https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/03/obamacares-regulatory-surtax-on-exchange-insurance-plans/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:05:20 -0400<![CDATA[Despite over 2,000 pages of legislative text, many key details of President Obama’s national health care law were left up to regulators to work out, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius given the lead role. The Obama administration wanted to avoid issuing potentially controversial health care regulations during an election year, but now that it’s over, regulations are starting to roll out. In a news dump this past Friday afternoon, HHS released 373 pages of new insurance regulations, and buried on page 299 is a proposed 3.5 percent monthly “user fee” to be levied on the premiums collected by insurers who offer policies on the new government-run exchanges. Effectively, it’s a regulatory surtax that will inevitably be passed onto individuals who purchase insurance on these new exchanges. &#8230;]]>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:05:32 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/03/obamacares-regulatory-surtax-on-exchange-insurance-plans-n97993