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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:09 PM Feb 2014

Obamacare employer mandate delayed until 2016 for small businesses

The Obama administration has yet again relaxed the Affordable Care Act to accommodate employers getting ready for the landmark health care law.

Under rules issued today by the U.S. Treasury Department, employers with 50 to 99 full-time workers now will have until 2016 to supply these workers with affordable health insurance, USA Today and media are reporting.

Meanwhile, firms with 100 workers or more now will only have to provide coverage to at least 70 percent of their staff next year. By 2016, they'll have to cover 95 percent.

This marks the second major delay to the so-called employer mandate of Obamacare.

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/obamacare_small_business_employer_mandate_delayed_for_another_year.html

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Obamacare employer mandate delayed until 2016 for small businesses (Original Post) FarCenter Feb 2014 OP

It's always more stress on the working class and more relief for the bosses. mucifer Feb 2014 #1

This is becoming very confusing... DonViejo Feb 2014 #2

Apparently the requirement for larger businesses is also relaxed FarCenter Feb 2014 #3

Bottom line is that employers with 50-99 FTE's don't have to provide coverage for their kelly1mm Feb 2014 #4

mucifer

(23,598 posts)

1. It's always more stress on the working class and more relief for the bosses.

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:16 PM

Feb 2014

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

2. This is becoming very confusing...

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:19 PM

Feb 2014

The Washington Post reports:

Health insurance mandate for medium businesses delayed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/white-house-delays-health-insurance-mandate-for-medium-sized-employers-until-2016/2014/02/10/ade6b344-9279-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html

TPM is reporting:

Treasury Makes Slight Change To Obamacare's Employer Mandate

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/obamacare-employer-mandate-rules

This is beginning to sound like the reporting done on the CBO comment about 2.5 million jobs

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)

3. Apparently the requirement for larger businesses is also relaxed

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:23 PM

Feb 2014

From the Washington Post article:

Even the nation’s largest employers got a significant concession: They can avoid a fine by offering coverage to 70 percent of their full-time employees in 2015 and 95 percent starting in 2016. Under an earlier proposal, employers with at least 50 employees would have been required to offer insurance, beginning 2015, to 95 percent of those who work 30 hours or more a week, along with their dependents.

kelly1mm

(4,735 posts)

4. Bottom line is that employers with 50-99 FTE's don't have to provide coverage for their

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:25 PM

Feb 2014

employees in 2015. Before this change, they did. They do have to report in 2015 if they provided coverage, but no penalties if they do not.

If this is a big deal or not depends on if you work for an employer with 50-99 FTE's or not (if they do not already provide HI).

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