Report: Michigan Has at Least 1,000 Fewer Jobs Due to ObamaCare

Brian Tom do they ░░░░░░░░ this trend is going ░░░░░░░░ continue HILLEN Well Brian ░░░░░░░░ did ask that question ░░░░░░░░ Professor Leslie Muller one ░░░░░░░░ the professors who conducted ░░░░░░░░ study And she said ░░░░░░░░ was hard to say ░░░░░░░░ this will continue if ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to see ░░░░░░░░ loss because right now ░░░░░░░░ re only a few ░░░░░░░░ into the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ and there is still ░░░░░░░░ lot of uncertainty with ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ MULLER We re talking ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 jobs in ░░░░░░░░ Michigan that would have ░░░░░░░░ here absent the ACA ░░░░░░░░ And that doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the number of people ░░░░░░░░ have lost hours because ░░░░░░░░ the ACA 29 percent ░░░░░░░░ companies say they have ░░░░░░░░ employees hours usually to ░░░░░░░░ than 30 so they ░░░░░░░░ t considered full time ░░░░░░░░ thus requiring employers offer ░░░░░░░░ benefits MULLER Firms are ░░░░░░░░ holding off on hiring ░░░░░░░░ they re reducing their ░░░░░░░░ that they were thinking ░░░░░░░░ doing because of the ░░░░░░░░ HILLEN The study was ░░░░░░░░ in Kent Ottawa Muskegon ░░░░░░░░ Allegan counties and not ░░░░░░░░ found that companies are ░░░░░░░░ their hiring plans because ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare but also changing ░░░░░░░░ health plans to keep ░░░░░░░░ down MULLER The predominant ░░░░░░░░ that firms in western ░░░░░░░░ are containing health costs ░░░░░░░░ care costs is by ░░░░░░░░ more high deductible plans ░░░░░░░░ their prescription coverage HILLEN ░░░░░░░░ fact the study found ░░░░░░░░ percent of companies shifted ░░░░░░░░ by using a higher ░░░░░░░░ plan 30 percent changed ░░░░░░░░ prescription drug coverage And ░░░░░░░░ half changed how much ░░░░░░░░ are paying for health ░░░░░░░░ MULLER I think everyone ░░░░░░░░ to be concerned about ░░░░░░░░ high health care costs ░░░░░░░░ Muller did say that ░░░░░░░░ of the companies that ░░░░░░░░ cutting hours or re ░░░░░░░░ hiring are for lower ░░░░░░░░ jobs Now you can ░░░░░░░░ the full report in ░░░░░░░░ entirety right now at ░░░░░░░░ com. Marlene?”