Lawmakers and industry heavyweights hailed Congress’ passage of a comprehensive $1.1 trillion spending package Friday, saying the inclusion of a two-year delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act’s highly contested “Cadillac tax” would give employers some breathing room while providing more time to build enough support for a full repeal — but they want more.
“A two-year delay moves the threat of taxes that much further down the road, which is welcome,” says Steve Wojcik, vice president of public policy at the National Business Group on Health. “Employers also have a little more time to make plan changes, but as long as healthcare costs keep rising faster than inflation, those changes will continue.”
