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Starting in 2018, the PPACA Cadillac plan tax is supposed to impose a 40 percent tax on the issuers of expensive health benefits packages.

So while the Senate casts a meaningless, however principled, vote, federal spending could balloon by as much as $120 billion back in the real world.

The Obama administration Thursday announced $3.2 million in funding to help racial and ethnic minorities enroll in health coverage under PPACA.

Moodys analysts said Tuesday that carriers selling their products on the exchanges will struggle with a year of risks and unknowns.

The downward spiral of public opinion surrounding PPACA continues since its July peak, just as midterm elections creep closer.

One variation of a self-funded insurance plan, a multiple-employer welfare arrangement, is a potential solution for employers whod prefer to seek options outside of the government-run health insurance exchanges.