New York Post<\/a> offers a summary:<\/p>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A 2 percent levy on every health plan, which is expected to net about $8 billion for the government in 2014 and increase to $14.3 billion in 2018<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A $2 fee per policy that goes into a new medical research trust called the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Insurers pay a 3.5 percent user fee to sell medical plans on the HealthCare.gov website, which is passed onto consumers<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A 2.3 percent medical device tax that will inflate the cost of items such as pacemakers, stents and prosthetic limbs<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An added 0.9 percent Medicare surtax on top of the existing 1.45 percent Medicare payroll tax for families making over $200,000 and individuals making more than $250,000 annually<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The same groups will also pay an extra 3.8 percent Medicare tax on unearned income, such as investment dividends, rental income and capital gains<\/p>\n
The government Grinches even swiped the income tax deduction for medical expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of a person\u2019s annual income. In 2014 it will jump to 10 percent.<\/p>\n
\u2018Tis the season for a heavier tax burden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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