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What The Affordable Care Act Repeal Could Mean For Startups

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Mason Hale, founder of SwimTopia, says Obamacare allowed him to buy insurance while building a business. (Gabriel Cristover Perez/KUT)
Mason Hale, founder of SwimTopia, says Obamacare allowed him to buy insurance while building a business. (Gabriel Cristover Perez/KUT)

As a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, makes its way through Congress, entrepreneurs remind us that the federal health insurance marketplace has been a big help to them over the past few years — helping startups recruit talent and provide their workers with some security.

Now, some tech industry leaders are worried that could change. Ashley Lopez (@ashlopezradio) from Here & Now contributor KUT in Austin reports.

This segment aired on March 10, 2017.

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