3 possible outcomes for the Cadillac tax and how to prepare for them

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There are three options of what might happen to the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax” before it begins to take effect in 2018. No matter which one prevails, there are steps to take now in preparation.

The 40% nondeductible excise tax on employer-sponsored “high cost health coverage” is technically assessed to insurers and plan administrators, but they will pass in onto the consumer, said Roger Abramson, general counsel at Ameriflex, a third-party benefits administrator.

Brian M. Kalish
Online Managing Editor, Health Care Group

Kalish is a fomer managing editor of SourceMedia’s Employee Benefits Group.


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