Early Experiences with Federal Health Insurance Tax Credits

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What can be learned from the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) passed by Congress in 2002 in the context of the current discussion about tax credits for health care and what insights can it provide for future tax credit policies? Karen Pollitz, M.P.P., examined early experiences of the HCTC and found that because of the complexity of the program, the HCTC has returned mixed results. Learn more in the HCFO Findings Brief.