The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) received over 900 comments on its proposed rule, which aims to promote the growth of Association Health Plans (AHPs) by making it easier for self-employed individuals and small employers to buy coverage through professional and trade associations. The proposed rule suggests relaxing the definition of AHPs so that eligible members can join together to act as a single, large group under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In doing do, members would be regulated as large-group coverage, and therefore, would be exempt from many of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) critical standards, including the provision of essential health benefits and compliance with the risk adjustment program
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