Hope of congressional intervention shifts ‘Cadillac tax’ to neutral

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Large employers are playing a waiting game in the coming year on health care cost saving strategies as many wait and see how Washington politics play out.

2018 is a key year for many employers as the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax on high-cost plans takes effect, and many employers have been opposed – with a majority of employers noting that at least one of their plans will trigger the tax by 2020, due to the difference between overall inflation and medical inflation.

Nick Otto
Former senior editor

Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.


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