Obamacare Risks: How Auditors Can Identify and Measure Them

• Published in: The Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 17 - 27
• Main Authors: Woodlock, Pete, Counts, R. Wayne
• Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2014; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Auditors; Compliance; Employees; Fines & penalties; Group health insurance; Health insurance; Internal auditors; Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act 2010-US; Polls & surveys; Risk assessment; United States > US

Although the employer mandate for the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”) doesn't go into effect until 2015, warning alarms are already sounding. A recent survey found that a large number of companies don't have the trained staff in place they will need to identify and quantify Obamac...