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Final Health Tax Credit Regulations Released
Final regulations for implementing the health insurance purchase tax credit provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) are set to appear in the Federal Register Wednesday.
PPACA opponents are challenging PPACA in Congress and the courts. If the act takes effect on schedules and works as drafters hope, individuals and small groups will be able to use PPACA tax incentives to buy coverage through a new system of health insurance exchanges, or Web-based health insurance supermarkets.
The new regulations, the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit regulations, apply to individuals who buy coverage through the exchanges. The final regulations are based on draft PPACA tax credit regulationsthat were published in August 2011.
PPACA calls for individuals with incomes under… Continue Reading
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