FF-SHOP Online Enrollment Delayed
On Nov. 27, 2013, HHS delayed online enrollment for federally facilitated Small Business Health Options Programs (FF-SHOPs) until November 2014. Although online enrollment in the FF-SHOPs will not be available until then, small employers can still access an overview of available plans and premiums at healthcare.gov.
In states with FF-SHOPs, employers who want to enroll for 2014 can do so with a paper application through an agent, broker or insurer offering a certified SHOP plan. States that operate their own SHOP Exchanges are permitted to offer online enrollment for 2014.
HHS has also announced an extension of the enrollment deadline for FF-SHOPs from the original Dec. 15, 2013, to Dec. 23, 2013, for coverage beginning on Jan. 1, 2014. Read More
