The Obama administration is open to the idea of limiting the deduction on employer-based health care coverage. This would be a tremendous step in the right direction in limiting health care cost growth, as I’ve previously discussed (here as well).

While President Obama campaigned against this proposal initially, his advisers now indicate that he will not oppose a reduction in this subsidy if Congress passes it. Let’s hope that this particular initiative survives the Congressional melee and emerges as part of health care reform!