North Carolina Small Business Health Insurance

• Companies in North Carolina can buy health insurance for their employees via the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). “SHOP” used to be available at healthcare.gov. Now it can only be purchased with the help of a local health insurance agent.
• SHOP insurance is generally available to employers with 1-50 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) in North Carolina.
• Small businesses should fill out a SHOP Eligibility Determination Form, and if eligible, should contact their local health insurance agent for assistance in applying for health insurance for their employees through the SHOP Marketplace.

• Small business health insurers in North Carolina have rates that may be less for 2020.
• It is a notable fact that North Carolina is yet to accept the proposed expansion of Medicaid. (Businesses in states that have accepted the proposed expansion of Medicaid, have discovered that fewer of their employees need health insurance, thanks to Medicaid.)

• Enrollment for small business health insurance in North Carolina is essential for companies that have 50 or more employees.
• Thousands of people in North Carolina are enrolled in health insurance through their small employers.
• The purchase of health insurance in North Carolina via the SHOP Marketplace, requires the help of local health insurance brokers.

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