Politico January 16, 2025
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EMPLOYERS’ ASKS — Groups representing employers that offer health insurance are gearing up to defend and try to bolster the largest source of health coverage for people under 65 in the U.S., your host reports.
Donald Trump’s election and Republican majorities in Congress have raised some uncertainty on what’s coming down the pike for employer-sponsored health insurance, which covers almost 165 million Americans.
Some conservative think tanks with ties to Trump, including the Paragon Health Institute, have floated capping the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health insurance, which exempts employer contributions to premiums from federal income and payroll taxes. Right-leaning groups argue the exclusion costs the government hundreds of billions of dollars in tax revenue and drives up...
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