
Delay for ACA's Cadillac Tax Receives Strong Bipartisan Support in Senate
A measure to delay the unpopular "Cadillac tax," part of President Obama's health reform law, overwhelmingly passed the Senate by a 90-10 vote on Thursday.
A measure to delay the unpopular “Cadillac tax,” part of President Obama’s health reform law, overwhelmingly passed the Senate by a 90-10 vote on Thursday.
However, the overall bill, which would repeal other parts of the Affordable Care Act, will not become law: the president has already said he will veto the bill when it lands on his desk.
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The Senate received strong bipartisan support for the bill, which was amended by the Senate to include a delay of the Cadillac tax. The
“Americans are living with the consequences of this broken law and its broken promises every day,” US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Regardless of the support the bill garnered, the Obama administration is not willing to let the president’s landmark law be unraveled.
“By repealing numerous, key elements of current law, this legislation would take away critical benefits and health care coverage from hard-working middle-class families,” the White House released in a statement. “The bill also would remove policies that are expected to help slow the growth in health care costs and that have improved the quality of care patients receive.”
Even though H.R. 3762 will ultimately be vetoed, there are ongoing talks to handle the Cadillac tax in other ways,
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