Economic and Social Research Institute


(Washington, DC)
http://www.esresearch.org

Total Award: $100,000 over 1 year

Health Insurance Tax Credits for Displaced Workers


To support the Health Insurance Tax Credits for Displaced Workers Project to evaluate the feasibility and early implementation of federal income tax credits. The tax credits, enacted in the Trade Act of 2002, help pay health insurance costs for nearly 300,000 displaced workers and early retirees. Policymakers propose to use tax credits more broadly to cover the uninsured. The Trade Act credits could set the precedent for future reforms.