1. ELECTRI INTERNATIONAL EARLY CAREER AWARD 2013 Impact Assessment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) on Electrical Contractors 22 July 2013

2. Outline Introduction Background Project Description Project Objectives Schedule Budget Summary

3. Introduction Heated debates on implication of ACA legislation Numerous unknowns with regards to ACA For individuals, small companies, large companies Health care providers, multi-employer plans Future legislation Many contractor groups are attempting to address issues Training videos/ white papers Lobbyists Q & A sessions Need for definitive non-partisan research on impact to contractors Why me?

4. Background 1965 – Medicare and Medicaid 1986 - Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) 1997 - State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) 2006 - Massachusetts Health Care Insurance Reform Law 23 Mar 2010 – Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Health Care signed into law 28 Jun 2012 – US Supreme Court upheld ACA

5. Project Description Summarize the parts of ACA that are applicable to electrical contractors Provide resources for electrical contractors for further information Collect data through a survey that identifies anticipated impact of ACA on electrical contractors Summarize results of the survey Document trends and publish results

6. Expected outcomes of this project Understanding of the economic impact of healthcare legislation on hiring, labor policies, and management decisions of Electrical Contractors. Development of lessons learned that can be applied to help alleviate challenges experienced by Electrical Contractors in response to healthcare programs.

7. Survey Questions Coordinate with Government Affairs Committee in developing questions Use program such as Survey Monkey to distribute questionnaire Submit to all NECA member firms Provide basic information on ACA Combination of multiple choice and open ended questions Demographics Current practices and sources for healthcare Anticipated changes Keep survey to less than 10 minutes

8. Schedule 1. July 2013 – Summarize ACA impacts 2. August 2013 - Distribute survey to NECA members 3. September 2013 - Analyze results of survey 4. October 2013 - Publish results in applicable ELECTRI International documents and conferences

9. Budget Summarize ACA and develop survey Distribute survey Compile survey data Publish results Total Hours Cost Factor * Total Cost Faculty40 hours 160 hours59.98 $/hr $9,600 Grad Student 40 hours60 hours 40 hours200 hours12.12 $/hr $2,424 Travel to EI conferences for PI and Grad student ($1,500 each) $3,000 Total$ 15,024 Costs to be covered by UNM$ 8,024 Electri International share of cost$ 7,000 * Cost factor is based on salary and university fringe policies. Faculty cost is $46.50/hr + 29% fringe = $59.98/hr Grad student cost is $12/hr + 1% fringe = $12.12/hr

10. Summary Impact of ACA is speculated by many groups National data from electrical contractors can provide valuable insight Indicators for Government Relations Need for added information by contractors Recommendations for policy improvements Future research: Lessons learned from data Actual implementation practices Variations in national regions

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