This is the one hundred and seventeenth issue in our series
of alerts for employers on selected topics on health care reform.
(Click
here to access our general summary of health care reform and
other issues in our series.) This series of Health Care
Reform Management Alerts is designed to provide an in-depth
analysis of certain aspects of health care reform and how it will
impact your employer-sponsored plans.
In October 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13813
directing the Department of Labor (DOL) to propose
rules expanding access to health coverage by allowing more
employers to form association health plans (AHPs). On January
4, 2018, in response to this directive, the DOL proposed rules
which would allow employers to form an AHP on the basis
of geography or industry. In general, the rules would benefit
small employers, but large employers could potentially realize
cost savings or administrative efficiencies from using an
AHP.
