| The world is full of business-minded | | | | employers aren't required to offer health |
| individuals, whether their goals are to lead | | | | insurance plans to their employees, insurance |
| a multi-million dollar company into the | | | | companies are often required to provide group |
| future, or simply start their own small | | | | health insurance plans to small businesses; |
| business to provide services that are in | | | | if, of course, it is requested. |
| demand and services they enjoy performing. | | | | |
| However, not many businesses can make it | | | | However, the rates of the small business |
| without a couple of employees, and not many | | | | health insurance plan are determined |
| people are not going to work for a business, | | | | differently than the rates of individual |
| big or small, that doesn't offer some kind of | | | | health insurance plans. The insurance company |
| health insurance plan. That's why so many | | | | usually looks at the group - the employees - |
| small businesses fail; they can't attract and | | | | as a whole, and factors such as age and sex |
| keep the number of employees necessary to run | | | | are used to determine the cost of the small |
| their businesses because they don't offer | | | | business health insurance plan. Other |
| them benefits such as health insurance plans. | | | | factors, such as whether or not the small |
| | | | business health insurance plan is offered to |
| Small business owners should consider group | | | | part-time employees along with full-time |
| health insurance plans for their employees, | | | | employees, can also help determine the cost. |
| even though no employer - whether a small or | | | | Many companies don't offer health insurance |
| large company - is required to offer health | | | | plans to part-time employees, particularly |
| insurance plans to its employers. | | | | for this reason. |
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| A group health insurance plan offers a single | | | | If you want your small business to succeed, |
| policy to a group of people, such as | | | | offering perks such as health insurance plans |
| employees, and sometimes even to the | | | | will do nothing but help - and offering those |
| dependents of the employees. Even though | | | | perks is possible! |