A previous story on this site showed how Obamacare’s employer mandate is a punch in the nose to minorities. Add personal care residents to the list of vulnerable populations adversely affected by this disastrous law. Such residents have physical or psychological problems but don’t qualify for nursing homes or assisted living.
“If Obamacare’s employer mandates remain unchanged, 4,000 residents in Kentucky’s 94 personal care homes in 82 different counties could face desperate situations, including homelessness.”
“Obamacare mandates that once firms grow beyond 50 employees without offering health insurance benefits, they must pay a $2,000 annual penalty for each additional employee hired – employees who will end up receiving government-subsidized health insurance.”
“For Owensboro’s Jack Simpson, owner of Budlove’s home and four additional personal care facilities in Owensboro, Mayfield and Murray, the bill will simply be too high.”
“Having endured years of abuse from state regulators and pure apathy from nearly every politician he’s approached, Simpson says the $289,000 bill he will receive for not providing health insurance to the 200 caregivers whose jobs he created will cripple operations.”
““The cost would be tremendous,” Simpson said. “It would be more than I intend to pay, so that would leave me nothing to do but close.””
Small business owner says ‘Obamacare’ bad for Kentucky
October 29, 2012
By Jim Waters
http://richmondregister.com/viewpoints/x699470986/Small-business-owner-says-Obamacare-bad-for-Kentucky