“The employer mandate is a job-killer, a wage-killer and a business-killer,” Mr. Kelly said. If fewer people receive coverage from employers, more will qualify for subsidized coverage in the public marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. And the employer mandate provides a strong incentive for employers to offer affordable coverage.”But it has also limited companies’ options in providing health benefits, they say. “Most large employers like Hallmark provide employer coverage today,” said Tresia Franklin, the company’s director of employee relations. has used such information to help enforce other provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate.

Source: New York Times January 15, 2018 01:30 UTC