As a general rule, among business owners that provide employee benefits to their workers, most have indicated that they don’t think the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should continue to move forward as presently constituted. In the general public, though, there isn’t the same unity, according to the latest polling data.

Citing concerns about the healthcare law and a persistently weak economy, a substantial number of small business owners say that they have no intention of hiring more workers in the next six months or so, a new survey reveals.

Though it’s still early in the health exchange enrollment period, not a single person in the Department of Health and Human Services secretary’s home state has successfully signed up for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a Kansas legislator.

A few days into the sign-up period for the health exchanges – the marketplaces that people who don’t have employee benefits use to find an affordable coverage policy – and it appears as though there is a gaping disparity in how prepared states are to effectively provide services for those seeking health plans, a new report reveals.

In a recent poll released by Quinnipiac University, nearly three-quarters – 72 percent – of those surveyed said that they were not in favor of closing the government in order to defend the ACA and prevent it from being implemented.

According to government estimates, approximately 50 million people in the U.S. are uninsured. But if owning a policy requires them to buy one through the state-based exchanges set up rather than employee benefits, many say they’ll just assume stay not covered, according to a recent survey.

If one thing is clear about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it’s the following: People are confused about the exchanges and what they’re all about.

Though the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services have stated that the insurance exchanges will provide affordable coverage to individuals who don’t have employee benefits, a new study suggests that the policies consumers purchase through these marketplaces will often be more expensive than they need to be.

Hoping to attract top-of-the-line workers, a substantial number of employers are improving the employee benefit packages they offer to their staff, a new survey suggests.

Though the government has touted that the cost of health insurance coverage will be cheaper than the average cell phone plan, recently released numbers suggest that consumers will likely pay high out-of-pocket costs for their policy if it comes through the state-based exchanges.