6 in 10 Employers Want Health Reform Repeal

LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --For even the most casual observer, it's obvious that the ''Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' is one of the more controversial laws ever passed by Congress. But even savvy observers may learn something new about the attitudes and concerns employers expressed about the law in "Health Care Reform 360," a new national study by Market Strategies International, the highly-regarded global market research and consulting firm.
"Sixty-two percent of employers included in our study hope Health Care Reform is repealed, with 29 percent strongly in favor of repeal," said Susan McIntyre , senior vice president in the company's Healthcare Division. "And 72 percent disagree that it will reduce their company's health care cost burden. This is independent of firm size and whether or not employee health benefits are currently offered."
Findings also show:

• 63 percent of employers disagree that Health Care Reform will make their business more competitive from a cost of doing business standpoint
• 63 percent also disagree that it will make their company more competitive in attracting and retaining employees

"However, seven in ten believe some parts of health care reform should stay in place and 58 percent believe reform was long overdue," said McIntyre. "This suggests that while most employers do not support the law as it is currently written, there is support for some aspects of the law."