Association Health Plans : Legislation in the 109th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance.

Medical economics.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issues related to association health plans (AHPs), which allow small businesses to join together through bona-fide trade associations to purchase health insurance for their workers at a lower cost. Assesses the track record of the existing pooled purchasing arrangements that are most parallel to AHPs; evaluates the potential impact of AHPs, as defined in bills considered during the 109th Congress, on small employers' access to health insurance; identifies the stakeholders in the small group market for insurance that could have been impacted by such legislation; and discusses alternative approaches that could improve the potential impact of pooled purchasing arrangements in reducing the number of uninsured.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Association Health Plans

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