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Time Bandits? State Income Taxes Surge in April
Federal “non-withheld” income tax payments surged by 37 percent in April and May of this year—compared to the same months in 2012. This appears to be a one-shot event, as wealthy households cashed out investments in late 2012, before the “fiscal cliff” tax increases went into effect. It also casts a new light on recent increases in state tax revenues. These revenue increases may not persist, and future state revenues are very uncertain.
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Strong Tax Revenue Growth Heightens State Fiscal Uncertainty

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America’s Health Care Cost Crisis and What to Do About It
A new paper by Rockefeller Institute Senior Fellow Richard Nathan examines the difficulty in implementing the Affordable Care Act in the face of so many uncertainties. Nathan proposes the creation of a new institutional mechanism to monitor and react to changing conditions and to provide feedback to Congress and the president on necessary adjustments to meet the goals of the legislation.
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Is the US Too Reliant on Foreign Talent?
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Proposed Changes Will Improve Reimbursement for HIV Testing
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