Nov. 25, 2008 at 11:53am

Workshop set for employee health insurance

Business owners not previously able to afford health insurance for their employees have a new tool available to them – government subsidies for employee health insurance.

The state's Health Insurance Partnership combines public and private resources to help small employers and their employees purchase health insurance in the marketplace. 

A free educational workshop on HIP is being offered on Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Phoenix Inn Suites in Olympia. Employers eligible for the subsidies are those: not currently offering health insurance; have between two and 50 employees;  and have workforces that have half of their workers earning less than $10 an hour.

The workshop is being sponsored by the Thurston County Chamber affiliated Chamber Benefit Services Fund, a leader in small business health insurance solutions. The event is held in cooperation with the Washington Health Care Authority and Choice Regional Health Network. Reservations are requested at (360) 357-3362 or www.ThurstonChamber.com.

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