Brief Health Insurance Tax Credits
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Potential for Expanding Coverage
Linda J. Blumberg
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Tax credits are being touted as possible mechanisms for expanding health insurance coverage in the United States. Analysts, members of Congress, and the Bush administration have all developed tax credit proposals in the past few years. However, although tax credit approaches are clearly appealing in certain respects, they are probably not the most effective tools for expanding health insurance coverage.
Primary topic Federal Budget and Economy
Research Area Federal Budget and Economy Individual Taxes