August 19, 2019
![Tax Expenditures on Health Care Tax Expenditures on Health Care](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_detailed_08.19.2019.png)
Fact:
The tax code subsidizes health care costs through various credits, deductions, and exemptions, such as the exclusion for employer contributions to insurance plans. According to Treasury estimates, these tax expenditures will total $272 billion in 2019.