Tuesday, November 26, 2013

NBC: Large Employers Cutting Benefits Due to Obamacare’s Looming ‘Cadillac Tax’

11.26.13


Exerpt: ..The 40 percent excise tax—often called the “Cadillac tax”— is part of Obamacare and is levied on the most generous health plans. It’s designed to bring down overall health costs by making companies and workers more cost-conscious. The thinking is that if consumers have to pay more expenses themselves, through higher deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses, they’ll avoid unnecessary or overly costly procedures. And that is supposed to make care more affordable for everyone...

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