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Committee approves sending repeal of obsolete small-employer reinsurance program to House floor
Summary
Lawmakers voted to forward House Bill 116, which would repeal an unused small-employer reinsurance program the Department of Insurance says is no longer necessary after federal health reforms.
BOISE — The House Business Committee on Feb. 11 recommended sending House Bill 116 to the House floor with a “do pass” recommendation. The bill would repeal an Idaho reinsurance program for small employers that the Department of Insurance says has not been used since 2016.
Representative Rod Furnas, sponsor of the bill, said the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act provisions that created the pool are obsolete after…
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