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Senate Finance orders study on effects of expanding association health plans before any expansion
Summary
Sections 3–5 of H.585 would expand association health plans when federal law permits; DFR must produce modeling and a report by Jan. 1, 2028, to assess likely impacts on enrollment and premiums across Vermont's individual and small‑group markets.
Senate Finance spent a significant portion of its March 31 walkthrough on proposed expansions to association health plans (AHPs) in H.585 and on DFR’s required study of market impacts if federal law allows broader AHP access.
Legislative presenters said the statutory changes would relax Vermont's narrower commonality‑of‑interest rules and that the practical reach of the expansion depends on federal law. Committee members were told the change would be effective Jan. 1, 2028 to give DFR…
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