Health Care Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)

December 8, 2017Filed under: Individual Mandate, Marketplace, Medical Expense Deducation, Orphan Drug Tax Credit, Pharmacy Costs, Policy, Politics, Specialty Drugs, Trump Administration

  • Author(s):
  • Margaret Randolph, MA;
  • Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA

Editor’s Note: CHRT updated this fact sheet Jan. 12, 2018 to include more recent Medicare beneficiary numbers, updated information on PAYGO, and reflect that the conference report is now law.

Congress is currently debating legislation to reform the tax code. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on November 16, 2017, and an amended version passed the U.S. Senate on December 2, 2017. Congress reconciled the differences between the two bills in a compromise conference report. While the purpose of the legislation is to reduce tax rates for businesses and individuals, it includes several major health care policy changes. These provisions are described below.

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