NAIC Opposes Senate Small Business Health Plan Language

By Amy Lotven / July 13, 2017 at 2:28 PM
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on Wednesday (July 12) told Senate leadership the group opposes the Senate health bill's plan to allow entities to establish federally-certified “small business health plans,” saying that those plans would undermine the state-regulated small business market as well as consumer protections. The NAIC has previously opposed association health plans, which are akin to the SBHPs, due to similar concerns. Supporters of the SBHPs, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), say that they would provide...

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