From The PBS News Hour, click here for the full article: WASHINGTON — A federal judge has struck down a small-business health insurance plan widely touted by President Donald Trump, marking the second setback in a week for the administration’s health care initiatives. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates wrote in his opinion late Thursday that so-called “association health plans” …
ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLAN (AHP) FINAL RULES ISSUED
On January 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced proposed rules to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses through Association Health Plans. On June 19, 2018, the Trump Administration released a final rule as well as a fact sheet on the new rule. The rule was in response to an executive order issued …
Blue States fight Association Health Plans
At least two states (Massachusetts and New York) are threatening to sue the Trump administration over this new rule…. In several states, group health insurance laws will need to be revised to permit individuals and small groups to participate in AHPs if they are not otherwise members of pre-existing tax-qualified bona fide associations…. Many states do not permit the inclusion …