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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963749503321

Autore

Pauly Mark V. <1941->

Titolo

Responsible tax credits for health insurance / / Mark V. Pauly and John S. Hoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : AEI Press, 2002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 51 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoffJohn S

Disciplina

336.2/06

Soggetti

Tax credits - United States

Health insurance - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-49).

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Changes in Attitudes about Health Issues -- 3 Changes in the Economic Environment for Health Care -- 4 Design Issues -- 5 Two Different Groups for the Credit -- 6 Policy Trade-Offs -- 7 Technical Design Issues -- 8 A Tax-Credit Plan -- 9 Objections and Problems -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

The 1990s saw no progress in the financing of health care. About 40 million Americans still have no health insurance - including 22 per cent of America's children. This text suggests a tax credit/voucher system with as much simplicity and flexibility as possible to combat the problem