National Small Business Week: Keeping small businesses healthy

During National Small Business Week, we recognize and celebrate the contributions small businesses make -- like job creation, innovation, and global competitiveness -- it’s important to think about health care options. If you’re the owner of a business with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees, you have choices that can make insurance more affordable, flexible, and easy to enroll in. The benefits of the Small Business Health Options Program: 1.       Access to tax credits:  Buying coverage through the SHOP Marketplace is the only way for you to take advantage of the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit. The smallest employers can save 50% of the cost of their premiums. 2.       Control over costs: The SHOP Marketplace lets you decide up front how much to contribute to premiums.  Plans can’t charge higher premiums because of higher medical costs or pre-existing conditions. 3.       Year-round enrollment: You generally can sign up for coverage any month of the year.  So it’s easy to offer employees insurance when it’s right for the business. 4.       Flexible coverage options: There’s a variety of plans available. You can let your employees choose among several (if they want to) so employees can select a plan that‘s right for them. 5.       Support:  Get in-person assistance from agents and brokers or trained navigators. They can help make the buying process even simpler. You can also contact the SHOP Call Center for help.

Need Assistance?: Call the SHOP Call Center at 1-800-706-7893 (TTY:711) Monday through Friday from 9am to 7pm ET or visitHealthCare.gov.    Thank you, The SHOP Marketplace Team #GetCovered