Self - employed people without employees may not be eligible for
small group health insurance coverage, and self - employed people typically buy individual or family health insurance coverage on their own.
Under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), small businesses with fewer than 50 full - time workers are generally not required to
provide group health insurance coverage, though tax incentives may be available if you do.
Despite sporting a health care system that ranks in the bottom 25 % nationally, Georgians still pay more on average than the rest of the country
for group health insurance coverage.
As a small business owner, any premiums you pay towards your employees»
group health insurance coverage are deducted from your business taxes as a business expense.
Special tax benefits may be available to some small employers who offer
group health insurance coverage to their employees.
According to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), if you happen to change your job, you are entitled to carry
your Group Health Insurance coverage with you to a new work place for the period of up to 18 months.
The employer too provides you a gamut of benefits like contribution towards the EPF scheme, gratuity, superannuation and also
a group health insurance coverage.