History of Association Health Plans

In the late 1990s federal legislation had been proposed to create federally-recognized Association Health Plans (AHPs), which was then referred to in some bills as Small Business Health Plans. Small businesses such as dairy farmers, car dealers, and accountants created AHPs to buy health insurance with the aim of lower cost with a larger pool of enrollees.  Over time, many of the AHPs filed for bankruptcy, in some cases citing fraud and, as a result, sweeping changes were mandated in the 1990s that…
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