U.S. Chamber of Commerce: How to Respond to Affordable Care Act

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and September 1, 2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recommends businesses consider taking several actions, including the following:

  • Support repeal of the most onerous provisions of the Patient Protection and Afordable Care Act (PPACA), including many new mandates and taxes on businesses and individuals.
  • Push back through written comments on regulations implementing the Act.
  • Enact meaningful medical liability reform — supporting health courts, caps on punitive damages and eliminating frivolous lawsuits
  • Expand access to care, strengthening employer sponsored health insurance by expanding its availability (and affordability) for every worker.
  • Support consumer-focused health care, making accountbased plans more attractive to small businesses by increasing fexibility and improving the transparency of cost and quality information.
  • Realign reimbursement mechanisms to reward quality instead of quantity.

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