Health Care Plan Lacks Public Support

 

Thursday, Jul 09,2009, 10:41:05 AM   Click:

Taxing employer-provided health care plans french is a pot of money for Democrats seeking ways to finance a revision of the nation, the health system, but the public is not buying it.

One of the major Democrats in the Senate is working on a plan to reform the taxation just said, even the most expensive of the plans used by the wealthy, Americans are not popular

"If you go to the people and ask them what they think, they do not like it," said Senator Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat and member of the Finance Committee, referring to offices vote recently.

"We're looking at other options because of what we see when you go out and ask people across the country."

The compilation of four polls, discussed at a Finance Committee meeting Tuesday, found that at least 59 percent of the public opposes taxing benefits .

Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the committee, has said he doesn't want to see benefits taxed completely but is in favor of taxing the most expensive plans.

Currently, employer plans are not taxed.

Congress is entering its final legislative period before the August recess, and leaders in both parties said they plan to have a bill passed before they leave Washington.


Congress may get some needed momentum on Wednesday as hospital trade groups are expected to announce at the White House that they will voluntarily cut costs.