Can the Cadillac Tax Be Made Less Regressive by Replacing It with an Exclusion Cap? Methods and Results

Can the Cadillac Tax Be Made Less Regressive by Replacing It with an Exclusion Cap? Methods and Results

The Affordable Care Act's "Cadillac tax" consists of a 40-percent excise tax on premiums for employer-sponsored health plans in excess of a dollar limit. This report uses RAND's COMPARE microsimulation model to compare the effects of the Cadillac tax versus an alternative tax, ba...

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Main Author: White, Chapin (auth)
Other Authors: Nowak, Sarah A. (auth), Eibner, Christine (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2015
Subjects:
Insurance & actuarial studies
Medicine: general issues
Medicolegal issues
Health Sciences
Business
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Summary:The Affordable Care Act's "Cadillac tax" consists of a 40-percent excise tax on premiums for employer-sponsored health plans in excess of a dollar limit. This report uses RAND's COMPARE microsimulation model to compare the effects of the Cadillac tax versus an alternative tax, based on an exclusion gap, on families in different income ranges.
ISBN:j.ctt19w72f8
9780833093912
Access:Open Access

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