Online ACA enrollment for small businesses delayed

Online ACA enrollment for small businesses delayed

News outlets around the country reported this afternoon that small businesses seeking to buy health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law will have to wait a couple of months before they can complete the process online, according to Obama Administration officials today.

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the online health insurance markets (also known as SHOP exchanges) created by the ACA law for individuals and small businesses are scheduled to open. Small- business owners will still be able to go online, compare options and start an application, but they won’t be able to finalize it until sometime in November. That would still allow the firms to get coverage for their employees by Jan. 1.

As the MBPA gets more information about this change, we will continue to inform our members.

Source: NBCNews.com

Here is the official HHS press release

Also reported on NPR