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Easier Health Insurance for Businesses and Self-Employed

This act introduces changes to make it easier for small businesses and self-employed individuals to access group health plans. It allows them to form larger groups to obtain better insurance terms. Additionally, it regulates employer reimbursement for healthcare costs and protects companies from unexpected high employee medical expenses.
Key points
Businesses and self-employed individuals can more easily form groups to jointly purchase health insurance, potentially lowering costs.
Employers can offer employees reimbursement for individual health insurance, providing greater flexibility.
The act protects companies that self-fund employee healthcare from very high, unexpected medical costs.
Funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund has been reduced for 2024.
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VOTING RESULTS
2023-06-21
51%
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Against 209
Abstain 0
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Additional Information
Print number: 118_HR_3799
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Process start date: 2023-06-05
Voting date: 2023-06-21
Meeting no: 1
Voting no: 282