The Obama administration has launched BusinessUSA.gov/healthcare, calling it a “one-stop-shop website” to help business owners understand and make decisions about changes related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It contains a wizard tool that directs users to information based on their inputs about their business’s location, size and current insurance situation.
The site will connect employers to informational content on tax credits and other provisions of the law from the Small Business Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department.
“As the Affordable Care Act is implemented, it is so important for us to work with the business community and provide employers with the information they need,” said U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker in a news release. “The health care website on Business.USA.gov/healthcare will be a tremendous resource for self-employed Americans and businesses of all sizes to learn what the Affordable Care Act means for them.”
Starting Oct. 1, 2013, individuals, including those who are self-employed, and small businesses looking for a better plan, will be able to shop for private health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace and the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) found at HealthCare.gov.
