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Health Care Passed. Now What?
Now that health care reform has passed in Washington, despite opposition from the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and other business interests, quick-service operators across the country are trying to figure out how the bill will impact them.
But after a year of hyper-partisan legislative combat, many are confused about what is in the 1,990-page bill President Obama signed on March 23, and anxiety is running high.
“There’s an underlying fear about the unknown in the bill and how it’s going to affect us,” says Mike Stimola, CEO of Sandella’s Flatbread Café.
Stimola joins a throng of operators with lingering questions about the business ramifications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
“What exactly is the burden to the business owners out there?” says Paul Mangiamele, CEO of Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina. “Will they be able to survive through the continued pressures on margins, sales, and retaining employees?”
Until these questions are answered, Mangiamele says, expect restaurants to buckle down, particularly in their hiring.
“People that would have been hired to start impacting the unemployment number now won’t be hired,” he says. “So they won’t get health care anyway because they won’t have a job.”
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