Are there any gross income or sales thresholds applied to small businesses in order to qualify for Covered California for Small Business?

No. Small businesses eligible to purchase health insurance through Covered California for Small Business are those that:

1. Have 1 to 50 eligible employees. An eligible employee works an average of 30 hours per week based on a month of work. Employers may also choose to offer coverage to their part-time employees who work between 20 and 29 per week.
2. Elect to offer, at a minimum, all full-time employees coverage in a Covered California Health Insurance Plan through Covered California for Small Business;
3. Meet a minimum employee participation rate of 70%;
4. Contribute a minimum of 50% of the employee-only premium amount of the employer’s selected anchor plan in the metal tier the employer selects; and
5. Have the majority of and their employees employed in California.