A handful of analysts and politicos have warned thatPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions—most notablythe employer mandate—would have a negative impact on employment,cut jobs and reduce full-time workers' hours. But none of that hashappened—at least according to new analysis.
In fact, argue researchers from the Urban Institute, PPACA'simplementation is associated with an increase in employment amongthose most likely to be affected by its provisions.
“The ACA has been castigated as a 'job-killing' policy since dayone, but once again we see that these charges are not supported bythe evidence,” said Kathy Hempstead, who directs coverage issues atthe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “In terms of both labor forceparticipation and hours worked, employment trends reflect the paceof economic recovery.”
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