Will The Cadillac Tax Extend To Individual Plans Or The Self-Employed?

Michelle Andrews answers a question from a reader about who will be affected by the health law’s Cadillac tax, a 40 percent excise tax on high-cost plans set to start in 2018.

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<h1>Will The Cadillac Tax Extend To Individual Plans Or The Self-Employed?</h1>
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			June 7, 2012		</time>
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