KEY POINTSThe average state provider tax law, which typically taxed a hospital up to 3.5 percent of net patient revenue, resulted in an increase in ESI premiums of 1.5-1.7 percent, plus any spillover effect on interstate markets for provider resources.
Policy & Regulation
Find ASPE’s latest releases on critical aspects of health and human services-related policy and regulation on the Federal and State levels. Learn more about the impact of these policies across the country.
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Financing Medicaid Through Provider Taxes on Hospitals: Spillover Effects on Employment-Based Coverage Premiums
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Health and Economic Benefits Associated with Increased Kidney Transplantation Following the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative in 2019
KEY POINTSAnnual growth in the number of kidney transplants began to accelerate in 2019.
Strategic Plan
Kidney Care National Plan
The Kidney Care National Plan highlights the continued commitment of HHS to advance kidney care and identifies opportunities for policy reform and improvement across the Department’s efforts. The relative lack of innovation in kidney care is the structural outcome of anti-competitive and burdensome actions that have maintained the national crisis of kidney disease and kidney failure.
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States Routinely Request to Increase LIHEAP’s Weatherization Cap, but Must Repeat the Process Every Year
KEY POINTSThe Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allows states to allocate up to 15 percent of program funds for weatherization activities and repairs that maximize energy efficiency.
ASPE Issue Brief
Nearly a Quarter of LIHEAP Funds Are Not Spent on Direct Household Energy Assistance, with Four Percent Reserved in FY25
This brief examines how states allocated Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds from FY16 through FY25, including spending on direct energy assistance, weatherization, administrative and other activities, and funds carried over to subsequent fiscal years. Key findings include:
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Market Forces in Medicare Reimbursement: Traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Provider Resource Constraints
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYMedicare reimbursement is administered, but it is not insulated from markets for provider labor, capital, facilities, and technology. Traditional Medicare payment formulas incorporate market-basket input prices, geographic wage indexes, case mix, and quality adjustments; total spending also depends on utilization.
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Quantifying the Value of Consumer Choice: A Foundation for Regulatory Impact Analysis and Beyond
Executive SummaryRegulations often restrict the range of market choices available to consumers, yet they are promulgated without a quantitative analysis of that cost—a fundamental flaw in regulatory impact analysis. This paper fills the gap by supplying a portable choice-value factor.
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HHS' Historical Approach to Head Start Regulation Following the 2007 Statutory Reauthorization has Increased Costs and Reduced Access, without Substantial Quality Gains
This brief describes HHS' historical approach to Head Start regulation following the 2007 statutory reauthorization. Key findings include:
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An Overview of State-Directed Payments and Medicaid Provider Taxes: History and Potential Effects of the Working Families Tax Cut Legislation on Health Care Costs
Health care provider taxes and state-directed payment policies in the Working Families and Tax Cut legislation are expected to reduce non-Medicaid prices by up to 3.5 percent in markets with provider taxes and reduce spending on Medicaid, commercial and Medicare coverage.