Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance for the Uninsured An Economic Analysis of Selected Policy Issues for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics.

Population.

Subsidies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Examines policy issues raised by proposals to create tax subsidies for the purchase of health insurance by the uninsured. Profiles the U.S. uninsured population, describes current Federal tax subsidies for health insurance, discusses economic justification for government intervention in the health insurance market, and considers the potential effectiveness and cost of select proposed tax subsidies

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Tax Subsidies for Health Insurance for the Uninsured

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-GVF-0247

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