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Study: Americans To Work Fewer Hours Under Obamacare

HeadlineFeb 05, 2014

A new congressional study says President Obama’s healthcare law will likely result in less Americans working full-time jobs. The Congressional Budget Office says around two million workers will choose to work fewer hours because of the expanded access to health insurance under the new law. Republicans have seized on the report to bolster their claims the healthcare law will hurt the economy. But Democrats say the report shows the law will give workers greater choices in freeing them up to avoid full-time jobs just for the sake of obtaining coverage.

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