News
CNN Money | How Obamacare's 'privacy nightmare' database really works
When shoppers apply for health insurance through the forthcoming state-based Obamacare exchanges, the online system will verify each applicant's information by pulling in data from more than half a dozen federal agencies ranging from the IRS to the Peace Corps. It will know who you are, how much money you make, and whether or not you're in the United States legally.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Mercatus | The Tax Exemption of Employer-Provided Health Insurance
The Federal government currently does not tax health insurance when employers provide it to their employees as part of the employee’s compensation package. The income tax revenue forgone due to this practice is the single largest “tax expenditure” in the federal income tax code. But the lost tax revenue is not the main economic concern with this or other tax expenditures.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | The Case for Medicare Reform
The panel meets in secret, is controlled by special interests, and helps determine the allocation of nearly $100 billion in federal health care spending.
