“Small Business Health Plans”: Undermining States’ Authority and a Recipe for Fewer Plan Choices and Higher Premiums

Despite assurances that in repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act Congress would give power back to the states, the recently floated Senate bill (Better Care Reconciliation Act) would enable the creation of federally certified health plans that would be exempt from state insurance laws. Such plans, referred to as “Small Business Heath Plans” (SBHPs), would undermine the ability of states to protect consumers and would likely lead to fewer plan choices and higher premiums for many individuals and small businesses.         
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: blogs