Personnel Matters: Health tax credit could be revived

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Employees who lose their jobs due to foreign competition, as well as retirees in failed pension plans, again would be eligible for generous federal health insurance premium subsidies under legislation approved by the U.S. Senate. The subsidy, known as the Health Coverage Tax Credit , expired at the end of 2013.

SOURCE: Health Insurance News – Read entire story here.

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