Tax-free Employer-provided Health Benefit Plans

Whereas employer-provided health benefits plans help fill crucial gaps in the public health system; And whereas group health benefit plans cover nearly 30 billion annually in health care costs for up to 22 million Canadians and their families, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the health-related spending nationally; And whereas group coverage offers significant cost savings and access advantages over individual insurance: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call on the federal government, through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, to maintain the tax-free status of employer-provided health benefit plans.