August 2013 Web Extra: Get some ACA help

Knowledge pays. That goes double for a vast piece of legislation such as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Want to learn more? The Internet offers a number of useful sources.

“It would be helpful for employers to go to healthcare.gov,” says Larry S. Boress, President and CEO of the Midwest Business Group on Health, a Chicago-based consortium of more than 115 employers. “There is a lot of good information on this site which has been put up by the federal government.”

Other sites worth exploring:

• Health Law Guide for Business: “While created specifically for California-based employers, this site has a wealth of good information for employers everywhere,” says Boress.

• The Kaiser Family Foundation has created an outstanding compendium of documents summarizing the health reform legislation.

• The Small Business Administration (SBA) has posted information on how health care reform will affect small businesses.

• Mercer, the New York-based consulting firm, has mounted a useful site with documents and guidance about health care reform, geared primarily toward larger employers.