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

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 equit...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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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 110th and 111th Congresses for flexible spending and health savings accounts, and various tax credits and deductions.
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