Health Insurance for Nannies
Benefit at a Glance
Give your household employee access to affordable health insurance coverage. Promote retention, peace of mind, and financial well-being … without the complexity.
A Plan that Protects Both You and Your Nanny
Anyone can be caught off guard by an unexpected illness or injury. Employers and nannies alike benefit from household employee healthcare coverage. That’s because health insurance for nannies:
- Helps you attract and retain top employees.
- Protects nannies financially. Healthcare coverage limits out-of-pocket costs, protects assets, and safeguards future earnings.
- Covers more than just injury and illness. It’s not just the emergencies that insurance covers, it’s also the preventative healthcare needed to safeguard against future health problems, eliminating surprise illnesses and the resulting absenteeism.
- Can be surprisingly affordable. When employers make contributions toward premiums, your nanny can pay low monthly payments.
Through our affiliate, GTM Insurance Agency, GTM can offer a variety of health insurance options for nannies.
Let us help you find the best health insurance plan for your nanny.
Looking for more? Check out our dental and vision plans as well as other health benefits options or download our Employee Benefits Overview (PDF).
Health Insurance & Benefits Options Comparison
The information below will help you compare the various plans and select one that best meets your nanny’s needs. These are contribution rates for 2026.
| HRA | QSEHRA | ICHRA | FSA | HSA | |
| Employer funded | Optional | Optional | |||
| Employer tax savings | If funded | If funded | |||
| Employee funded | |||||
| Employee tax savings | |||||
| Covers qualified out-of-pocket expenses | |||||
| Covers insurance premiums | Some plans | ||||
| Used to purchase health insurance | |||||
| Contribution limits | No limit | $6,450 single $13,100 family |
No limit | $3,400 | $4,400 single $8,750 family |
| Pairings | Group plan | Individual plans | Individual plans | N/A | High-deductible plan |
| Coverage restrictions | Must cover at least two employees | None | None | None | None |
FSA
✔ Employer funded
✔ Employer tax savings
✔ Employee funded
✔ Employee tax savings
✔ Covers out-of-pocket expenses
✘ Covers insurance premiums
✘ Used to purchase health insurance
Contribution limit: $3,400
Pairing: N/A
Coverage restrictions: None
HRA
✔ Employer funded
✔ Employer tax savings
✘ Employee funded
✘ Employee tax savings
✔ Covers out-of-pocket expenses
✔ Covers insurance premiums
✘ Used to purchase health insurance
Contribution limit: No limit
Pairing: Group plan
Coverage restrictions: Must cover at least two employees
HSA
✔ Employer funded
✔ Employer tax savings
✔ Employee funded
✔ Employee tax savings
✔ Covers out-of-pocket expenses
✔ Covers insurance premiums
✘ Used to purchase health insurance
Contribution limit: $4,400 single / $8,750 family
Pairing: High-deductible plan
Coverage restrictions: None
QSEHRA
✔ Employer funded
✔ Employer tax savings
✘ Employee funded
✘ Employee tax savings
✔ Covers out-of-pocket expenses
✔ Covers insurance premiums
✔ Used to purchase health insurance
Contribution limit: $6,450 single / $13,100 family
Pairing: Individual plans
Coverage restrictions: None
ICHRA
✔ Employer funded
✔ Employer tax savings
✘ Employee funded
✘ Employee tax savings
✔ Covers out-of-pocket expenses
✔ Covers insurance premiums
✔ Used to purchase health insurance
Contribution limit: No limit
Pairing: N/A
Coverage restrictions: None
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