The Associated Industries of Massachusetts says employers are eager to comply with the Commonwealth’s new health insurance law, which goes into effect July 1.
But employers are also anxious about the new law, AIM said.
The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act of 2006 requires individuals to purchase health insurance. Massachusetts is the first state to require residents to get health insurance coverage.
The plan requires employers with more than 11 employees to offer the opportunity to purchase health insurance before taxes. The plan must be available whether or not the employees are eligible for employee-sponsored health insurance.
Employers who do not abide by that provision are open to “severe” penalties, AIM said, in the form of surcharges and a requirement to pay for uncovered employee emergency room visits.
