Why is there a huge ruckus about the employer portal mandate being delayed?

Why is there a huge ruckus about the employer portal mandate being delayed?

The employer portal mandate, or the requirement for small businesses to have a small health exchange portal of their own, has been delayed again, keeping small businesses and associated health plans in a lurch.

http://www.hcentive.com/private-health-exchange-employer-portal.html

Confusion is the reason. With another delay in the employer portal mandate, companies have no idea how to provide insurance to its employees currently. Should they use broker portals, or should they take the help of other means, they aren’t sure yet.