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Health Plan Bill Advances in Congress

A House subcommittee on employer-employee relations approved “The Small Business Health Fairness Act,” H.R. 660, on April 8. It will now be considered by the full House Education and the Workforce Committee, probably during the week of April 28.

The bill would enable home builders who are faced with soaring health care costs for their employees to join associations to obtain the same economies of scale, purchasing power and administrative efficiencies that large employers have. This could reduce their health insurance costs by an estimated 15%-30%.

More than 120 House members now stand by the bill, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL).

NAHB President Kent Conine said the legislation “is key to bringing Fortune 500 health benefits to Main Street small businesses, their employees and their families.”

To read the full bill, click here, and enter H.R. 660 in the box in the upper left hand corner.

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