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While the SBA has established a summary of the size guidelines for small businesses to qualify "as a small business concern for SBA and most other federal programs" [https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/summary-size-standards-industry-sector] (500 employees for mining and manufacturing businesses and an annual receipt of $7.5 in average annual receipts for non-manufacturing firms), the specifications vary between industry. Also, while United States has almost 6 million small businesses that fall under these size restrictions, 90% of these businesses employ fewer than 20 people [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/].
Furthermore, while although the cost of providing health care insurance has assuredly risen since the ACA'S enactment, health insurance premiums had already been steadily increasing for many years [http://obamacarefacts.com/obamacare-small-business/] [http://jhppl.dukejournals.org/content/36/3/539.short]. </onlyinclude>
=='''How the ACA really affects small businesses'''==
