Health Insurance Tax Credits and Health Insurance Coverage of Low-Earning Single Mothers
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 introduced a refundable tax credit for low-income working families who purchased health insurance coverage for their children. This health insurance tax credit (HITC) existed during tax years 1991, 1992, and 1993, and was then rescinded. We use Current Population Survey data and a difference-in-differences approach to estimate the HITC’s effect on private health insurance coverage of low-earning single mothers. The findings suggest that during 1991–1993, the health insurance coverage of single mothers was about 6 percentage points higher than it would have been in the absence of the HITC.
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2009-06
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Authors: | Cebi, Merve ; Woodbury, Stephen A. |
Institutions: | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research |
Subject: | Retirement | Health insurance | Low-wage workers | Tax credits and subsidies |
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Extent: | application/pdf |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | This paper was revised March 2010. The price is pdf is free. Number 09-158 |
Classification: | H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue ; H51 - Government Expenditures and Health ; I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; J32 - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Private Pensions |
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