Democratic Health Care Bill Divulges IRS Tax Data

Declan McCullagh of CBS News writes that Section 431(a) of the (Democratic health care) bill says that the IRS must divulge taxpayer identity information, including the filing status, the modified adjusted gross income, the number of dependents, and "other information as is prescribed by" regulation. That information will be provided to the new Health Choices Commissioner and state health programs and used to determine who qualifies for "affordability credits."

Should this tax information be a factor when deciding health care for an individual or a family?

Democratic Health Care Bill Divulges IRS Tax Data