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Health Affairs, Vol 13, Issue 2, 69-83
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Journal Article

How would business react to an employer mandate?

As difficult and controversial as it is to pass an employer mandate, implementation will be even harder. Business reactions will not be monolithic, but diverse and complicated, often diametrically opposed. Reactions also will vary dramatically with the actual design of the provision in question, for which there are many alternatives. "What exists out there now" has overt and subtle variations from employer to employer, from region to region, and from sector to sector. If an employer obligation were designed to be more respectful and reflective of that diversity, the odds of gaining greater acceptance and successful implementation by business would improve.

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