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-----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Subject: Health Insurance Tax Credits Could Shortchange Women Dear Colleague: Proposed federal policies to help low-income adults buy health insurance have focused on tax credits for purchasing coverage in the individual insurance market. But a new study by The Commonwealth Fund finds that tax credits within the range of those contemplated in recent proposals would not be large enough to make health insurance affordable to women with low incomes. In Health Insurance Tax Credits: Will They Work for Women?, researchers Sara R. Collins, Stephanie B. Berkson, and Deirdre A. Downey report on findings from their analysis of premium and benefit quotes for health insurance plans in 25 cities. The authors conclude that unless tax credits are combined with options to buy into group insurance, individual insurance market reforms, or other protections, relatively few low-income women are likely to use them. Click on the links below to read or download the press release or the report Health Insurance Tax Credits: Will They Work for Women? Press Release (http://www.cmwf.org/media/releases/index.asp?link=11) <http://www.cmwf.org/media/releases/index.asp?link=11> Report (http://www.cmwf.org/publist/publist2.asp?CategoryID=4) <http://www.cmwf.org/publist/publist2.asp?CategoryID=4> Visit the Fund's website (http://www.cmwf.org/) to read, download, or order reports from The Commonwealth Fund. You can also order reports by calling toll-free 1-888-777-2744 or by sending an e-mail to [log in to unmask]