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New Study Shows Employers are Already Paring Down Healthcare Plans in Preparation for 2018 Excise Tax

From L.A. Times, 9.22.15, by Noam N. Levey

"The new report indicates that about 1 in 5 large employers offer at least one health plan that would be subject to the new tax. And 13% of large firms offering benefits have already taken steps to avoid the tax, including switching to less generous plans."

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Click here to read the 2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. Another article of interest from KFF: How Many Employers Could be Affected by the Cadillac Plan Tax?

Published September 22nd, 2015

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