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Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) is the SHOP exchange that serves eligible small employers. Which group does CCSB serve?
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Why C is correct
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) is California's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchange, and it serves employers with up to 50 employees. It is the vehicle through which eligible small employers can access qualified health plans and claim the federal small business health care tax credit. Large employers, by contrast, are served in the commercial group market, and self-employed individuals use the individual market side of Covered California.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Large employers with over 100 employees are above the SHOP size threshold and are not served by CCSB.
- B) Self-employed individuals purchase through the individual market of Covered California, not through the SHOP exchange for employers.
- D) CCSB serves fully insured small groups, not employees of large self-funded plans.
Memory hook
CCSB = SHOP for California small employers, up to 50 employees. Big groups go commercial.