Jul 02, 2013
Bloomberg: Health-Law Employer Mandate Said to Be Delayed to 2015
Businesses won’t be penalized next year if they don’t provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said. The decision will come in regulatory guidance to be issued later this week. It addresses vehement complaints from employer groups about the administrative burden of reporting requirements, though it may also affect coverage provided to some workers (Dorning and Wayne, 7/2).
Businesses won’t be penalized next year if they don’t provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said. The decision will come in regulatory guidance to be issued later this week. It addresses vehement complaints from employer groups about the administrative burden of reporting requirements, though it may also affect coverage provided to some workers (Dorning and Wayne, 7/2).
The Washington Post: White House Delays Employer Mandate Requirement Until 2015
The Obama administration will not penalize businesses that do not provide health insurance in 2014, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Instead, it will delay enforcement of a major Affordable Care Act requirement that all employers with more than 50 employees provide coverage to their workers until 2015 (Kliff, 7/2).
The Obama administration will not penalize businesses that do not provide health insurance in 2014, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Instead, it will delay enforcement of a major Affordable Care Act requirement that all employers with more than 50 employees provide coverage to their workers until 2015 (Kliff, 7/2).
Politico: Administration Postpones A Key Obamacare Provision For One Year
The administration said late Tuesday that the move recognized that the reporting requirements – the steps businesses have to take to show they were complying with the rules — were complex and they would try to streamline them over the next year. There will be no penalties the first year on businesses that don’t cover workers. Small businesses, with fewer than 50 workers, were already exempt from that rule. Most large businesses do cover employees now (Kenen, 7/2).
The administration said late Tuesday that the move recognized that the reporting requirements – the steps businesses have to take to show they were complying with the rules — were complex and they would try to streamline them over the next year. There will be no penalties the first year on businesses that don’t cover workers. Small businesses, with fewer than 50 workers, were already exempt from that rule. Most large businesses do cover employees now (Kenen, 7/2).
The New York Times: Obama Administration To Delay Health Law Requirement Until 2015
"We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively," Mark J. Mazur, an assistant Treasury secretary, wrote on the department’s Web site in disclosing the delay. "We recognize that the vast majority of businesses that will need to do this reporting already provide health insurance to their workers, and we want to make sure it is easy for others to do so" (Calmes, 7/2).
"We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively," Mark J. Mazur, an assistant Treasury secretary, wrote on the department’s Web site in disclosing the delay. "We recognize that the vast majority of businesses that will need to do this reporting already provide health insurance to their workers, and we want to make sure it is easy for others to do so" (Calmes, 7/2).
The Wall Street Journal: Health-Law Penalties For Big Employers To Be Delayed In 2014
Many large companies already provide coverage voluntarily, but some industries, particularly restaurant and retail and other sectors with significant numbers of lower-wage workers, had criticized the additional costs they would face under the provision. The Treasury Department said Tuesday afternoon that it was delaying enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's provision for 2014 to give companies more time to adjust (Radnofsky, 7/2).
The Associated Press: Obama Admin Delays Major Requirement Of Health Law
In an announcement late Tuesday from the Treasury Department, the administration said it has heard requests from business groups for additional time to comply and will grant another year (Alonso-Zaldivar, 7/2).
Many large companies already provide coverage voluntarily, but some industries, particularly restaurant and retail and other sectors with significant numbers of lower-wage workers, had criticized the additional costs they would face under the provision. The Treasury Department said Tuesday afternoon that it was delaying enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's provision for 2014 to give companies more time to adjust (Radnofsky, 7/2).
The Associated Press: Obama Admin Delays Major Requirement Of Health Law
In an announcement late Tuesday from the Treasury Department, the administration said it has heard requests from business groups for additional time to comply and will grant another year (Alonso-Zaldivar, 7/2).
The Hill: ObamaCare Employer Mandate Delayed Until After 2014 Midterms
Delaying the requirement until 2015 represents an enormous victory for businesses that had lobbied against the healthcare law. It also means that one of healthcare reform's key requirements will be implemented after the 2014 midterm elections, when ObamaCare is expected to be a key issue for vulnerable Democrats (Viebeck, 7/2).
Delaying the requirement until 2015 represents an enormous victory for businesses that had lobbied against the healthcare law. It also means that one of healthcare reform's key requirements will be implemented after the 2014 midterm elections, when ObamaCare is expected to be a key issue for vulnerable Democrats (Viebeck, 7/2).
CNN: Key Obamacare Provision Delayed
Supporters of the employer mandate note that most employers already provide health insurance to full time workers, and downplay the effect the requirement would have on small businesses, citing figures showing the vast majority of small businesses employ fewer than 50 workers. But opponents claim the employer mandate is a potential job killer, saying businesses near the 50-worker cutoff will be unlikely to ramp up hiring if it means they're required to provide employees health insurance (Liptak, 7/2).
Here is the announcement by the Treasury Department.
Supporters of the employer mandate note that most employers already provide health insurance to full time workers, and downplay the effect the requirement would have on small businesses, citing figures showing the vast majority of small businesses employ fewer than 50 workers. But opponents claim the employer mandate is a potential job killer, saying businesses near the 50-worker cutoff will be unlikely to ramp up hiring if it means they're required to provide employees health insurance (Liptak, 7/2).
Here is the announcement by the Treasury Department.
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