Cadillac Tax – Healthcare Economist

Will the Cadillac tax increase or decrease out-of-pocket cost?

2019-07-21Jason Shafrin6 Comments

One piece of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated that health insurance plans for individuals with yearly premiums exceeding $10,200 or family health insurance plans with premiums exceeding $27,500 would be subject to a tax. The tax originally was set to start in 2018, but has since been postponed to 2022. The Kaiser Family Foundation…

Who will pay the Cadillac tax?

2014-11-02Jason Shafrin2 Comments

Beginning in 2018, many individuals will face the “Cadillac” tax. What is the Cadillac tax? The Cadillac tax is a tax on high-cost health insurance plans. According to a Truven report, it is calculated as “40 percent of the excess of total per employee per year (PEPY) healthcare costs above statutory threshold limits of $10,200…