Gov. Schwarzenegger doesn't get much credit for his plan to to give tax credits for health coverage to middle-income Californians. A new analysis by the
California Budget Project concludes the plan wouldn't help many people and could create the perverse incentive for businesses to drop coverage -- rather than increasing it.
Here are the highlights:
- 70% of Californians between 250% and 350% FPL (the qualifying income for the tax credits) would be disqualified because they have access to coverage on the job.
- That tax credit only applies to "minimum'' coverage -- a high deductible plan. If families want more coverage, they don't get a tax credit for it, which would encourage the use of plans with $10,000 deductibles for families who make $72,275 (for four people) annually.
To see the report, and other things the Budget Project has written, visit
www.cbp.org.
Labels: Affordability, Schwarzenegger, Underinsurance, YearOfReform
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