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Senate passes bill allowing Farm Bureau member health plans exempt from state insurance regulations
Summary
The Ohio Senate approved Senate Bill 100 to exempt nonprofit agricultural membership organizations from state insurance regulations and require disclosures that such plans are not insurance.
The Ohio Senate on April 1 passed Amended Senate Bill 100, which creates an exemption in state law for nonprofit agricultural membership organizations offering health-plan-like coverage and requires written notice that these plans are not insurance.
Sponsor Senator Manchester framed the bill as a targeted option for self-employed farmers seeking alternative coverage. She said the Farm Bureau health plan would offer a "free market" alternative for Ohioans who lack affordable options on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The bill as…
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