as Medicaid rationalize the low asset holdings of the poorest. These …

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The financial burden of health care

Rukavina, Mark - In: Communities and Banking (2009) Sum, pp. 9-11

Because nearly 46 million Americans have no health insurance, medical debt has been behind many of today’s foreclosures …

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Medical care : rising cost in a peculiar marketplace

Tucker, James F. - In: Economic Review (1975) Mar, pp. 6-18

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The costs and value of new medical technologies: symposium summary

Valletta, Rob - In: FRBSF Economic Letter (2007)

Health care is among the most technologically advanced sectors, and it also constitutes a large and growing share of … the U.S. economy. Between 1960 and 2005, the share of health-care spending in U.S. gross domestic product more than … tripled, growing from 5.2% to 16%; this growth is likely to continue, with health care conceivably expanding to encompass up …

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Information and drug prices: evidence from the Medicare discount drug card program

Dinlersoz, Emin M.; Li, Han; Sherman, Roger; … - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2006

In early 2004, the U.S. Government initiated the Medicare Discount Drug Card Program (MDDCP), which created a market for drug cards that allowed elderly and handicapped subscribers to obtain discounts on their prescription drug purchases. Pharmacy-level prices for many drugs were posted on the...

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