Richard Purtell, CEO and President of American Resource Staffing (ARS) in Massachusetts has lived through - and survived - the Affordable Health Care changes since 2006! Richard started American Resource Staffing in 1985 and has since opened several other branches to cater to his client's needs. Now the family of companies consists of American Resource Staffing, Premier Medical and Premier Technical. With over 27 years in the business and after facing the legislation changes during the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act of 2006, Richard has managed to keep ARS as one of the largest independent staffing firms in Southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Having gone through the changes of the Massachusetts Affordable Healthcare Act of 2006 as a business owner, Richard has the insider knowledge that most other business owners need to know going into these changes. "I see the value of being in compliance," said Purtell. "The more you are in tune with regulations, the more consultative you get, and the further you are from firms that compete just on price," he said.
One of the most important things to remember is that the one-year delay on the employer mandate is not a reason to breathe a sigh of relief just yet. The deadline for employers to inform their current and new employees of their healthcare options is still October 1, 2013 and the individual mandate has not changed either. All individuals will have to purchase health insurance on or before January 1, 2014, regardless of their employer's health insurance options.
"The un-savvy ones are going to think that school is out for a year," said Richard in an interview with StaffingIndustry.com. "People think a miracle is going to happen; it's not going to go away. It's a law; it's too far down the road."
If you think your business could benefit from hearing someone who knows what it was like to comply with these changes, come see Richard speak at our Affordable Healthcare Seminar on Monday, September 30th at the Crowne Plaza in Lutherville, MD! Richard will be speaking on the topic and his experiences along with Stephanie Richfield, OSHA expert, and our featured speaker, Affordable Healthcare Act expert Alden Bianchi.