AHIP Pans Plan Tax

Other lawmakers have suggested imposing a new tax on employers that sponsor Cadillac plans.

AHIP disagrees with the idea of trying to pay for health programs by imposing taxes on health insurers or health insurance purchasers, group spokesman Robert Zirkelbach says.

“New taxes on health insurance will only make it harder for families and small businesses to afford coverage,” Zirkelbach says. “The American people want reform that eases the burden of rising medical costs and puts our health care system on a sustainable and fiscally responsible path – not new taxes on health insurance.”