Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007: The Health Spending Challenge
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (938 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815774931 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Musgrave, Ithaca College, CHOICE, 8/1/2007"This insightful and forward-thinking volume includes essays by some of the most influential Healthcare policy thought leaders in the United States today.This book is a 'must read,' not only for HFMA members, but also for every American taxpayer concerned with restoring fiscal sanity to our Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health programs." —Walter J. W. The book is also a wonderful introduction to the intricacies of money and health care for t
"Out of Date" according to Lance G.. This book was written long before Obamacare came on the scene, and doesn't take into consideration any of the positive and negative changes that ill starred piece of legislation is currently having on the United States health care landscape. This book definitely needs to be updated to remain relevant.
Drawing on years of government and public policy experience, they stress the need for innovative approaches and cooperation between the private and public sectors.. Focusing on policies that do not shift costs to the states or the private sector, the authors of Restoring Fiscal Sanity 2007 suggest reforms in federal programs that have the potential to reduce the growth of spending for the entire health system, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the care provided, and enhance health outcomes. If left unchecked, this health spending crisis will threaten Americans' ability to pay for other essential services. In this third volume of Restoring Fiscal Sanity, policy experts suggest ways to slow the growth of federal spending on health care. Unless federal health spending can be brought under control, Americans will face substantially higher taxes, sharp reductions in other government programs, and cuts in benefits to the elderly. Exceeding $2 trillion annually, health care spending in the United States is growing significantly faster than the national economy. Families, businesses, and communities will be forced to make agonizing choices between health care and other needs. Driven primarily by the cost of benefits promised to seniors under Medicare and Medicaid, federal health expenditures will force lawmakers to make
Joseph R. He has also served in senior positions at the Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. Alice M. Among her previous books is Beyond the Dots: The Economic Promise of the Internet (Brookings, 2001), written with Robert Litan. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. D