{"id":3255,"date":"2016-07-14T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T19:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insureyourcompany.com\/?p=3255"},"modified":"2016-07-14T15:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T19:51:02","slug":"3-signs-its-time-to-start-offering-health-insurance-to-your-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insureyourcompany.com\/blog\/3-signs-its-time-to-start-offering-health-insurance-to-your-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Signs It’s Time To Start Offering Health Insurance To Your Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Offering health insurance can be a costly endeavor for any small business. Depending on the type of insurance,\u00a0estimates place the cost\u00a0per employee<\/a>\u00a0for the employer between $6,000 and $16,000 per year. With such a large costs, many small businesses tend to shy away from offering healthcare to their workers altogether. In fact,\u00a051% of small businesses don’t\u00a0offer health insurance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But there comes a time when reversing course can actually benefit your business. Sooner or later, most businesses offer their workers healthcare\u2014for one reason or another.<\/p>\n

If you’re wondering when that time might come for you, here are 3\u00a0signs to keep an eye out for when it comes to offering health insurance\u00a0to your employees.<\/p>\n

1. The Law Requires It<\/h2>\n

Let’s begin with the most important reason. The\u00a0Affordable Care Act outlines\u00a0very specific stipulations that outline whether you need to offer insurance to your workers or not.<\/p>\n

The three most important stipulations, as they relate to this question, are:<\/p>\n