Farm Contractors Balk At Affordable Care Requirements

KQED | By April Dembosky

Published February 9, 2016 at 5:09 AM EST

Many in the agriculture industry in California are worried about an Obamacare requirement that employers offer workers health insurance in companies of 50 or more people.

April Dembosky

April Dembosky is the health reporter for The California Report and KQED News. She covers health policy and public health, and has reported extensively...

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