Are you a small business owner (employing less than 50 FTE)? Do you offer health insurance to your employees? Have you heard of SHOP — the Small Business Health Options Program — and is it right for your business? Group Health Insurance Although small business owners are not required by law to provide health insurance, doing so is a great way to attract and retain the best and brightest talent
Online SHOP – Small Business Health Options Program – Delayed by One Year
Last week we learned that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has delayed by one year the launch of the online SHOP (Small Business Health Options Program). What is SHOP? SHOP is the federal online health insurance marketplace through which small business owners (employing less than 50 FTEs) can shop group health insurance plans for their employees. The idea behind SHOP is much the same as that of
