Studies from Michigan State University in the Area of Health Insurance Described (Effectiveness of tax credits for health insurance premium: Evidence…

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Studies from Michigan State University in the Area of Health Insurance Described (Effectiveness of tax credits for health insurance premium: Evidence from the health insurance tax credit)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- A new study on Health Insurance is now available. According to news reporting originating in East Lansing, Michigan, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, "With the push to repeal the Affordable Care Act, there is renewed interest in using tax credits to increase health insurance coverage. Another tax credit-driven policy, the Health Insurance Tax Credit (HITC), was implemented during 1991-1993."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Michigan State University, "To date, only one paper has analyzed the effectiveness of the HITC on coverage rates. In this paper, I reexamine the effectiveness of the HITC by using the Survey of Income Program Participation and provide the first estimates of its effects on utilization and self-reported health status. Despite using the different data set, I find a similar result regarding coverage as the previous paperthe effect of the HITC was about 5.8 percentage points. I also find that self-reported health was significantly improved because of the HITC."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "I conclude by discussing the implications of these findings on the larger debate regarding current health care reform."

For more information on this research see: Effectiveness of tax credits for health insurance premium: Evidence from the health insurance tax credit. Health Economics, 2018;27(10):1609-1616. Health Economics can be contacted at: Wiley, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Health Economics - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1050)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting D. Jun, Michigan State University, Dept. of Econ, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States (see also Health Insurance).

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3785. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

Keywords for this news article include: East Lansing, Michigan, United States, North and Central America, Health and Medicine, Health Insurance, Legal Issues, Michigan State University.