Affordable Care Act Legislation Affecting Small Employers Sparks Rare Bipartisanship
…premium rate increases when required to shift to the small group market. They further argued that these employers would have strong incentives to leave the fully insured market altogether. Specifically, Commissioner Lindeen remarked that these employers would likely self-insure, particularly because they can protect themselves from undue risk with stop-loss insurance. Commissioner Lindeen and Mr. Giesa predict that, as larger…