State RegulationsCA specific✓ Verified · outline & fact-checked · Sep 2026Difficulty 2/5
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) serves employers with up to how many employees?
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Why A is correct
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) is the state-based small business exchange that serves employers with up to 50 employees, consistent with the ACA's definition of a small employer for exchange purposes. Employers in this size range can shop for qualified small group health plans through CCSB, and smaller employers may qualify for the federal small business tax credit when purchasing there. This CCSB eligibility threshold is a California exchange fact examined under AH-III.C.5.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Employers above 50 employees are considered large groups and cannot use CCSB.
- C) Twenty-five employees is the threshold for the federal tax credit, not the CCSB service limit.
- D) CCSB is not limited to two employees; it serves up to 50.
Memory hook
CCSB = 50 and under; above that, the large group market begins.