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Assessment of Research Findings
Based on the results of the statistical modeling used in conjunction with the Household Component of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data set, it was found that tax subsidies do not have a differentially large or targeted effect on the prevalence of high burdens (Selden, 2008). Selden (2008) defines burdens as cash and wage equivalents of employer premium contributions. The results show that tax subsidies assist those above the poverty line more than those below it. The study is concluded prior to explaining why this is so, yet the author contends there are many other factors in addition to tax-based subsidies that have an impact on those below the poverty line being able to afford medical care even with tax-based subsidies.
Analysis
This research study shows that at statistically significant level tax subsidies help alleviate exceptionally large financial burdens on families due to medical costs who are edging towards being middle class. The fact that tax subsidies still don't materially help the below poverty level families suggests that there are many other factors which go into healthcare that these families cannot afford. The data...
In essence being below the poverty line greatly restricts the ability of families to be able to create the necessary level of care to prevent exceptional burdens to begin with. This cycle is not broken even with tax-subsided programs, and this has been shown to a statistically significant level to be the case.
Conclusion
Selden (2008) has created a sound methodology based on statistical modeling techniques, combined with the use Household Component of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to test the hypothesis of whether tax-based subsidies do in fact end the cycle of poverty that often over the long-term leads to exceptional burdens of medical costs. The research in fact shows that tax-based subsidies are the financial catalyst to give middle class families just enough support to stay at their specific socio-economic level. For the below-poverty line, this is not the case.
References
Selden, T. (2008). The effect of tax subsidies on high health care expenditure burdens in the United States. International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 8(3), 209-23.
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