Corporate Income Tax, Effective Tax Rates (EFT) Can Differ Significantly from the Statutory Rate, GAO-13-520, May 30, 2013: “For tax year 2010 (the most recent information available), profitable U.S. corporations that filed a Schedule M-3 paid U.S. federal income taxes amounting to about 13 percent of the pretax worldwide income that they reported in their financial statements… Continue Reading
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Kaiser – Visualizing Health Policy: Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act
“This months Visualizing Health Policy infographic considers who will be covered under the Affordable Care Acts Medicaid expansion provisions, which states have opted to implement or not implement the ACA Medicaid expansion, the proportion of nonelderly uninsured individuals who will likely remain uninsured, how Medicaid will streamline the enrollment process, and how the cost of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Border Patrol, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Southwest Border Security, GAO and Sequestration
Border Patrol – Goals and Measures Not Yet in Place to Inform Border Security Status and Resource Needs, http://GAO-13-330T, Feb 26, 2013 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Effect on Long-Term Federal Budget Outlook Largely Depends on Whether Cost Containment Sustained, GAO-13-281, Jan 31, 2013 Southwest Border Security – Data Are Limited and Concerns… Continue Reading
Infographic – Health Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act
“Visualizing Health Policy | December 26, 2012. Medicare’s Role and Future Challenges, Kaiser Family Foundation. This month’s Visualizing Health Policy provides a step-by-step guide through the options and requirements for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act beginning in 2014, including coverage through an employer, coverage through a health insurance exchange, and coverage through Medicaid.”… Continue Reading
Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act
Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act, September 2012 “Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (comprising Public Law 111-148 and the health care provisions of P.L. 111-152) requires most legal residents of the United States to either obtain health insurance or pay a penalty tax. That penalty will be the… Continue Reading
Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
CRS – Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), August 15, 2012 “The fundamental purpose of a health insurance exchange is to provide a structured marketplace for the sale and purchase of health insurance. The authority and responsibilities of an exchange may vary, depending on statutory or other requirements for… Continue Reading
Medicaid: Its Role Today and Under the Affordable Care Act
JAMA: “This month’s (August 2012) Visualizing Health Policy takes a look at who is covered by Medicaid and the important role that Medicaid plays in the lives of many Americans, Medicaid’s role under the Affordable Care Act, how growth in per capita Medicaid spending is slower than growth in private health care spending, how Medicaid… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Counternarcotics Assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – Estimates of the Effect on the Prevalence of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, GAO-12-768, July 13, 2012 Counternarcotics Assistance – U.S. Agencies Have Allotted Billions in Andean Countries, but DOD Should Improve Its Reporting of Results, GAO-12-824, July 10, 2012 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – More States Counting Third… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Operations
Medicare – Trends in Beneficiaries Served and Hospital Resources Used in Implantable Medical Device Procedures, GAO-12-583R, May 14, 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – IRS Managing Implementation Risks, but Its Approach Could Be Refined, GAO-12-690, June 13, 2012 Government Operations – Government Is Analyzing Alternatives for Contractor Identification Numbers, GAO-12-715R, June 12, 2012 Continue Reading
Tracking Federal Funds from the Affordable Care Act
Kaiser Health Reform: ACA Federal Funds Tracker – “This online tool tracks funds received by the states, local governments, employers, community organizations, and other entities to implement provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Click on any state for a profile of its health reform-related grant information. Learn more about the Federal Funds Tracker tool by… Continue Reading
Report: Insurance Discrimination Against Women Today and the Affordable Care Act
Turning to Fairness: Insurance Discrimination Against Women Today and the Affordable Care Act, The National Womens Law Center, March 2012. “Women continue to face unfair and discriminatory practices when obtaining health insurance in the individual marketas well as in the group health insurance market. Women are charged more for health coverage simply because they are… Continue Reading
Updated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
Updated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, March 2012 “In preparing the March 2012 baseline budget projections, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have updated estimates of the budgetary effects of the health insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act… Continue Reading
