HR 2868 118th Congress House Health Disability and health-based discrimination Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Labor-management relations Self-employed

Association Health Plans Act

Introduced: April 25, 2023 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

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Became law

Jun 14, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.

Jun 14, 2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-112.

Jun 6, 2023

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

Jun 6, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Apr 25, 2023

Introduced in House

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Association Health Plans Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the treatment of association health plans (AHPs) as single, large employer health plans for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Under AHPs, groups of individuals or small employers join together to purchase health insurance coverage. AHPs were historically subject to the market requirements for individual and small group health plans. In 2018, the Department of Labor issued regulations that allowed an AHP to be considered a single, large employer under ERISA if certain conditions are met. The regulations have been subject to litigation, which is still ongoing.

The bill provides that a group of employers is treated as a single, large employer for the purpose of establishing an AHP if the group, among other listed criteria (1) has been in existence for at least two years prior to establishing a group health insurance plan and was formed for a purpose other than offering health insurance, (2) meets any criteria set by Labor in a prior advisory opinion, or (3) meets any other criteria set by Labor through regulations.

Additionally, the bill establishes rules for AHPs to set premium rates and prohibits AHPs from discriminating in coverage based on health status-related factors or denying coverage based on preexisting conditions.

What's happening now June 14, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 7

Dunn, Neal P.

Florida · May 16, 2023

Thompson, Glenn

Pennsylvania · May 16, 2023

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Apr 25, 2023

North Carolina · Apr 25, 2023

Good, Bob

· Apr 25, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2868: Association Health Plans Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2868/

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