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The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
In 2024, The Hamilton Project produced and commissioned original research and policy proposals on some of our nation’s most pressing economic policy issues, from immigration to taxes to climate chan...
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Universal, effective, and affordable health insurance: An economic imperative
This paper examines the interrelated problems of uninsurance and expensive or ineffective care in the American healthcare system. Universal insurance would eli…
A comprehensive cure: Universal health care vouchers
Ezekiel Emanuel and Victor Fuchs discuss a Universal Healthcare Voucher System, which would achieve universal health coverage by entitling all Americans to a s…
Taking Massachusetts national: An incremental approach to universal health insurance
Jonathan Gruber discusses issues surrounding universal healthcare coverage and the uninsured and lays out a plan at the national level which builds on the Mass…
Evolving beyond traditional employer-sponsored health insurance
For most working-age families, health insurance is directly connected to the workplace; but this form of coverage is steadily eroding. This paper outlines thre…
The promise of progressive cost consciousness in health care reform
One important contribution to the challenges facing healthcare today is the increased insulation of Americans from the cost of care. To address this issue, thi…
A wellness trust to prioritize disease prevention
Chronic and preventable diseases now account for most of the deaths and costs in the healthcare system, despite relatively low-tech and low-cost services that …
Mending the Medicare prescription drug benefit: Improving consumer choices and restructuring purchasing
This paper proposes a series of reforms to address the challenges facing Medicare’s Part D prescription drug benefit. These reforms include creating a standard…
