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January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This project conducted a formal statistical meta-analysis on effects of beverage alcohol taxes/prices on drinking and on a range of morbidity and mortality outcomes.
August 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
In this policy brief, Fuchs discusses a value-added tax (VAT) that could be dedicated to funding basic health care for all through enrollment in accountable care organizations and help solve the revenue, and health spending problems, at the same time.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The Fletcher research team agrees with Chaloupka and colleagues on a number of issues regarding sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) policy. For one, taxation is a way to reduce SSB consumption providing youth are the primary target.
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
August 30, 2011 | Story
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November 4, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Over the last few years, more and more states and localities have been considering imposing taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages in order to reduce consumption of unhealthy drinks, raise revenue and potentially fund obesity-prevention efforts. In 2010 ...
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
This update of a 2003 synthesis looks at the tax subsidy for private health insurance.
July 29, 2009 | Story
States implemented this to reduce the consumption of unhealthy products.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
Health Systems Research - a Washington public policy research and consulting firm acquired by Altarum in 2006 - organized a meeting of researchers and other experts to explore ways that tax credits might be used to expand health care coverage.
January 14, 2009 | News Release
“When prices go down, people drink more, and when prices go up, people drink less.”