Association Health Plans Legislation Introduced.Reps. Ernest Fletcher (R-KY) and Cal Dooley (D-CA) and Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) introduced companion bills that will allow associations to offer health plans to their members and their members' employees across state lines under the federal ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act. ERISA See Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). law. The proposal would allow associations to offer health plans in a manner similar to that currently allowed for larger employ ers and unions, which do not have to meet each state's mandated benefits laws. ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems) ASAE Alkali-Sulfite-Anthraquinone-Ethanol President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael S. Olson, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. , expressed the association's support for the legislation: "The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2001 would go a long way toward reducing the number of uninsured Americans in the United States today. Access and affordability are two critical health care issues for employees of small businesses, and strengthening [association health plans] would give these workers some immediate relief." |
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