Plan to cover mental health program would create new bureaucracy, raise taxes & costs - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Plan to cover mental health program would create new bureaucracy, raise taxes & costs - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

One of the most important drivers of increased health care spending in the United States is the government-created divide between users and payers. Simply put, government mandates, subsidies, tax preferences and regulations have largely separated health care users from payers. That separation has created huge incentives for individuals to over-consume health care services while reducing the incentives to control costs. A legislative proposal thi…