Change or repeal employer employer-sponsored health benefits tax exclusion, analysts say

By Allison Bell

News June 11, 2026 at 05:12 PM

Share & Print

What You Need To Know

The Mercatus Center is a free-market think tank affiliated with George Mason University.
Veronique de Rugy and Jack Salmon note that the employer health tax exclusion could cost $6.1 trillion over 10 years.
They also favor repealing deductibility of medical expenses.

More From HR Executive

NOT FOR REPRINT

© Arc, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.