Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Health Care Tax Credits to Decrease the Number of Uninsured February 13, 2002 and 1100 Seventeenth Street NW Seventh Floor Washington, DC 20036 Telephone 202 223 8196 Facsimile 202 872 1948 www.actuary.org Will Insurers Increase Premiums in Response to Tax Credits for Displaced Workers? Introduction