Deciding Whether to Pay or Play Under the Affordable Care Act

Discussion Forum Prompt:

Review: Handout – “Deciding Whether to Pay or Play Under the Affordable Care Act” published by JonesDay [ Also accessible at:

http://www.jonesday.com/deciding_whether_to_play_or_pay/ ]Links to an external site.

In the middle of Page 3 of the Handout are three paragraphs devoted to “Planning Consideration” as it applies to the Employer Mandate under the Affordable Care Act:

Does the example given – whereby Employer X is able to avoid the Employer Mandate – demonstrate an unforeseen loophole in the Act or does it make manifest business sense to permit the Employer Mandate to be avoided in this fashion?