I haven't quite got all of the details, but I think a employer paid family plan would have to exceed 15K before it was taxable.
Still trying to comprehend the ins and outs of the new proposal.
15K isn't that much. The AVERAGE cost of a plan for a 4 person family in 2006, was $11,500. so anyone with a "better" plan, like someone working for a Fortune 100 company, is likely going to pay this tax.
and what happens to goverment employees? in my school district, teachers receive gold plated plans - will they be taxed on it, or will they be exempt?
the bottom line is - if you want LESS of something, you tax it. If you want LESS employer provided health coverage, a tax will accomplish that. so how exactly does this new tax help solve the health insurance problem in the US? why punish people who have coverage, by taxing it if the government deems its "too good"? this idea is coming from a republican administration?