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Committee advances repeal of small-employer high-risk pooling law to reflect changed marketplace
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced House Bill 116, a proposal to repeal sections of Idaho code tied to the Idaho Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act, which proponents said is no longer used following federal changes from the Affordable Care Act.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send House Bill 116 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. Director Dean Cameron of the Idaho Department of Insurance told the committee the 1993 Idaho Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act created a state-seeded risk pool to help small employers obtain coverage; those…
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