Web Site Offers Businesses Content, Tools to Comply with Reform

The Obama Administration has launched a new one-stop-shop Web site for businesses of all sizes to learn and understand provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will affect their operations.

The site, at Business.USA.gov/healthcare, includes tools to determine, based on size and location, how to provide affordable insurance coverage while still meeting bottom line goals. Content comes from the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Treasury, Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration.

Other content on the site includes a timeline of implementation dates, information on the SHOP insurance marketplace program for small businesses and associated tax credits, and weekly Web seminars for small businesses every Thursday until October when insurance exchanges open.

There’s also a tool to calculate the number of full-time employees in a company under the reform law and if their coverage presently meets minimum standards.