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Support passage of a refundable and advanceable health care
tax credit that would help those with low and moderate
incomes purchase private health insurance. |
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Support full funding for the creation and operation
of state high-risk pools. |
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Advise and assist the Administration in the
regulation of Health Savings Accounts, working
for optimum flexibility for consumers and employers. |
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Support legislation to make HSAs even more attractive
and affordable to various cohorts of the uninsured. For
small business owners and their employees, CAHC would
like to encourage employers to make deposits to an employee’s
HSA account by providing them a tax credit for money placed
in the account. |
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Increase affordability of Health Savings Accounts by
making HSA plan premium payments tax deductible for individuals. |
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Support legislation that will stimulate wider adoption
of Health Savings Accounts, increasing private coverage
for Americans. |
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Allow self-employed individuals to deduct their health
insurance costs in determining their self-employment taxes. |
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Repeal the “use or lose it” rule which currently
requires employees to forfeit any unused dollars in the
FSA account. Instead, allow employees to rollover unused
dollars into either their FSA or HSA accounts. |
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Support the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to allow states to equally cover the poorest children, those living below 200% of the poverty level, first and foremost. |
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Promote flexibility in Medicaid and SCHIP programs so that states can experiment with public-private partnerships that better serve the needs of those enrolled. |
