Comments on: Job Stretch

By: Healthcare Economist · Obama’s Health Care Speech Critique

Healthcare Economist · Obama’s Health Care Speech Critique — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:53:12 +0000

[...] More and more Americans worry that if you move, lose your job, or change your job, you’ll lose your health insurance too. [This is the problem of job lock and job stretch] [...]

By: Lynn M

Lynn M — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:31:07 +0000

Interesting. You also have to wonder if working so much puts you at more risk of having to use health insurance for conditions brought on by stress, etc.

By: Healthcare Economist · How to pay for health reform: Taxes

Healthcare Economist · How to pay for health reform: Taxes — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:17:21 +0000

[...] However, taxes are charged according to health insurance demand or even in a lump sum fashion. Instead, the rich will pay more in taxes than they will receive from government health insurance benefits and the poor will pay less in taxes than they will receive in health insurance benefits. Further, since the proposed tax is only on those individuals earning $280,000 or more, the tax will almost certainly be distortionary in some manner. Although this progressive tax will create some distortions, it could cure others. For instance, government health insurance could help to reduce labor market inefficiencies caused by Job Lock and Job Stretch. [...]