Costs Remain Concern Under New Health Care Reform Law
Although the new health reform law provides subsidies for low-income people to purchase health insurance, some consumers still might face difficulty affording the premiums. The reform law also provides subsidies to help small business owners purchase group coverage for their workers, but employers still would need to cover upfront costs before they would receive the subsidy in the form of tax credits.
- "Healthcare Law Hits Home in Complex Ways" (Bernstein et al., Los Angeles Times, 4/18).