HHS will run 33 states’ exchanges next year and is operating on a constricted timetable to roll out the online marketplaces that are a hallmark of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The agency granted a one-year extension to small businesses and exchanges in all states to meet the requirement to offer multiple plans on the small business health options program, commonly dubbed SHOP.
Employers with more than 50 workers must offer health coverage to full-time employees as part of the law, but employees may qualify for premium subsidies if the employer-sponsored plans are deemed unaffordable, or a little more than 9 percent of their income for individual coverage.
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