Along the way they discuss economics of health care, the tax treatment of employer-provided insurance, the role of state-mandated insurance requirements and the political economy of health care reform.

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About the tax treatment of employer provided health care:

Subsidies to Employee Health Insurance Premiums and the Health Insurance Market. 2003 NBER working paper by Jonathan Gruber and Ebonya Washington
Keep Government Out by John Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard and Daniel Kessler. Wall Street Journal 13 January 2006.

About State Mandates:

State Mandates on Private Insurance by Gail A. Jensen in Regulation magazine
Health Insurance Mandates in the States 2004--the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) report showing states imposing more than 1,800 health insurance mandates.

Federal Budget by John Cogan in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
Health Care Industry by Patricia Danzon in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
The Economics of Health Care, Category with various entries, on EconLog
An Interview with R. Glenn Hubbard. Double taxation.

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shaun anthony writes:

These podcasts are just great. Keep it up. Practical enconomics, and entertaining too.

Posted August 1, 2006 7:03 PM

Stuart Berman writes:

Brilliant discussion and great use of this medium! It sure dispels the notion that U.S. healthcare is abysmal and the solution is socialized medicine.

Posted August 20, 2006 10:20 PM

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