Business
Mass. governor urges reforms for small business insurance market
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Nov. 2, 2009
Decrying the high cost of health insurance for small businesses, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at an Oct. 20 news conference announced efforts by his administration to make insurance more affordable.
The governor said the state's Dept. of Insurance would hold hearings and that his administration would file legislation to give the department more authority to cut rate increases and to change the small group rating process. He also said he would work to assist small businesses in developing purchasing cooperatives that could help them leverage group buying power.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2009/11/02/bibf1102.htm.