Much of the world — at least that part that intersects with thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act — is holding its breathas the U.S. Supreme Court mulls a decision in King v. Burwell. But businesses that deploythe services of staffing agencies had best be coming up with a wayto deal with potential spikes in cost today to ensure a moreorderly tomorrow, should the court once again rule in favor of thelaw.
Market researchers with IBISWorld says they’ve looked into thecosts faced by staffing companies should the law remain unchanged,and found that these agencies may be preparing to boost their feesto clients in order to offset costs incurred by compliance,or lack of it, with PPACA.
That's because companies of a certain size will have to eitherstart offering “affordable” health coverage to “fulltime”employees, or pay a penalty of $2,000 per employee. And that costwill surely be passed along to the client, IBISWorld predicts.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
