First, for some individuals, working fewer hours reduces incomes enough to entitle them to a larger government subsidy for health insurance. Second, some employers are being incented to reduce the number of working hours for individual employees, because, above a specified number, Obamacare imposes a larger burden on them.
平价医疗法（Affordable Care Act，即“奥巴马医改”）也从两个不同方面降低了工作时长。首先，对一些个人来说，减少工作时长所导致的收入降低足以是他们有资格获得更大的政府医疗保险补贴。其次，一些雇主获得激励减少个体雇员的工作时长，因为超过一定时常，奥巴马医改就会给它们带来更大的负担。