Taxing Health Benefits: An Explainer

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010
There is increased talk in Washington that paying for healthcare reform would involve taxing some health benefits that employees receive at work -- particularly, the so-called "Cadillac" benefits that are valued at $20,000 or more. MIT economist Jonathan Gruber explains how such a tax would work and what impact it may have; Kate Pickert writes about the plans on Time.com today. If your health care was a car, what kind of car would it be? Comment below!

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