Taxing health benefits: snake oil ... or smart health policy?
Limiting the tax-free treatment of employer-paid health benefits is a cornerstone of managed competition, the health reform approach favored by the Clinton Administration. Organized labor argues that the idea is a double-whammy for wage-strapped workers, while a leading academic calls it a good solution to one of the nation's worst public policies.
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