(Appendix) Dave, age 58, is the owner of a small firm that sells window blinds and cleans carpets. The company provides health insurance for seven employees. The wife of one employee has breast cancer and has incurred substantial medical bills, which resulted in a 40 percent increase in health insurance premiums for the company. Dave is not certain that the company can continue to provide health insurance for the employees because of the substantial increase in premiums.

Describe one or more provisions in the new health-care reform law that might assist Dave in providing affordable health insurance to his employees. LO2-6