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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Will Affordable Care Act Lead To More Or Less People With Employer-Sponsored Insurance? (Hint: No One Knows)

With the clock ticking down to 2014, when many of the controversial portions of the Affordable Care Act start kicking in, the folks at the Government Accountability Office thought they would look into whether or not certain provisions in the law would cause some employers to stop offering health insurance to employees, or cause them to add benefits, or lead consumers to look for cheaper options elsewhere. After sifting through available studies, the GAO came to a conclusion that we'll probably just have to wait and see.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

JOE,If MITT gets elected he said he would repeal the Health Care Bill. I guess 2014 nothing would click in.Am i right or wrong?I enjoyed the day of Mitt and his pick for VP. Made me feel very good. Now if they will not shaft us like the elephants have done.

Anonymous said...

bwahahahaha...yeah right. Employers will drop coverage en masse. Lets see, take a one time fine, or pay more every year? The majority of large business owners have come out, time and time again, and said they're dropping coverage.

Anonymous said...

Less since the fine for not providing it will be less than the insurance.