The original Ryan/Brady tax reform bill was the brainchild of Larry Kotlikoff and Alan Auerbach and is described in this Goodman Institute report. Critics at the time said that the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 would produce an irresponsible increase in the federal deficit.
Author: Pieter Vorster
Thursday Links
- The Pasteur Act (apparently not in the Omnibus) would essentially pay for the development of new antibiotics in return for “free” use of subsequently invented drugs.
- Does St John’s Wort have any health benefits?
- Not in the omnibus bill: measures to strengthen the generic drug market. (InsideHealthPolicy: gated)
- US life expectancy down more than two years since 2019.
CA Lawsuit Seeks to Enforce Ban on Corporate Practice of Medicine
Private equity investors have been buying up thousands of health care businesses across the country. This includes everything from dermatology practices, to gastroenterology, to air ambulance services. If you seek care at an emergency room, there is a good chance that you will be treated by a physician employed by a staffing firm backed by private equity. Physicians…