Last week, a federal appeals court heard oral arguments in a case concerning the regulation of association health plans (AHPs), insurance that business or professional associations offer their members. The case hinges on whether AHPs, which the Trump administration is trying to make more widely available, are governed under the rules that apply to small-group or large-group plans, and whether AHPs can aggregate a group of small employers to create a large group.
Important questions are identified in a publication from the Commonwealth Fund that can be obtained at https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/dc-circuit-judges-hear-oral-arguments-association-health-plans-case.