Appointed by House Speaker:
A. Wade Kach
Shane E. Pendergrass
Staff: Linda L. Stahr; Marie L. Grant
c/o Department of Legislative Services
Legislative Services Building, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 946-5510, (301) 970-5510; 1-800-492-7122 (toll free)
e-mail: linda.stahr@mlis.state.md.us
The Joint Legislative Task Force on Small-Group Market Health Insurance organized in July 2005 (Chapter 409, Acts of 2005; Chapter 26, Acts of 2006). The Task Force is to study and make recommendations concerning small-group market health insurance, including the use of health status as a risk factor for rate adjustment purposes; permissable variation in the community rate; and expanding the range of products. It also will consider the number of employers offering the Limited Benefit Plan; medical loss ratios according to group size; and the availability of association health plans. Additionally, the Task Force will look into using a State-subsidized reinsurance pool to lower prices in the small group market, and the feasibility of establishing a health insurance exchange to strengthen the small group market.
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