AHIP Asks Hatch To Repeal Health Insurance Tax, Cadillac Tax

Updated Story The health insurance lobby in a letter this week asks Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Tax and Cadillac tax on high-priced plans as part of the committee’s tax overhaul efforts, and blames the Health Insurance Tax, or HIT, for contributing to the spikes in premiums. The letter responds to a request from Hatch for input in tax reform. The Senate Republicans’ deeply unpopular Better Care Reconciliation...