Friday, March 15, 2013

Calif., Other States Mull Limiting Businesses' Self-Coverage Plans

California Healthline
California and several other states are considering ways to raise the level at which stop-loss health coverage starts, in an effort to reduce or eliminate small businesses' ability to self-insure, Kaiser Health News/USA Today reports. Background: Self-insurance plans -- which require employers to pay medical providers for workers' care -- typically are used by large employers with significant financial resources.