House Overwhelmingly Passes Caddy Tax Repeal

By Amy Lotven / July 17, 2019 at 7:52 PM
The House late Wednesday passed 419 to 6 legislation to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act’s 40% tax on high-cost health plans, also known as the Cadillac tax, a key priority for a broad array of health care stakeholders, including issuers, employers, unions and others. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Mike Kelly (R-PA), passed the floor with no offsets just hours after the Congressional Budget Office reported the measure would cost $197 billion from 2020...


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