McCain Undermines Employer Insurance

Health Care for America Now has released a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), which finds that as many as 27 million people around the country would lose employer-sponsored health insurance under John McCain’s health care plan.

An estimated 165 million U.S. residents under the age of 65 currently receive health insurance coverage through their employer. A linchpin of this system is the tax exclusion that allows insurance premiums paid for by employers to be not considered taxable income for employees. John McCain’s plan for health care reform would end this exclusion. EPI’s report concludes that as many as 27 million Americans nationwide could lose their employer health benefits as a result. (Learn more about why Senator McCain’s plan would have such a devastating effect on hard-working families across the country.)

Find out how many people would be affected in your state.