What are the consequences of eliminating the business tax deduction on healthcare

I’m following this thread the best I can. Doesn’t the market follow the two largest health insurers of federal employees? I don’t see what a tax deduction affects.

I think the two largest exclusive fee-for-service insurers for federal employees are apwu and geha, i’m not sure.

These are their “universal” premiums for 2005

http://apps.opm.gov/rates/non_postal.cfm?state=ffs