How Obamacare affects businesses – large and small

By artappraiser on Mon, 09/30/2013 - 3:57pm |

By David Nather, Politico.com, Sept. 30, 2013

When Congress was writing Obamacare, its biggest backers said the new law would help small businesses. Instead, they’re complaining about it.

It was also supposed to take the cost pressure off businesses in general. Instead, they say it’s just adding more pressure.

It’s one of the biggest political ironies of the health care law: Some of the loudest gripes are coming from the employers who were meant to benefit from it. But the reality is, from the smallest startups to the largest corporations, employers have a lot of new rules and reporting requirements to keep track of. And in some cases, there are new costs, too.

It’s the only way to make the law work — but it’s also a headache for many employers [....]

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/how-obamacare-affects-businesses-large-and-small-97460.html#ixzz2gPLHSSuP