Thursday, May 12, 2005
Comments on SB125
If you missed my earlier post, SB 125 repeals health status and geographic location as rating factors for small group health insurance, and also clarifies overall premium rate variability (3.5 to 1 ratio and 20% cap) and premium rates for small employer groups with similar case characteristics.
Laurie McCray, a registered nurse of Portsmouth, NH brings up a good point to me about sb125 in an email.
She writes,
Laurie McCray, a registered nurse of Portsmouth, NH brings up a good point to me about sb125 in an email.
She writes,
It will not necessarily make health insurance more affordable, just less discriminatory. Even with proposed changes, most of the small businesses I've personally interviewed in Portsmouth will still not be able to offer an affordable plan to their employees. And, any plan with a high deductible denies economic access to many folks no matter what the premium is. But, until we have universal health care and insurance companies are run out of town, SB125 is a way better option than SB110 (as long as you are under 50 years of age)! Check out www.pnhp.org
if you think readers of your bulletin really want a fair and equitable health care system for all.
