Employer Lobbies Urge Congress To Protect Tax-Free Health Benefits

Policymakers must protect the tax-free status of employer-sponsored health benefits that are the foundation for the nation’s health care system, a coalition of employers, unions and other stakeholders say in a letter to congressional leadership, coming after the Republican Study Committee and another outside conservative-leaning group proposed capping the employer tax exclusion. “The undersigned organizations ... urge you to firmly reject proposals that would tax employer provided health care coverage. Congress must protect the foundation and affordability of American health...