Brief Tax subsidies for private health insurance: Who benefits and at what cost?
Leonard E. Burman, Sarah Goodell, Surachai Khitatrakun
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Policymakers are considering modifications to the tax treatment of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) as a way to raise revenue to help pay for health reform and provide incentives to reduce health care costs. Understanding how current subsidies work is important to assessing health reform proposals. This brief presents essential information about the structure and distribution of existing tax subsidies for ESI and the implications for policy options.
Primary topic Federal Budget and Economy
Research Area Federal Budget and Economy Individual Taxes