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January 23, 2007

The Tax Policy Center Newsletter

The President's Health Insurance Proposal - A First Look

President George W. Bush will put forth his plan to expand health care coverage in his State of the Union address tonight. A new analysis from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center evaluates the plan's ability to expand coverage and restrain spending.

While the plan would improve the market for health insurance, the paper concludes, elements could actually reduce insurance coverage, particularly for low-income families and people in poor health. The paper suggests ways the proposal could be modified to limit undesirable outcomes while improving its likelihood of boosting coverage and trimming costs.

Read the complete paper

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