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On December 7, 2017 the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement held a 1-day, public workshop in Oakland, California to address the use of tax policies to channel resources and shape economic incentives affecting population health. The workshop began with a “tax policy 101” overview. Other presentations and discussion ranged from design of tax policies to advance a range of health and economic goals, to practical conditions that affect the use of tax policy in particular contexts.
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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...
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Description
An ad hoc committee will plan and convene a one-day public workshop that will: (1) define how tax policies have been used to channel resources and shape economic incentives that affect population health, with attention to the basic features of taxes (such as on tobacco, etc.), as well as tax breaks (such as for low-income housing, etc.); (2) summarize the current state of knowledge regarding how various kinds of tax policies affect population health, equity, and economic prosperity; (3) examine several examples to discuss how tax policies can be designed both to attract willing investors and to advance a range of health and economic goals, while also noting any insights about pitfalls to avoid; and (4) identify the practical conditions that either enable or impede the use of tax policy in particular contexts, including critical capacities that are needed to assure more dependable resources for health and well-being across sectors (e.g., education, housing, economic development). The committee will develop the agenda and identify meeting objectives, select appropriate speakers, and moderate the discussions.A proceedings and a proceedings in brief of the presentations and discussion at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Collaborators
Committee
Ella Auchincloss
Member
Kathy Gerwig
Member
Alan Gilbert
Member
Jeremie Greer
Member
Jim Hester
Member
Giridhar Mallya
Member
Bobby Milstein
Member
Sponsors
Abbott Laboratories
Aetna Foundation
California Endowment
GE
Health Partners
Kaiser Permanente
Kresge Foundation
Nemours
New York State Health Foundation
Private: For Profit
Private: Non Profit
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Staff
Darla Thompson
Lead
Alina Baciu
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Health and Medicine Division
Lead
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Lead