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Finding Your Way Through the Health Insurance Maze
   
  Health Insurance is a vital component of any businesses’ benefits package. It is one of the most important ways to attract and retain quality employees. But many smaller employers might not have the expertise to tackle buying health insurance. For example, how do you know if a health insurance package would meet the needs of your workforce?

This checklist will provide a starting point for employers considering offering a health insurance benefit to their employees. Simple, easy-to-follow checklists descriptions will act as a starting point for employers when they approach insurance companies about a benefits package.

These lists are general in nature so they will apply to as many employers as possible and to as many health insurance programs as possible. The lists are a starting point for discussions. Throughout the site, underlined terms are defined for the reader. Hold the mouse over the underlined words to read the definition.

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Is your business eligible to offer group insurance?

What are the ways a company can offer health insurance?

What are the different types of health insurance – preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, point-of-service plan and traditional coverage?

What is a health maintenance organization (HMO)?
What is a point of service (POS) plan?
What is a preferred provider organization (PPO)?
What is traditional coverage?
Plan comparison at a glance

What additional coverage should a business consider for employees?

What questions might your employees have?

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