Who Is Required To Provide Health Insurance Under Obamacare? 
Great question ! The affordable Care Act -LRB- Obamacare - and it still amazes me the poll numbers that show people do n't realize they are the same thing -RRB- mandates that any employer who has 50 or more employees has to offer a plan that providesaffordable health insurance . The penalties for not doing so are n't that great , so there will most likely be some employers who will opt to pay the penalty in favor of the expense of providing coverage . I would expect a trend towards an employer plan that creates an incentive for the employee to purchase off the exchange , and relieve the employer of that cost , transferring their risk to the employee , and increasing greatly the companies profit . Thanks for asking ! 