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John C. Goodman Ph.D.
John C. Goodman Ph.D.
Behavioral Economics

How Small Business Is Reacting to Obamacare

A new survey found that most owners believe it will harm their bottom line.

The International Franchise Association and the Chamber of Commerce have released a survey of companies representing 42 million jobs:

  • Sixty-four percent of franchise and 53 percent of non-franchise businesses believe the health care law will have a negative impact on their businesses.
  • Twenty-nine percent of franchise and 41 percent of non-franchise businesses are already seeing health care costs increase due to the law.
  • More than 50 percent of franchise and non-franchise businesses are planning to make decisions, such as reducing employee’s hours, to comply with the law’s employer mandate.

[Cross-posted at John Goodman's Health Policy Blog]

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For the pivotal alternative to Obamacare, please see the Independent Institute’s widely acclaimed book: Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, by John C. Goodman.

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John C. Goodman Ph.D.

John C. Goodman, Ph.D. is Research Fellow at The Independent Institute; President in National Center for Policy Analysis, & author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis.

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