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Mar 12, 2007 4:05 pm

What stops indy firms from offering some kind of association or group health care plan, for it's members?

Mar 12, 2007 7:19 pm

Most likely because there is absolutely no benefit to doing so. 

Health insurance rates vary between states, but as a general rule, health insurance is less expensive for healthy individuals than groups (because of underwriting).   Since the indy firm wouldn't be paying any of the premium, the healthy individuals will buy their coverage on their own.  The unhealthy ones would buy the group coverage.  The end result would be adverse selection which ultimately will cause the group to be very expensive. 

Mar 13, 2007 12:53 am

Who says they don’t? Maybe you just haven’t checked them all.