Health Care Costs

Randall Wray and Marshall Auerback put out a Levy Institute policy brief in 2010 on their vision for healthcare reform that featured giving people under 65 the option to “buy in” to Medicare (you will recall that at one point during the health reform battle this provision looked like it might be included in the final bill.  It was ultimately dumped by Joe Lieberman).  Read the policy brief here.

Read it at Multiplier Effect — The Levy Institute Blog
Deficit Doves and Owls: How to Worry About Healthcare Costs
by Michael Stephens