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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for a repeal of the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's so-called Cadillac tax, marking a significant break from US President Barack Obama on his signature healthcare law.
"Too many Americans are struggling to meet the cost of rising deductibles and drug prices. That's why, among other steps, I encourage Congress to repeal the so-called Cadillac tax, which applies to some employer-based health plans, and to fully pay for the cost of repeal," Clinton said in a statement released Tuesday by her campaign.
Clinton's call to scrap the law puts her on the same page as Democratic presidential rival and US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Sanders — who caucuses with Democrats in the Senate — and eight Democratic senators introduced legislation to repeal the tax, a 40% excise tax on employer plans whose premiums exceed $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families.
Democrats often argue the provision – which is generally disliked across the political spectrum and is highly unpopular with many unions whose support Clinton's campaign is courting — is more in reality a tax on most employer-sponsored health plans.
"Some have said that this tax only falls on 'Cadillac' healthcare plans, but the reality is that the plans this bill will tax are more like Chevrolets," Sanders said in a statement last week. "Workers have fought hard to negotiate decent healthcare benefits, often in exchange for lower pay. This excise tax unfairly punishes them."
For Clinton, the break stands to be part of a series of proposals in which she advocates for building on the law, colloquially known as Obamacare. Last week, for example, she introduced a plan to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs, and she took aim Monday at a pharmaceutical CEOwhose company had jacked up the price of a popular drug by more than 5,000%.
The Cadillac tax is just one part that needs to go. The whole damn thing should go !
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for a repeal of the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's so-called Cadillac tax, marking a significant break from US President Barack Obama on his signature healthcare law.
"Too many Americans are struggling to meet the cost of rising deductibles and drug prices. That's why, among other steps, I encourage Congress to repeal the so-called Cadillac tax, which applies to some employer-based health plans, and to fully pay for the cost of repeal," Clinton said in a statement released Tuesday by her campaign.
Clinton's call to scrap the law puts her on the same page as Democratic presidential rival and US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Sanders — who caucuses with Democrats in the Senate — and eight Democratic senators introduced legislation to repeal the tax, a 40% excise tax on employer plans whose premiums exceed $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families.
Democrats often argue the provision – which is generally disliked across the political spectrum and is highly unpopular with many unions whose support Clinton's campaign is courting — is more in reality a tax on most employer-sponsored health plans.
"Some have said that this tax only falls on 'Cadillac' healthcare plans, but the reality is that the plans this bill will tax are more like Chevrolets," Sanders said in a statement last week. "Workers have fought hard to negotiate decent healthcare benefits, often in exchange for lower pay. This excise tax unfairly punishes them."
For Clinton, the break stands to be part of a series of proposals in which she advocates for building on the law, colloquially known as Obamacare. Last week, for example, she introduced a plan to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs, and she took aim Monday at a pharmaceutical CEOwhose company had jacked up the price of a popular drug by more than 5,000%.
Hillary Clinton has made a major break with Obamacare
This is why Obama is going to destroy Hillary
Anybody that goes after the ACA is going to lose.
If Republicans want to win in November of 2016, they need to start talking about fixing the 'coverage gap'
Republicans start running their stupid fucking mouths about repealing the ACA and they're going to lose -- To Joe Biden.
If Hitlery wins the dimocrap nomination, a rotting dead fish could beat her.
Mess with the ACA at your own risk. It's why we lost Florida in 2012 and without Florida, we can't win..... Or at least, it will be VERY difficult to win. Very nearly impossible
Anybody that goes after the ACA is going to lose.
If Republicans want to win in November of 2016, they need to start talking about fixing the 'coverage gap'
Republicans start running their stupid fucking mouths about repealing the ACA and they're going to lose -- To Joe Biden.
If Hitlery wins the dimocrap nomination, a rotting dead fish could beat her.
Mess with the ACA at your own risk. It's why we lost Florida in 2012 and without Florida, we can't win..... Or at least, it will be VERY difficult to win. Very nearly impossible
Once you get people addicted to depending on government to fill their needs, it is indeed difficult to eliminate programs without paying a price politically. The longer Obamacare lives, the more difficult it will be to destroy it.
Government programs are a drug, and the Dimocrat party are the pushers.
