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The Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) program serves small businesses with up to how many employees?
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Why D is correct
The Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) program serves small businesses with up to 50 employees. CCSB is California's small business health options exchange, where small employers can compare plans and access premium assistance. The 50-employee ceiling distinguishes the small employer exchange from the individual exchange, which serves individuals and families, and from the large group market of 101 or more employees.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Ten employees is far below the CCSB ceiling of 50 employees.
- B) Twenty-five employees is the threshold for the federal small employer tax credit, not the CCSB eligibility ceiling.
- C) One hundred employees is above the CCSB limit; employers with 100 employees are not served by CCSB.
Memory hook
CCSB = up to 50. The tax credit whispers at 25, but the exchange door stays open to 50.