Friday, December 19, 2008
Tweet[IWS] CBO: HEALTH CARE: BUDGET OPTIONS, VOLUME I [18 December 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care [18 December 2008]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9925
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
[full-text, 235 pages]
See also -- CHARTS - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/SlidesHealthBriefing.pdf
BLOG - http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=193
[excerpt]
This volume—which expands on one of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) regular
reports to the House and Senate Committees on the Budget—presents 115 options for
reducing (or, in some cases, increasing) federal spending on health care, altering federal health
care programs, and making substantive changes to the nation's health insurance system.
The options compiled for this volume stem from a variety of sources, including extensive discussions
with Congressional staff; reviews of legislative proposals, the President's budget, and
academic literature; and analyses conducted by CBO staff, other government agencies, and
private groups. Although the number of health-related policy options shown here is significantly
greater than in previous Budget Options volumes, it is not an exhaustive list: Some
options could not be included because of time constraints or analytical complexity. The inclusion
or exclusion of a particular policy change does not represent an endorsement or rejection
by CBO; to ensure impartiality, the discussion of each option summarizes arguments for and
against it. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective analysis, the report makes no
recommendations.
An introductory chapter provides an overview of the volume and offers some important context
for understanding the options. Chapters 2 through 12 present those options, organized
by broad themes (for example, payment for Medicare services, cost sharing in federal programs,
and long-term care). Each chapter is introduced with a page of background information
about the theme.
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Private Health Insurance Market 5
3 The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance 23
4 Changing the Availability of Health Insurance Through Existing
Federal Programs 35
5 The Quality and Efficiency of Health Care 61
6 Geographic Variation in Spending for Medicare 97
7 Paying for Medicare Services 105
8 Financing and Paying for Services in Medicaid and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program 129
9 Premiums and Cost Sharing in Federal Health Programs 153
10 Long-Term Care 179
11 Health Behavior and Health Promotion 191
12 Closing the Gap Between Medicare's Spending and Receipts 201
A Contributors to This Volume 211
B Options by Major Program, Provider of Services, or Category 213
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Budget Options, Volume 1: Health Care [18 December 2008]
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9925
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/12-18-HealthOptions.pdf
[full-text, 235 pages]
See also -- CHARTS - http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9925/SlidesHealthBriefing.pdf
BLOG - http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=193
[excerpt]
This volume—which expands on one of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) regular
reports to the House and Senate Committees on the Budget—presents 115 options for
reducing (or, in some cases, increasing) federal spending on health care, altering federal health
care programs, and making substantive changes to the nation's health insurance system.
The options compiled for this volume stem from a variety of sources, including extensive discussions
with Congressional staff; reviews of legislative proposals, the President's budget, and
academic literature; and analyses conducted by CBO staff, other government agencies, and
private groups. Although the number of health-related policy options shown here is significantly
greater than in previous Budget Options volumes, it is not an exhaustive list: Some
options could not be included because of time constraints or analytical complexity. The inclusion
or exclusion of a particular policy change does not represent an endorsement or rejection
by CBO; to ensure impartiality, the discussion of each option summarizes arguments for and
against it. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective analysis, the report makes no
recommendations.
An introductory chapter provides an overview of the volume and offers some important context
for understanding the options. Chapters 2 through 12 present those options, organized
by broad themes (for example, payment for Medicare services, cost sharing in federal programs,
and long-term care). Each chapter is introduced with a page of background information
about the theme.
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Private Health Insurance Market 5
3 The Tax Treatment of Health Insurance 23
4 Changing the Availability of Health Insurance Through Existing
Federal Programs 35
5 The Quality and Efficiency of Health Care 61
6 Geographic Variation in Spending for Medicare 97
7 Paying for Medicare Services 105
8 Financing and Paying for Services in Medicaid and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program 129
9 Premiums and Cost Sharing in Federal Health Programs 153
10 Long-Term Care 179
11 Health Behavior and Health Promotion 191
12 Closing the Gap Between Medicare's Spending and Receipts 201
A Contributors to This Volume 211
B Options by Major Program, Provider of Services, or Category 213
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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