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Sign-On Letter Opposing Association Health Plans
March 6, 2018
The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta
Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
Mr. Preston Rutledge
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20210
RE: Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA – Association Health Plans (RIN 1210-AB85)
Dear Secretary Acosta and Assistant Secretary Rutledge,
We, the undersigned organizations, write with strong objection to the proposed rule, Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA – Association Health Plans (AHPs). The proposed rule would open the floodgates to greater fraud and insolvencies, putting consumers at risk of unpaid medical bills, and threaten the availability and affordability of comprehensive coverage for many small employers and individual consumers.