The labor department has some new rules that allow small - businesses and entrepreneurs

Posted: Jan 9th, 2018 - 10:54 am In Reply to: Ahhh, from ThinkProgress... - sm

to join together to form their own health insurance pools.

A big part of why health insurance became so expensive is all the mandates slapped on insurance companies by state legislatures. People lobbied (in cash or with public sob stories) based on what test, treatment, or condition they demanded be covered. So, you are paying for someone else’s pregnancy coverage, chiropractic, counseling, treatment for autism, etc. etc. even if you don’t want any of it.

This will really help attract people to businesses with this type of benefit.

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