No Evidence for House Republican Charge that Health Reform Is a “Job-Killer”
End Notes
[1] H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, http://rules-republicans.house.gov/Media/PDF/HR__-Repeal.pdf.
[2] Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Letter to the Honorable Evan Bayh, November 30, 2009.
[3] Congressional Budget Office, “Box 2-1: Effects of Recent Health Care Legislation on Labor Markets,” The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, August 2010, pp.48-49.
[4] Augustine Faucher, “Healthcare Reform Doesn’t Alter the Outlook,” Moodys’ Analytics, March 26, 2010.
[5] CBO, Box 2-1.
[6] James R. Horney and Paul N. Van de Water, Health Reform Will Reduce the Deficit, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 25, 2010.
[7] Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Letter to the Honorable John Boehner, January 6, 2011.
[8] Faucher.
[9] CBO, Box 2-1.
[10] Jill Bernstein, Deborah Chollet, and Stephanie Peterson, How Does Insurance Coverage Improve Health Outcomes?, Mathematica Policy Research, April 2010, http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/publications/PDFs/Health/Reformhealthcare_IB1.pdf .
[11] CBO, Box 2-1.
[12] Congressional Budget Office, Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets, CBO Economic and Budget Issue Brief, July 13, 2009.