The new plan really did fix the problems people here had on the excise tax

[karynnj]

The House bill would include a tax on high-end, so-called Cadillac health insurance plans, but it raises the threshold to plans costing more than $10,200 a year for individuals and $27,500 for families. Pelosi said the new formula made it a “Platinum Rolls Royce tax.’’ It also would not begin until 2018. The AFL-CIO, which had fought the concept of taxing Cadillac plans for months, said yesterday that it supported the new plan.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/03/19/democrats_offer_940b_health_bill_for_final_test/?page=2

Most articles here have spoken of the change in CPI plus 1% to CPI, but this change is likely why the unions are now supporting the new plan as strongly as they are.

[Clio the Leo]

1. lol @ "Platinum Rolls Royce tax." that's cute.

They could also call it a "whip tax" but that might scare Clyburn and Durbin. :)

[Jennicut]

2. So the threshold was raised? Good to know.

[karynnj]

3. Yep - even above the $25,000 that Kerry and Stabenow fought for

several times on the Finance Committee.