Exploring Tax Policy to Advance Population Health, Health Equity, and Economic Prosperity: Proceedings of a Workshop
English
By (author): and Medicine Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice Engineering Health and Medicine Division National Academies of Sciences Roundtable on Population Health Improvement
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Population Health Improvement has been focused on the subject of dependable resources for population health since its inception in 2013. On December 7, 2017, the roundtable convened a workshop to explore tax policy as it relates to advancing population health, health equity, and economic prosperity. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Understanding the Basics of Tax Policy and State Budgets
- 3 Creating a Pipeline of Financing for Population Health: Exploring Sin Taxes and Tax Credits
- 4 Designing Sound Population Health Tax Policy: Small Group Activity
- 5 Informing Sound Population Health Tax Policy in the Current Environment
- 6 Reflections on the Day
- Appendix A: References
- Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
- Appendix C: Small Group Exercise Materials
- Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers and Moderators