"In a press call, Randy Johnson, the U.S. Chamber's senior vice president for Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits, said the poll 'should be a strong message as to what Capitol Hill needs to do on this issue'. While the Affordable Care Act was designed 'to provide better health care to more people,' Johnson said, the tax set to go into effect in 2018, will do the opposite, 'having the effect of creating less health care for more people'.

"In 2009 and 2010 (according to the New York Times), it was billed as a tax on only the most expensive and lavish health plans, those enjoyed by high-paid chief executives. But the reality facing workers and employers today demonstrates that older workers, women and employees in high-cost regions will bear the brunt of this tax penalty. By penalizing contributions to flexible spending accounts and on-site wellness clinics, and encouraging higher deductibles - which will deter patients from seeking preventive and primary care - the Cadillac tax undermines those goals."