The Brooker Insurance Agency - Health Benefits Newsletter is dedicated to providing you with up-to-the-minute information on the latest changes brought on by implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the short and long-term impact these changes will have on your business.

At Brooker Insurance Agency, we are committed to providing you with the information and resources you need to navigate the ever-changing landscape of health care reform.

The requirement that employers with 50-99 workers provide health insurance coverage has been delayed until 2016, offering medium sized businesses an extended time in which to comply with the mandate before penalties for non-compliance are assessed.

For larger businesses having 100 or more employees, the requirement to offer health benefits will be put into effect gradually. Employers in this category must offer coverage to 70 percent of full-time employees in 2015 and offer coverage to 95 percent beginning in 2016, or face stiff tax penalties.

The employer mandate was originally scheduled to take effect in January of 2014.  Last year, that was delayed until January of 2015, and this most recent delay pushes back enforcement an additional year until 2016. 

For more information about the employer mandate, the recently announced penalty delay, and how this delay may  affect your business, please contact Jamie Debenham at (440) 238-5454.

Department of Labor  Affordable Care Act (U.S. Employee Benefits Security Admin.)
HealthCare.gov  Affordable Care Act
IRS.gov  Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions (I.R.S.)
Center for Consumer Info and Insurance Oversight 

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