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Why CBO Figures More Employers Will Drop Health Coverage

The Congressional Budget Office says the year-end fiscal cliff deal that preserved lower tax rates for most households produced a little-noticed side-effect: Fewer people will get health insurance from their employer over the next decade.

That nugget of economic thinking pops up in the nonpartisan office’s annual update of its budget and economic forecast.

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Source: The Wall Street Journal

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