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There remains a lot of uncertainty as to the specific effects of the ACA on small businesses because of the many delays and exemptions in the rollout process and implantation of the ACA’s mandates and provisions. By extrapolating from the status quo and general trends of the health insurance market, the ACA will most likely not turn out to be the “job-killer” or “enemy of small business” it was predicted to be.
In fact, the head of the CBO Douglas Elmendorf said, “We don’t think that the healthcare law is having a significant impact on the economy today… It would reduce the amount of labor used in the economy by about a half a percent at the end of the decade… but, most of that is people choosing not to work because they can obtain health insurance at an affordable price outside of the workforce” [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/]. John Arensmeyer, founder and CEO of the Small Business Majority, even went so far as to say in in a statement, reported by Fox News, said that
“The Affordable Care Act tackles small business owners’ top priorities when it comes to health-care reform: cost and accessibility. The law will significantly rein in costs while providing more health coverage options for entrepreneurs.” [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/].
