“We can’t do anything, and what we’re initiating here is to look at solutions that drive down costs,” Sen said. Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield) said.
Hwang was referring to the cost of health insurance for small businesses, which don’t get the same price breaks as large companies with thousands of employees.
On Tuesday, lawmakers and advocates discussed a proposed bill that would implement association health plans in Connecticut.
“If you have nine, 10,000, 11,000 people pooled together buying their health insurance, you’re going to get a much lower price than you will with 20 or 25 people buying the health insurance,