Sen. Bernie Sanders called for the elimination of a provision in the Senate health reform bill which would tax some health insurance plans.  “Imposing an excise tax on health insurance plans would be a disaster for millions of middle class Americans,” Sanders said.  “Some of my colleagues would have you believe that the tax in the Senate bill only falls on ‘Cadillac’ health care plans, but the truth is that the plans this bill will tax are more like Chevrolets.”  Sanders has introduced an amendment to strike this provision from the Senate-introduced Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The so-called “Cadillac” health insurance plans in fact can have premiums around $8,500 for an individual plan and $23,000 for a family plan.

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