How Much Does the Health Care Reform Law Redistribute Income? April 15, 2010 TF Staff TF Staff A new report from the Tax Foundation discusses the effect on income redistribution from the recently passed health care reform bill. Here are the summary results: Table 1 Summary of Income Redistribution Before and After Health Care Reform Fiscal Year 2016 Market Income Percentile Average Income Redistribution (OMB Baseline) Average Income Redistribution (Post-HCR) Change in Income Redistribution 0 – 10% + 20,309 + 21,236 + 927 10 – 20% + 12,363 + 14,396 + 2,033 20 – 30% + 9,862 + 11,546 + 1,685 30 – 40% + 7,907 + 8,684 + 777 40 – 50% + 6,917 + 7,172 + 255 50 – 60% + 4,921 + 4,717 – 204 60 – 70% +187 – 248 – 435 70 – 80% – 4,862 – 5,426 – 564 80 – 90% – 12,131 – 12,804 – 674 90 – 95% – 18,800 – 19,776 – 976 95 – 99% – 61,681 – 64,852 – 3,172 99 – 100% – 484,493 – 536,697 – 52,204 ALL 0 0 0 Exhibit: Top 20% – 47,594 – 51,450 – 3,856 Top 10% – 83,030 – 90,066 – 7,036 Top 5% – 147,250 – 160,345 – 13,095 Top 1% – 484,493 – 536,697 – 52,204 Main Sources: Tax Foundation Fiscal Incidence Microsimulation Model; CBO final score of health care bill; President's FY 2011 Budget Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Tags Health Care
