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For small business owners, deciding *when* to start offering health benefits is a strategic moment that can impact hiring, retention, morale, and long-term growth. With rising competition for talent and evolving healthcare costs, understanding the signals that it’s time to offer benefits is more important than ever.

Curious if now is the right time? Based on our experience helping small businesses across the country find the right health benefit strategies, we provide guidance in our latest post: https://www.getmeridio.com/post/health-benefits-strategies-when-its-time-to-offer-benefits

And when you’re ready to take the next step, schedule a call with our sales team to see if Meridio is the right fit. Meridio supports businesses with clear, affordable health plan options plus expert guidance so you can confidently offer benefits that work for your team and your budget. https://www.getmeridio.com/talk-to-meridio-sales

Yesterday, the U.S. House announced that it had advanced legislation aimed at reinstating expired ACA health insurance subsidies. While this could help millions, the proposal still faces major hurdles and uncertainty remains around timing and outcomes. More on this story from Reuters 👉
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-house-vote-democratic-effort-reinstate-healthcare-subsidies-2026-01-07/

For small businesses, waiting on policy decisions can be risky. Meridio helps employers stay ahead with affordable health benefit options that provide stability for their teams, even when the healthcare landscape is changing.

In case you missed it, we outlined how ACA uncertainty is impacting small businesses and how Meridio can help you navigate it in a recent blog post. Check it out: https://www.getmeridio.com/post/navigating-your-2026-health-benefits-strategy-amongst-the-aca-marketplace-uncertainty

See how Meridio can help your small business navigate this ACA uncertainty, book a call: https://www.getmeridio.com/talk-to-meridio-sales

Talk to Meridio Sales Need help with your team's health plans? Talk to the Meridio Sales team. We're here to make healthcare simple and affordable for your business.

Say hello to Nate, Meridio's Data Operations Analyst. Nate builds the data pipes, databases, and custom Chrome extensions that automate time-consuming processes and help our teams work smarter.

Outside of work, he's spending time with his partner of 14 years (high school sweethearts!), gaming, watching their backyard birds demolish 4lbs of birdseed every two weeks, and working as the Portland Trail Blazers game day photo editor. We're so lucky to have him bringing both technical brilliance and genuine care to everything he does.