Hillary Clinton to Propose Scrapping Health Law’s ‘Cadillac Tax’

The New York Times reports:

Hillary Rodham Clinton will in the coming days speak out against the so-called Cadillac tax on certain health care plans, a move that is part of a series of reforms she’s suggesting for the Affordable Care Act, according to a union official briefed on her plans.

Mrs. Clinton’s campaign aides informed Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, of her intentions in the last few days, according to a senior official with the labor group. The union made an early endorsement of Mrs. Clinton in July.

Many of the union’s members would be affected by the Cadillac tax, which imposes taxes on pricey employer-based coverage plans whose premiums exceed $10,200 a year for individuals and $27,500 for families. The tax is imposed on employers, who can avoid it by reducing benefits to their workers. Its purpose is to help rein in health care costs over all.

Mrs. Clinton had indicated concerns about the tax in a questionnaire she answered for the union this year ahead of the endorsement.

A campaign official confirmed Ms. Weingarten’s account of Mrs. Clinton’s plans, but declined to elaborate.

Getting ridding of the Cadillac Tax isn't a "minor tweak". How else is ObamaCare supposed to survive in the long term unless companies stop dropping health insurance at work?