Employment Law Project Issues Statement on Affordable Care Act
"Today, 12 states sued the Trump administration to overturn a
"As the complaint alleges, the rule seeks to accomplish this objective by permitting a broad range of associations to offer health plans that are largely unregulated and do not have to comply with various Affordable Care Act protections. The rule opens the floodgates to 'fake' health insurance, fueling the potential for a new era of widespread health insurance fraud and abuse. States would have to redirect significant enforcement resources to curb those abuses. The rule jeopardizes state efforts to protect their residents through stronger regulation.
"Before the ACA, small business owners who wanted health coverage for themselves and their employees sometimes turned to Association Health Plans (AHPs) that claimed to offer affordable coverage. Unfortunately, participants often found out, too late, that the coverage was illusory and medical bills were their responsibility to pay. After the ACA, small business owners had no need to resort to these suspect plans.
"The lawsuit filed today alleges that the
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