Opinion: Reform Law Raises Taxes, National Deficit
The new health reform law raises the risk of higher taxes and creates incentives for employers to drop workers' health coverage, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum and a presidential election adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), writes in a Politico opinion piece. A Health Affairs study by Holtz-Eakin argues that the law will increase the national deficit by more than $500 billion in its first 10 years.
- "ObamaCare Strikes Out With Workers" (Holtz-Eakin, Politico, 6/7).