ACA Employer Mandate Delay Will Cost About $12 Billion.

The Washington Post  (7/31, Kliff) reports in its “Wonk blog” blog on a study by the Congressional Budget Office finding that the Administration’s delaying of the employer healthcare coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act has added $12 billion to the overall cost of the legislation, mostly due to reduced fines that would have been levied against employers for failing to comply