October 20, 2015
On Oct. 15, 2015, the Idaho Department of Insurance issued a news release on their decision on small employer group size. Idaho will retain its existing definition of ‘small employer’ as groups of up to 50 employees.
As background, PPACA included a provision to change the definition of small employer from 1-50 to 1-100 employees effective Jan. 1, 2016. On Oct. 1, 2015, the US Congress passed HR 1624, called the PACE Act. The PACE Act repeals the mandated small-group expansion from groups of up to 50 employees to groups of up to 100 employees. Thus, unless a state has expanded its definition of small employer, PPACA’s insurance mandates would not apply to employers in the 51-100 group in that state.
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