Government
Low response to tax credit program
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted April 12, 2004
The 2002 law offering some unemployed workers tax credits to help them buy health insurance has had few takers, according to a new Commonwealth Fund study. Just 3.6% of the 235,000 potentially eligible workers were enrolled at the end of 2003. Reasons for the low enrollment rate are still unclear but could include high insurance premiums that are still unaffordable even with a tax credit, the report's authors stated.
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