Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1 The Paradox of Affordability 1
5. 2 Too Good to Be True: The Health Reform’s Hidden Taxes 15
6. 3 Some Unpleasant Penalty Arithmetic 40
7. 4 Some Unpleasant Subsidy Arithmetic 58
8. 5 Exchange Subsidies and Their Implicit Income Taxes 93
9. 6 Consequences for Employee Work Schedules 116
10. 7 Adam Smith’s Equalizing Differences: More Hidden Taxes and More Health Coverage 166
11. 8 The ACA’s Productivity Distortions 190
12. 9 Other Significant Causes of Economic Change, 2007–2017 212
13. 10 Romneycare Times Eleven 246
14. 11 Conclusions 257
15. Notation Directory 271
16. Abbreviations 273
17. Notes 275
18. References 307
19. Index 323