Support for repeal efforts
Posted On: Jan. 2, 2011 12:00 AM CSTEmployer opposition to health care reform law provisions varies*
Provision % backing repeal
Ban on flexible spending account reimbursement of over-the-counter drugs not prescribed by a doctor 72%
Reporting health insurance cost on W-2 statements 69%
Capping FSA contributions at $2,500 a year 64%
Imposing excise tax on costliest health care plans 61%
Requiring employers to offer health insurance vouchers 53%
Financially penalizing employers not offering coverage 50%
Financially penalizing individuals not enrolled in a plan 50%
Covering employees' adult children to age 26 43%
Defining minimum essential benefits 34%
Removing preventive service copayments 32%
Establishing state health insurance exchanges 31%
Banning annual, lifetime dollar limits for essential services 27%
*The remaining percentage of respondents for each provision support retention or modification of the provision. Source: “Employer Reaction to Health Reform After the November 2010 Elections”