North Carolina: Moving Company Faces $275,000 in Costs Due to ObamaCare

CHOU Deborah you ve ░░░░░░░░ seen the trucks for ░░░░░░░░ Men and a Truck ░░░░░░░░ and Brooke Wilson own ░░░░░░░░ franchise locations Four are ░░░░░░░░ in North Carolina in ░░░░░░░░ Raleigh Greenville and Burlington ░░░░░░░░ is run independently with ░░░░░░░░ average of about 30 ░░░░░░░░ but under common ownership ░░░░░░░░ they re lumped together ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ means the company will ░░░░░░░░ to provide healthcare coverage ░░░░░░░░ all its employees at ░░░░░░░░ significant cost THOMPSON Transmission ░░░░░░░░ we have to crank ░░░░░░░░ vehicle up CHOU Before ░░░░░░░░ moving truck goes out ░░░░░░░░ the road Noril Thompson ░░░░░░░░ sure all parts check ░░░░░░░░ Maintenance is key Same ░░░░░░░░ for his own body ░░░░░░░░ make sure he can ░░░░░░░░ all that heavy lifting ░░░░░░░░ You never know what ░░░░░░░░ happen in the future ░░░░░░░░ know if you don ░░░░░░░░ have no kind of ░░░░░░░░ insurance you know it ░░░░░░░░ be hard for you ░░░░░░░░ get things taken care ░░░░░░░░ CHOU He gets health ░░░░░░░░ through his job at ░░░░░░░░ Men and a Truck ░░░░░░░░ do the office staff ░░░░░░░░ company offers it to ░░░░░░░░ employees by paying half ░░░░░░░░ cost Only 30 of ░░░░░░░░ take part Next year ░░░░░░░░ company expects close to ░░░░░░░░ will sign up for ░░░░░░░░ because the law requires ░░░░░░░░ to have it WILSON ░░░░░░░░ anticipate our costs to ░░░░░░░░ increased to about 250 ░░░░░░░░ 275 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Health Care ░░░░░░░░ Co owner Brooke Wilson ░░░░░░░░ it could come to ░░░░░░░░ much The company will ░░░░░░░░ insuring more employees at ░░░░░░░░ higher premium There will ░░░░░░░░ no discounts for their ░░░░░░░░ healthy male base now ░░░░░░░░ gender and health status ░░░░░░░░ longer factor into pricing ░░░░░░░░ how are you going ░░░░░░░░ make up this cost ░░░░░░░░ 250 000 additional burden ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately I think it ░░░░░░░░ going to limit our ░░░░░░░░ to expand the business ░░░░░░░░ may not be able ░░░░░░░░ add as many trucks ░░░░░░░░ our fleet We may ░░░░░░░░ be able to open ░░░░░░░░ location CHOU One thing ░░░░░░░░ company will not do ░░░░░░░░ But our employee culture ░░░░░░░░ very important to us ░░░░░░░░ so cutting hours cutting ░░░░░░░░ cutting employees is not ░░░░░░░░ option for us CHOU ░░░░░░░░ Wilson tells me she ░░░░░░░░ been talking to North ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers in DC about ░░░░░░░░ to lessen the healthcare ░░░░░░░░ on businesses One solution ░░░░░░░░ is proposing reducing Workers ░░░░░░░░ coverage since health insurance ░░░░░░░░ cover medical expenses.”