Insufficient Credits.(tax breaks and health insurance)
American Prospect, The, September, 2001 by Angell, Marcia
Why Tax Breaks Won't Help the Uninsured
AS AIR LEAKS OUT OF THE economic balloon, the number of Americans without health insurance will rise. For two decades, the number--now more than 45 million--has been steadily growing, as it has during all but the last of our eight years of unprecedented prosperity. There are only two large payers for health insurance: government and private employers. Both have large gaps in whom they cover. The federal government, through Medicare, does insure nearly everyone over age 65; but the state-run Medicaid system, along with the four-year-old ...
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