Help With Health-Care Benefits
Resources for Entrepreneurs.
National -- Small-business owners who don't retain employees
because they can't afford to offer health insurance and other
benefits now have a partial solution.
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint
state and federal program that targets employees with children 18
and younger who don't have access to health care. If your
employees earn too much to be eligible for Medicaid but too little
to afford private health insurance, their children may qualify for
this option. The government has already approved 44 state, district
and territory CHIP plans.
States can ask families to pay a portion of the cost, but there
is a cap on what they can charge, and you may be able to reimburse
employees for this cost. For more information, contact your state
health department or Medicaid agency or visit CHIP's Web site
at http://www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm
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