Tax Benefits for Health Insurance and Expenses. Overview of Current Law and Legislation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee fringe benefits.

Health insurance.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Discusses current legislation to expand tax benefits for health insurance; reviews existing benefits such as employment-based plans, medical expense and self-employment deductions, and Medicare and Medicaid; examines tax benefit consequences in terms of coverage, health care use and costs, and equity; and reviews proposals in the 111th Congress for flexible spending and health savings accounts, and various tax credits and deductions

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Tax Benefits for Health Insurance and Expenses

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-DSP-0128

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