Congressional lawmakers are gaining traction in a bid to get a two-year delay a tax on expensive employer health plans, a levy known as the “Cadillac tax.” The tax that was part of the 2010 health law is a big money maker for the federal government …
“All I can say is there is support on both sides to get rid of the Cadillac tax,” Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Tuesday. “But the Democrats, of course, are the ones that hung us with it. Now that they're finding that the …
Reid and Pelosi have been talking since the spring with President Obama about repealing the “Cadillac tax” on employer healthcare benefits, a senior Democratic aide confirmed on Friday. “Point is, they both want to get this done,” the Democratic aide said.
Longtime opponents of the ObamaCare “Cadillac tax” met with lawmakers this week with a new message: We're willing to compromise. In a fly-in visit with key members and committee staff, employer benefits lobbyists went in seeking a more politically …
Over the past year, I gave several public presentations on the economics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). During each presentation, I saved a few minutes to explain the "Cadillac tax." The tax is 40 percent of the cost of employer-provided health …
While most of the law's major elements have already taken effect, a final provision — the "Cadillac tax" — looms on the horizon. Beginning in 2018, the government will impose heavy financial penalties on employer-provided health plans it deems overly …
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), despite its laudable policy goals, contains a provision that could negatively impact the health of millions of middle class individuals, and that is the so-called “Cadillac” tax. Increasingly it is being re-evaluated by …
That fact alone could dramatically alter the political equation surrounding Obamacare, potentially blindsiding middle-class voters who may be only vaguely aware of the Cadillac tax. Though the levy won't take effect until 2018, it could be one of the …
At Medicines Co., a biopharmaceutical company whose drugs treat acute illnesses, executives are analyzing how to avoid or minimize the Cadillac tax. The Parsippany, N.J., company used to pay 100% of employee premiums, but now pays 80% to 90% of the …
A mix of business groups and labor unions are pushing to tee up the next big Obamacare fight: killing its so-called Cadillac tax. It is, they say, the type of Obamacare “fix” that Republicans and Democrats can agree on — notwithstanding the problem of …
A national business group representing the nation's large employers reported Wednesday that companies desperate to avoid a 40 percent ObamaCare “Cadillac tax” are finding ways to shift the costs to workers. The so-called “Cadillac tax,” now four years …
A national business group representing the nation's large employers reported Wednesday that companies desperate to avoid a 40 percent ObamaCare “Cadillac tax” are finding ways to shift the costs to workers. The so-called “Cadillac tax,” now four years …