About The Study: Single-payer financing based on the current federal income tax schedule and a payroll tax could substantially increase progressivity of household payments by income. Rate setting led to slight increases in payments by higher-income households, who financed higher payment rates in Medicare and Medicaid. Spending growth targets reduced payments slightly for all households.
About The Study: Single-payer financing based on the current federal income tax schedule and a payroll tax could substantially increase progressivity of household payments by income. Rate setting led to slight increases in payments by higher-income households, who financed higher payment rates in Medicare and Medicaid. Spending growth targets reduced payments slightly for all households.
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Drew Townsend. "Household health care payments under rate setting, spending growth target, and single-payer policies." Scienmag. June 30, 2024. https://scienmag.com/household-health-care-payments-under-rate-setting-spending-growth-target-and-single-payer-policies/
