One more ACA Delay; SOI Keeps You Informed

Another delay has been quietly announced by the Obama administration–the fifth in a week. This delay could come to the delight of some older smokers, but could hurt younger smokers more. The notice was sent out by Health and Human Services notifying insurance companies of a system limitation that is not expected to be fixed until 2015.

More ACA Delays

Last week the Obama administration announced a delay of the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). More delays have been announced since–most of which pertain to exchanges in the states that elected to run their own exchanges. The regulation delays were released Friday (View) and are summarized below:

ACA Provision Delay Raises More Questions

When the Obama administration delayed the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), business owners were given an additional 365 days to comply with the new requirements. However, the delay has actually brought up additional questions that, as of now, are unanswered. In time these questions will be answered, but until then, business owners who have not yet complied with the employer mandate should develop a clear timeline over the next year so they are prepared well in advance of the deadline. Here are a few of the questions that have come up as a result of the delay.