Senior Housing News: Despite Delays, Senior Living Providers Prepare for Health Care Reform

August 22, 2013

The Affordable Care Act may be massive, but one component in particular is proving a major consideration for senior living providers: the “employer mandate” to provide health coverage for all “full-time” employees who work 30 hours or more per week.

Initially slated to take effect in 2014, the Obama Administration has pushed the rule back to 2015—which some say is a welcome bit of breathing room to get plans in place and educate employees about the changes ahead.

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