Providing Health Insurance for Employees of Urgent Care Centers:  An Obligation or Added Benefit?

Providing Health Insurance for Employees of Urgent Care Centers: An Obligation or Added Benefit?

URGENT MESSAGE: Five years after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—also known as the “Affordable Care Act,” or “Obamacare”—many independent urgent care practices are still uncertain of their obligations. In addition to legal mandates, a competitive job market can make a compelling case for offering or subsidizing employee health benefits. Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc is Practice Manager Editor of The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine, a member of the …

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