Among other outcomes:

54 percent of employers require employees to work 30 hours a week to be eligible for coverage, an increase from 44 percent in 2014 and 39 percent in 2013. Another 26 percent require employees to work more than 30 hours a week to be eligible.
66 percent said their organization offered the same level of health care benefits as before PPACA was enacted.
77 percent said that their health care coverage costs increased from 2014 to 2015, and 6 percent saw a decrease.
About three out of five organizations have made changes to their health care coverage in the last year.
54 percent offered alternative health care plans such as health savings accounts and health reimbursement accounts this year, compared to 37 percent in 2013. In addition, 13 percent of respondents said they planned to offer alternatives in the future.
20 percent had health plans with grandfathered status in the past but have since dropped the status. Of the organizations that ended their grandfathered status, 19 percent said it would have cost more to keep the status than to change plans
53 percent said they would not be affected by an excise tax on high-cost benefits that takes effect in 2018 or are taking action to avoid the tax.

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Employers cutting worker hours to avoid PPACA