claim: president obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries."
author: national taxpayers union
evidence_1: on march 23, 2010, president obama signed the affordable care act. the law  puts ... middle- and low-income families will get tax credits that cover a significant  ... gap in medicare prescription drug coverage known as the “donut hole” this  year. .... for plans sold to individuals and small employers, at least 80 percent of  the ...
evidence_2: president obama plans to "impose a tax of at least 23 percent on the medicare  prescription drug benefit for low-income beneficiaries." — politifact texas on ...
evidence_3: apr 25, 2013 ... on march 23, 2010, president obama signed comprehensive health reform, the  ... lowest cost plan option exceeds 8% of an individual's income, and those ....  health insurance premium if the employer contributes at least 50% of the ... the  medicare part a (hospital insurance) tax rate on wages by 0.9% (from ...
evidence_4: medicare is a single-payer, national health insurance program in the united  states, begun in 1966 under the social security administration and now  administered by the centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms). it  provides health insurance for americans aged 65 and older. ... medicare is  funded by a combination of a payroll tax, beneficiary premiums ...
evidence_5: mar 23, 2015 ... early consumer protections and health insurance reforms. ... medicare  prescription drug discounts. .... premium tax credits and cost sharing  reductions . ..... on march 23, 2010 president obama signed the patient  protection and .... health plans and issuers of group health insurance from  imposing ...