Employers and Health Care Reform

March 8, 2011 This report published in the Health Policy Brief discusses the way in which the Affordable Care Act will assess taxes from companies that fail to offer their employees health coverage. To expand access and strengthen the employment-based health system, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 will require mid- and large-sized companies to make payments to the federal government if they do not offer health care coverage to their employees. This report examines details the background of the issue, what’s in the law, and the likely impact of the requirement. The report also details what . . .