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Employers and benefits brokers unite to defend group health tax exclusion

A cap would hurt sicker and older indidividuals and hit some regions harder than others, according to a benefits professional-employer coalition organized by Neil Trautwein.

By Allison Bell | November 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM

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A coalition of benefits brokers, employer groups and benefits groups organized by Neil Trautwein is trying to ward off any efforts to weaken the current federal income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health benefits.

The coalition, the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage, or P4ESC, has written to the leaders of the House and the Senate to oppose moves to cap the exclusion to increase federal tax revenue and help narrow the federal budget deficit or offset the cost of other federal tax cuts or federal program funding increases.

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