Heller amendment passes Senate 90-10

Sen. Dean Heller’s amendment to repeal the so-called Cadillac Tax won approval form the U.S. Senate on Thursday by a 90-10 vote.The Cadillac Tax is a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires generous health care plans to pay a 40 percent tax on premiums paid that exceed ACA threshholds.Heller, R-Nev., said that tax would cause up to 151 million workers in the nation to lose the health insurance they like including 1.3 million Nevada workers.Opponents of the tax argue it would ju