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Committee sends repeal of obsolete small‑employer reinsurance program to the House floor
Summary
The House Business Committee voted to send House Bill 116 to the floor to repeal Idaho's small‑employer reinsurance program, which witnesses and the Department of Insurance said is no longer needed after federal reforms and has produced negligible claims activity.
The House Business Committee voted to send House Bill 116 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation to repeal an obsolete small‑employer reinsurance program.
Representative Rod Furnas, sponsor of the bill, said the program — established in 1993 as the Bridal Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act — once helped small employers obtain coverage by pooling risk for large claims but has been…
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