The long-awaited association health plan (AHP) final rule answers a lot of questions about what AHPs will have to do, or cover, to pass muster. Namely, they must still charge all participants the same premium, regardless of health status (i.e. community rating), and they cannot bar anyone from joining, or terminate coverage because of health […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 4, the Department of Labor released a proposed rule that would change rules regulating what are known as association health plans (AHPs). This is the result of an executive order issued by President Trump in October 2017, directing the agency to reexamine rules in an attempt to make AHPs more “attractive” to […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 4, 2018, the Department of Labor released the proposed rule Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA- Association Health Plans. The rule has been proposed in response to an executive order that President Trump signed in October. This executive order covered a variety of topics including association health plans (AHPs), the […]
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