{"id":1755,"date":"2021-10-13T22:24:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T22:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplyinsured.com\/advice\/?p=1755"},"modified":"2021-11-10T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T22:44:49","slug":"important-coverage-questions-for-your-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplyinsured.com\/advice\/2021\/10\/13\/important-coverage-questions-for-your-employees","title":{"rendered":"Important Coverage Questions For Your Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Open Enrollment is a great opportunity to review<\/a> your small business health insurance. While you can always enroll in a small business health insurance plan at any point throughout the year, this is the perfect time to ensure your health insurance plan is meeting your needs. We’ll dig into important coverage questions to ask your employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is Open Enrollment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Open Enrollment<\/a> generally runs from November 1st to December 15th<\/strong>, although certain states extend the timeline. Following Open Enrollment, health insurance coverage often begins on January 1st and runs through December 31st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Look at Options Now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Small businesses are not required to enroll<\/a> in their health insurance benefits during Open Enrollment. However, this is a useful time to reevaluate<\/a> and ensure you are meeting the needs<\/a> of the employees, as well as those of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a couple of important financial considerations to think through for small businesses during Open Enrollment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n