President Bush's Health Care Tax Deduction Proposal 

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In his State of the Union Address, President Bush proposed a new tax deduction for people who purchase health insurance in the individual, private insurance market. Unfortunately, this proposal is unlikely to help those who most need health coverage. Below, we list resources from Families USA and several other organizations that discuss the President's proposal.

What Would a Good Health Care Tax Credit Look Like? (Families USA, January 18, 2007) 

Statement by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on the Budget and Health Care Tax Issues in the State of the Union (The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, January 24, 2007)

The 2007 State of the Union Address: The President’s Health Insurance Proposal Is Not a Solution (The Commonwealth Fund, January 2007)

Nonpartisan Research and Resources on Health Reform and Health Taxation Issues (Employee Benefit Research Institute, January 2007)

President Bush’s Health Care Tax Deduction Proposal: Coverage, Cost and Distributional Impacts (The Lewin Group, January 2007)

President to Propose Large Deduction to Spur Health Insurance Purchases (Tax Foundation, January 2007)

The President’s Health Insurance Proposal—A First Look (Urban Institute, January 23, 2007)