This website contains a number of in-depth analyses as well as commentaries that may offer opinions. Their difference is similar to a newspaper’s news and editorial sections. This “Research-Analysis” page provides an alphabetical listing of in-depth research report Titles.
Health reform will cost more in the short-term and some analyses looked at funding these initiatives. Then in 2011, congressional focus shifted to deficits including spending cuts and revenue sources. With this increased focus, this page now separates analyses dealing with general financial issues and healthcare related issues.
You may also click on “Analyses” under Quick Overview in the column at left to display summaries of these in-depth research reports in date-descending order. Click on desired Title to view full report. Titles in Bold indicate Charts and Graphs included in report.
Analyses – General & Financial Issues
Income Disparity and Sources of Income
Inequality of Wealth and Income
Inequality of Wealth and Income – Paged
New York Times Deficit Reduction Puzzle
Senate Filibusters Reveal Deliberate Obstruction
Worsening Inequality of Wealth and Incomes
Analyses – Healthcare Related Issues
Exchange Fix Stabilizes and Restores “Affordable” to Affordable Care Act
ACA Exchanges – Not All Are Competitive
Affordable Care Act – Table of Contents
Democrats “Steal” Republican Reform Ideas
DRG Summary for Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment Hospitals
Exchange Fix Stabilizes and Restores “Affordable” to Affordable Care Act
Fact Check – Lines of Business Obscure Profit Margins
Government Medical Spend Forecasts
Healthcare Bill – Initial Reforms
Healthcare Reform Pro-n-Con Summary
Highlights for ACA Reinsurance Fix
Individual Healthcare Mandate Was a Republican Idea
Health Care Reform – Accountable Care Organizations
Insurers’ Efforts to Shift Admin Costs to Medical Costs
Insurers Hide Profitability Behind Return on Sales
Key Healthcare Provisions – Fortune Magazine
Key Healthcare Provisions – Kaiser Foundation
McAllen & El Paso Texas – The Cost Conundrum
Medicare – Fewer Benefits or Less Waste
Nixon Comprehensive Health Plan
Non-Partisan CBO Estimates of Health Care Reform
Observations on Healthcare Reform
Rationing or Waste in Health Care
Response to Essential Health Benefits Bulletin
Senate Gridlock – the Filibuster Factor Update
Senate Gridlock – the Filibuster Factor
Who Should Help Pay for Healthcare Reform
World Healthcare Spend % of GDP
Health Reform Trends, Research and Analysis 