Small Business Administration launches Affordable Care Act website and blog

The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a web page and blog to help educate small business owners about the Affordable Care Act.

The new tools will connect the owners of small businesses with information from federal agencies responsible for implementing the law.

"The Affordable Care Act provides small business owners with access and opportunity to provide affordable health care options for their employees," said SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills. "SBA's new Affordable Care Act web page and blog will serve as a resource for small business owners who want learn more about how to take advantage of these benefits."

The Affordable Care Act has many beneficial measures specifically for small businesses, including slowing premium cost growth and increased access to quality, affordable health insurance, according to the SBA.

The new web page, www.sba.gov/healthcare, breaks down the key provisions of the Act based on business size in the following categories: self-employed, fewer than 25 employees, fewer than 50 employees and more than 50 employees.

The web page also provides links to other useful information for small businesses, including a glossary of key health care reform terms, an interactive timeline with dates for when reforms will be implemented, a state-by-state breakdown of health care options and how to learn more about specific tax provisions and regulations.

Additional resources will be added as they become available, the SBA said.

The blog, entitled Health Care Business Pulse (www.sba.gov/blog), will provide small business owners with continuous updates about the implementation of the Act. The blog is for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal or tax advice. Readers should consult their legal or tax professionals to discuss how specific matters relate to their individual business circumstances.