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Fitness Tax Credits: Costs, Benefits, And Viability, Daniel M. Reach
Fitness Tax Credits: Costs, Benefits, And Viability, Daniel M. Reach
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
As the number of overweight and obese Americans rises, it becomes increasingly clear that Americans need further incentives to stimulate lasting lifestyle changes. Tax incentives focused on exercise, which have been largely unexplored to this point, are an effective response to the growing obesity problem in the United States that would largely avoid the political opposition that tax policies focused on diet have encountered. In addition, they would also provide a more palatable solution for the taxpayer beneficiaries with a relatively low impact on government revenues. Viable tax incentives to encourage greater fitness include tax credits and sales tax breaks, …
Medical Waste Regulation In The United States: A Dire Need For Recognition And Reform, Christina Louise Martini
Medical Waste Regulation In The United States: A Dire Need For Recognition And Reform, Christina Louise Martini
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
This Comment will discuss the current methods by which medical waste is regulated in the United States and how the scientific data regarding medical waste demonstrates a misplaced emphasis on its regulation. Part II of this Comment discusses what constitutes medical waste and current methods for its disposal. Part III discusses the reasons why the medical waste problem began and the real versus perceived risks of medical waste and its disposal. In addition, the current federal and state medical waste regulation in the United States is discussed, and its effects on the states and the health-care industry are examined in …