Episode 141 • • 1:40:06 - 1:47:23
141: Who Is John Brek?
Baucus Bill Analysis and the Health Care Excise Tax
The show concludes with an analysis of Section 2215 of the Baucus health care bill. The hosts identify a "loophole" where individuals could theoretically pay a $1,700 IRS excise tax instead of buying insurance, then purchase a policy only after becoming ill due to the ban on pre-existing condition exclusions. They also warn that "high-risk pools" may eventually target gun owners and pilots.