Politico reports that the NFIB has released a new study showing significant job losses on account of the tax imposed on health plans:
The National Federation of Independent Business is announcing a new report this morning that says the health insurance premium tax (levied on insurance plans) will cut as many as 249,000 jobs in the private sector by 2021 and cause a loss of $18 billion to $30 billion in sales. The drop would be a result of rising premium costs for employers and consumers. Just last week America's Health Insurance Plans released a similar report that said the tax would increase premiums by as much as 3.7 percent. The White House pushed back on the AHIP report and said it ignored "provisions that will increase transparency and bring costs down."
Read the NFIB report here.
The National Federation of Independent Business is announcing a new report this morning that says the health insurance premium tax (levied on insurance plans) will cut as many as 249,000 jobs in the private sector by 2021 and cause a loss of $18 billion to $30 billion in sales. The drop would be a result of rising premium costs for employers and consumers. Just last week America's Health Insurance Plans released a similar report that said the tax would increase premiums by as much as 3.7 percent. The White House pushed back on the AHIP report and said it ignored "provisions that will increase transparency and bring costs down."
Read the NFIB report here.
