The state’s health department changed the start date for businesses to enroll in the small business exchange from October, 2013 to January 2014. The state’s decision comes after the federal government said it would give states until January 2015 to get up and running a key piece of the small business exchange that gives employees more insurance options.
The health insurance marketplaces for both small businesses and individuals were supposed to begin enrollment this October for coverage that would take effect in January. The individual exchange is still expected to stick to that timeline. The exchanges are part of the federal Affordable Care Act.
Excerpt from the Baltimore Business Journal, April 3, 2013
