Affordable Care Act benefits small businesses.

• Position: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Brief article

Administrator Karen Mills of the U.S. Small Business Administration has written an open letter to small business owners in the United States explaining immediate benefits available to small businesses as part of the Affordable Care Act.

The complete letter is available online at http://www.sba.gov/acaletter/. The letter offers a further link to the Affordable Care Act by providing a summary of the act's benefits, which increase choice and save money for small businesses.

Ms. Mills' letter also provides links to a document entitled "Administration Releases New Guidance on Small Business Health Care Tax Credit" and to summary descriptions of the following benefits of the Affordable Care Act:

* No employer mandate, exempts small firms from employer responsibility requirement

* Small business health care...