Health Affairs Examines Proposals To Expand Health Insurance Through Tax Credits
Although the Bush administration's plan to use tax credits to help the uninsured purchase health insurance coverage has not received enough bipartisan support for congressional approval, lawmakers are beginning to investigate other designs for tax credit proposals, according to an essay on the Health Affairs Web site. The essay summarizes some of the tax credit plans that have circulated in recent years in Congress and examines efforts to attract broader support (Cunningham, Health Affairs, 9/18). The complete article is available online.
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