Association Health Plans, Health Marts and the Small Group Market for Health Insurance

Hearne, Jean P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Business;    Small business - Employee health benefits - Law and legislation;    Labor;    Health policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL31963
RP-ID  :  RL31963 2003-07-31

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

An estimated 41.2 million people were without health insurance in 2001. Legislation under consideration by the 108th and earlier Congresses is intended to assist small employers in offering health insurance as a benefit to their workers. A new bill, H.R. 4281, introduced on May 5, 2004, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (H.R. 6601s. 545), and a number of bills from the earlier Congresses include provisions creating new groups for small firms to join or encouraging the growth of existing groups so that small employers can band together to offer coverage to their employees.