Tax Debate
July 9, 2009 | Issue Brief
Workers who get health coverage from their employers don't pay income or payroll taxes on it. Should some of it be taxed to help pay for coverage for others?
Tax policy
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Public Health
July 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Research brief provides the latest data about the potential effects of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes on consumer behavior and health.
Impact of Targeted Beverage Taxes on Higher- and Lower-Income Households
December 13, 2010 | Journal Article
A sugar-sweetened beverage tax would affect the waistline and wallet of middle-income households more than that of those in low-income and high income brackets.
Changes to the Tax Exclusion of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
June 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Researchers from the Urban Institute explore possible changes to the tax exclusion of employer-sponsored health insurance premiums as a potential source of financing for health reform.
Transdisciplinary Alliances Encouraged to Inform Alcohol Policy
July 23, 2009 | Story
Wagenaar used his 2001 Innovators award to prompt wide-ranging discussions of legal liability across three high risk products: alcohol, tobacco and firearms, and to transfer lessons from those working in one area to those working in the others.
Enacting Market Reforms
March 25, 2009 | Report
Another group of reform plans relied mainly on market-based incentives and tax reforms to cover the uninsured. Generally speaking, these plans did not envision a substantially enlarged role for government beyond increased financing, but aimed instead to redesign and better align government subsidies and policies to promote more affordable health coverage. Mandates on individuals and firms are not featured.
Food Prices and the Dynamics of Body Weight
April 1, 2011 | Book
A popular policy option for addressing the growth in weight has been the imposition of a “fat tax” on selected foods that are deemed to promote obesity. This study tested the short- and long-run body weight consequences of changing food prices.
Reforming the Tax Treatment of Health Care to Achieve Universal Coverage
October 31, 2003 | Survey/Poll
Would make refundable tax credits available to working households. States would get grants to expand health coverage to more residents and make insurance more affordable.
Soda Taxes, Soft Drink Consumption, and Children's Body Mass Index
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
New study finds that current soda tax rates don't deter consumption.
Taxing Soft Drinks and Restricting Access to Vending Machines to Curb Child Obesity
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
One of the largest drivers of the current obesity epidemic is thought to be excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.