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House passes insurance amendments expanding small-employer rating flexibility, 46–23
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 2003, permitting new rating tier flexibility and modest changes to age-based sloping and notice requirements for small-employer plans; an amendment allowing certain Medicare-primary elections for employees 65+ passed before final approval, 46–23.
The Utah House of Representatives on July 20, 2011, approved House Bill 2003, a package of insurance code amendments aimed at allowing more flexible rate structures for small-employer health plans and clarifying marketing and notice rules tied to the state’s health insurance marketplace. Representative Dunnigan, the bill sponsor, said the measure is permissive and intended to give employers and carriers more options until federal rules take effect in 2014.
The bill was amended on the floor by Amendment No. 2, which Representative Dunnigan described as clarifying several case characteristics for small-group health plans (employers with two to 50…
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