A Federal Tax Credit to Encourage Employers to Offer Health Coverage
Many firms that employ low-wage workers cannot afford to offer an employee health plan, and many of the uninsured work for such firms. This article makes the case for an employer tax credit, administered by the Internal Revenue Service, as a way to extend health coverage to uninsured workers and the...
Main Authors: | Jack A. Meyer, Elliot K. Wicks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2001-05-01
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Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_38.2.202 |
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