Group health insurance plans come in all shapes and sizes depending on your business and employees. Navigating all of the many available options can be a challenge, on top of running your own company. The experts at Ansay & Associates can help make sure you are able to offer competitive benefits to your employees at the best price possible.
Working with a specialist from Ansay & Associates can help you navigate the different risk factors affecting group insurance costs and connect you with a policy that’s just right for you and your business.
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Group health insurance plans can fit into the same categories as individual health insurance plans, but there are three types of group health insurance options whether you are a small business or a larger employer:
This is the most common policy type for group health insurance coverage. Employers pay a premium, of which the employee pays a small percentage, and the insurance company covers qualifying costs.
This type of coverage is when the employer covers all qualified medical costs for employees rather than an insurance company.
Whereas most group health insurance plans are paid with an annual premium, this coverage uses a changing monthly rate based on a company census.
Before picking a plan, you will want to make a few considerations to ensure that your business gets the best deal for you and your employees.
The more employees you have, especially if you have diversity in age and type of work, the more you can reduce your overall cost.
The type of work your employers do can increase risk factors and affect the type of group health insurance your company needs and can afford.
Staying competitive in the marketplace means keeping talent in your business, a deciding factor for many employees will be the employer’s group health insurance and other benefits.
There are federal, state, and other regulatory factors that will impact the type of group health insurance your business will need.
There is no law requiring that a group plan must be offered by an employer, but larger businesses might still face a penalty if they do not. If you have over 50 full-time employees and none receive an individual premium tax-credit or cost-sharing reductions, there is no penalty. If you want to purchase group health insurance for a small business (at least 2 full-time employees) you have a legal right to do so and can access plans through the marketplace. If your small business chooses to offer group health insurance to at least one employee, you will be required to offer it to all full-time employees.
Finding the right group health insurance starts before comparing quotes and by figuring out which type of plan is best for your business. Each type of group health insurance plan has different factors impacting the cost, let’s take a look at each of the three main types of group coverage and what impacts their cost:
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Group health insurance can be purchased directly from an insurance company or through a marketplace. Most small businesses will not be able to self-fund.
This is one of the most common questions received by Ansay, so you are not alone in your concern. Group health insurance plans, like all others, cannot deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.
If your group health insurance premiums are deducted post-tax, you may cancel at any time. Unforeseen circumstances do often arise, but it is strongly recommended you consult with an advisor first regarding your best options.
Typically, 1099 employees are not eligible for group health insurance. There are some scenarios where a small business may count 1099 employees and qualify for group coverage.
Group health insurance is often referred to an employer health plan and is offered to employees as part of a benefit package. Group plans vary in what is and is not covered and how much an employee must pay in. Groups besides employers may also be eligible.
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