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According to the recent NAHC Report, NAHC is encouraging every company that provides home care to complete a new survey on the ACA Employer Mandate and its impact on your business.

The House of Representatives recently voted 248-179 to define full-time employment for purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer mandate to provide health insurance for full time workers or pay a penalty as forty hours a week.  Eighteen Democrats joined with all voting House Republicans who supported the measure. The ACA as it was written defined a full-time employee as someone who works only thirty hours a week.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer mandate-employer penalty, originally set to begin in 2014, will be delayed until 2015. The Affordable Care Act "employer mandate" is a requirement that all businesses with over 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees provide health insurance for their full-time employees, or pay a per month "Employer Shared Responsibility Payment" on their federal tax return.

Heart disease is responsible for 1 of every 4 deaths in the United States, making it the leading cause of death in our nation. As we observe American Heart Month, there are some key steps you and your loved ones can take to protect against heart disease.