Some Economists Have Proposed Making the Tax Treatment of Employer-Provided

question 128

Multiple Choice

Some economists have proposed making the tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance the same as the tax treatment of individually purchased health insurance and out-of-pocket health care spending.Such changes would make it more likely that

• A)consumers would pay prices closer to the actual costs for routine medical care.
• B)employers would provide more generous medical coverage to their employees.
• C)insurance deductibles would decrease.
• D)the quantity of medical services demanded would increase.

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