Coalition Slams GOP Proposal To Cap ESI Tax Exclusion

The Republican Study Committee proposes to overhaul the current private health care system by capping the tax exclusion for health benefits that is currently available for employer-based plans and extending the same level of credits to all Americans regardless of where they buy their coverage, but a stakeholder coalition that aims to protect employer sponsored insurance tells Inside Health Policy the idea is unlikely to gain traction among candidates. Employer and worker expenditures on health care premiums are currently tax...